It follows you into adulthood, and it leaves scars that last a very very long time.
Too much to discuss here, but I broke out of that when I divorced my first (abusive) husband.
It was like being spun back into that vicious cycle.
I stayed single for a while, to sort myself out,
and then I met my prince.
We just celebrated our 37th anniversary this past July.
He’s every other beat of my heart.
I have sometimes said that I had to go through what I went through in my 1st marriage to be able to see and appreciate the wonderful man I have been married to for 32 years.
Couldn’t wish for a better hubby!
Thank you for sharing, my history-making FRiend!
It is wonderful to have a soulmate to stand beside you, no matter what.
I’m glad you found your prince, and happy anniversary.
You said in an earlier post that your childhood was not as bad as Spunky’s. Don’t go there! Anybody. Like someone said, we each have a story. And nobody’s story deserves to be minimized or discounted. I couldn’t heal until I accepted what was exactly as it was. And minimizing it, which is what I always did, was just treating myself the same way my sick family did.