An open "letter" to my daughters

by berylblue 7 Replies latest jw friends

  • berylblue
    berylblue

    Everyone:

    They will never read it. At least you all will know how I feel.

    Now And Forever /Carole King [From Album : A League Of Their Own Motion Picture Soundtrack]

    Now and forever
    You are a part of me
    And the memory cuts like a knife
    Didn't we find the ecstasy?
    Didn't we share the daylight?
    When you walked into my life

    Now and forever
    I'll remember all the promises still unbroken
    And think about all the words between us
    That never needed to be spoken
    We had a moment. Just one moment
    That will last beyond a dream
    Beyond a lifetime
    We are the lucky ones
    Some people never get to do
    All we got to do

    Now and forever I will always think of you
    Didn't we come together?
    Didn't we live together?
    Didn't we cry together?
    Didn't we play together?
    Didn't we love together?
    And together we lit up the world

    I miss the days I miss the laughter
    I miss the day we met and all that followed after
    Sometimes I wish I could always be with you
    The way we used to do

    Now and forever I will always think of you
    Now and forever I will always be with you

  • gumby
    gumby

    If they do read it Rosemarie......they will cry their eyes out. I hope they do and I hope they think about it. Sad.......very sad.

    Love Gumby

  • tinkerbell82
    tinkerbell82

    ((((((((((beryl))))))))))))) your daughters are so lucky to have a mom like you who loves them so unconditionally. they may not realize it right now. but i truly hope and believe that someday they will

  • nilfun
    nilfun

    Oh Berylblue, that's just heartbreaking. I hope things change for the better, and soon.

  • ESTEE
    ESTEE

    ((((((berylblue)))))

    I know exactly how you feel....being a shunned mom myself...

    It helps me to remember that they have given over the use of their brain to the elders and their husbands...you know....the "fear-based" religion. If they had real love by virtue of using their hearts instead of their brain, they would not act that way. One day they will wake up and use their whole body to live, not just their brain. I affirm that one day they will wake up and realize the truth about the TroofTM....and leave!!!! If they had love, they would overcome their fear...because perfect love throws fear outside. I remember reading that ummmm....somewhere....sheesh!

    ESTEE

  • berylblue
    berylblue

    Thanks, everyone.

    Estee, it is not a JW thing. It's a "Rosemarie's an idiot" thing.

    Long story. Too long to relate. I was hysterical over something; they wanted me in the hospital. I refused to go. They started reiterating all my failings as a mother.

    That's where I blacked out. I don't know what I said. My sister says I disowned them, according to them.

    MORAL:
    Don't hold in hurt feelings for 20 odd years and expect them not to come out in a heated argument. They will. My daughters did some really nasty things to me over the years. Apparently, I was still hurt.

  • Shakita
    Shakita

    (((Rosemarie)))

    I, too, was estranged from my parents do to my own stupidity for years. We all finally made amends but, it was very lonely those years we did not have contact....years that we can never make up for. I hope that one day you will have that chance to repair the damage and hurt that was done. Life is so short, we never know what tomorrow holds. Take care.

    Mrs. Shakita

  • berylblue
    berylblue

    Thanks, Mrs. Shakita. Maybe there is hope.

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