Hi Anita,

Yes, your thoughts are helpful, and I do appreciate your perspective.

Yes, I agree…parents appear all powerful when we are kids.  It’s comforting when used to protect us, but when it’s used to control or keep dysfunction moving along, it can be damaging.

Your comment about my brother and sister who rebelled, feeling fear at first, but then went to anger…is anger the precursor to rebellion?    Though age has mellowed them somewhat, I think they both still live in a state of anger and rebellion. And although my mom passed in 2001, this brother and my sister – still – make reference to my mom’s yelling, or talk about how they responded to something and “sounded like mom”.  It’s almost as if time stood still for them, and they haven’t moved beyond all of that.

Thanks for listening Anita.

Airene