Hi Tee

Regarding motherhood, I’m glad that you made the decision that was right for you.

What an incredible insight you had to be able to reflect on how you were contributing to the pain. That level of self-reflection takes a lot of guts and strength.

I’m glad to hear that you worked through the difficulties with your faith caused by pain. That is no easy feat.

My perspective on these things is that God works on a different time frame and inspires us to have the strength to help ourselves. I also think that we are put on this earth to learn and in times of hardship we learn very special things.

Yes, definitely. Understanding and forgiving don’t mean condoning. This is something that I worry about with my own son. Children take on so much and words have a lot of impact. I have PTSD and it’s going to be important to manage my condition well and not speak too much about it around my son. Of course, the balance there is to teach him that it is okay to have feelings and how to manage them at the same time.

I’m sorry to hear that your mother was negative, critical and unable to give you love. It is difficult when you have a parent who isn’t ready to be a parent. You are such a special person, I know that you were a special child too and you deserved to be loved and told how special you were every day.

Well done on forgiving your parents. It is not an easy thing to do. That is very true, I feel like the healing journey lasts a lifetime.

That’s very kind of you to say Tee! I will try my hardest to live up to that. I just want him to grow up happily and have a good life. It would be a blessing to give him that opportunity.

Wishing you all the best! 🙏❤️