A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms

by rebel8 21 Replies latest jw friends

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  rebel8

  Sometimes holidays can be hard on us. Some of us deserve a little toast today.

  A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms
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  breakfast of champions

  Amen!

  I'll drink to that - Cheers!
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  OUTLAW

  
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  hoser

  This resonates with me. I can't have a conversation with the person who gave birth to me without her subtly indicating that I'm somehow lacking.
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  blondie

  I actually broke that relationship before leaving the WTS. It helped me identify the culture of abuse in the WTS and how its values empower toxic parents.
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  mac n cheese

  I did the same as Blondie did - this was one of the healthiest things I ever did for myself. I left the JWs soon afterwards. Feeling so much better after dumping that relationship made me realize how unhealthy that whole group was.

  Then it was just a matter of convincing the hubby to do the same.
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  Protarded

  Thanks for reminding some of us that we are not alone in our situation. I offered to take mine out to lunch today but she had the meeting. I Still had a great time
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  ShirleyW

  I was just about to cut off my mother if every time we're in the same room and she'd try to think up something that would get a conversation started about why I should "come back"., which always ended up in an argument. She got sick and was in a nursing home before I could do that, but the way I feel about how she lied to me has not changed one bit.
  

  I always wondered what she would say now if I could get hold of one of those mediums like Theresa Caputo, I wonder if she's offering an apology now saying I tried to steer you the wrong way.
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  OrphanCrow

  Yes.

  A toast to all of us 'motherless' ones!

  And a toast to my mother whose most valuable lesson to me was how not to mother. From her, I leaned what not to do with my own children.

  And, today is my favorite day of the year. My children treat me like a queen every Mother's Day.

  Thank you , Mother. You taught me well what not to do.

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  rebel8

  I stayed home today and kept the TV off mostly. I don't really want to hear about how people looove their mamas so much and how all mothers are so great.