Dreams of Serenity-
Thank you! I needed to hear that-- that you were lied to by your mom who must have thought as I did in years past that that was best-- and the impact it had... I am so sorry for what you've had to deal with...
I had a mother who put on a good "love" act in public and abused me in private and my xAH has the same MO. He is super dad in public and ignores the girls and is nasty in private.
I have spent my life f'ed up bc of my sick family of origin (or at times I feel like that) and I worry so much about my girls being messed up since I can not control or change what their father does...
Thank you all for your posts and trying to help me get my head screwed on straight again...
Tired, sick, sad, overwhelmed= recipe for overly emotional-ness!