Dear Mom, You call me and I don't pick up. Do you wonder why I am avoiding your calls? Is it that I don't love you? Or, am I a thoughtless, ungrateful, heartless child? ( I seriously doubt it- I'm the "good" daughter after all) Or, is there something else going on?...
When #MeToo & Mom comes home. What happens when a mother does not protect her daughter from sexual abuse? What about when she doesn't believe her daughter when she tells her she has been sexually abused? Her daughter feels a deep level of betrayal she may not even...
He,(or she) makes your heart sing, and you've never felt quite the same way... with anyone. You want it to work. Boy, do you want it to work. There's just a minor thing or two that needs tweaking. Well, maybe more than a thing or two. AHHHH, I hear you. I feel you....
It can be a hard question to ask yourself,- " Is my mother a covert narcissist? " You know something is amiss but you can't quite put your finger on it. Mom isn't loud and overtly self-centered but... she does always seem to make it about her. In fact, if mom doesn't...
“Mom calls me multiple times a day. Sometimes I don’t pick up. I put off calling her back as long as I can. It hurts her feelings. And I can’t stop feeling guilty. She just can’t let me go so I can live my own life.” As a licensed psychotherapist who has treated women...
The Hidden Life of the Good Daughter Why daughters of difficult or narcissistic mothers feel like impostors- trapped behind a mask. Many daughters of narcissistic or emotionally difficult mothers grow up feeling like they must be “good” rather than real. This article...
You have been stuffing your feelings for so long because you are afraid of standing up to mom. Yet, the anger and resentment have built up to a point you know you need to say something. You're thinking about calling her out. So, you finally get up the courage to speak...
Do you struggle to stand up for yourself? Can you stand up to your mom, mother-in-law, stepmother or another woman in a position of authority? Have you ever let someone get away with being rude or unkind to you and... you say nothing? Does your mother, mother-in-law,...
Why Do I Doubt Myself Around My Mother? How mixed messages and disguised criticism erode a daughter’s confidence Many daughters of narcissistic (particularly the covert narcissistic) or emotionally difficult mothers struggle with a particular kind of self-doubt. It...