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steve2470

(37,468 posts)
7. I loved my mother
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 02:45 PM
Oct 2017

Did I get really angry at her at times for her behavior and affect caused by her illness ? Yes, unfair as that might seem. But I did love her. When she was in the hospital I went every single day to see her. When she had Alzheimer's and was home-bound, I went every week, at least, to go see her and check on her.

My mother did the best she could within the constraints of her own mental illness. She did love me. I know that, and will always know that.

As far as your marriage goes, I think irisblue has the right idea.

All the best to you, Winston Churchill, and your urban farm

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how do you sort out [View all] mopinko Oct 2017 OP
Journaling irisblue Oct 2017 #1
+1 nt steve2470 Oct 2017 #6
therapists. sigh. mopinko Oct 2017 #8
My experiences with my therapists have been markedly different. irisblue Oct 2017 #9
oh yeah. been on the couch several times. mopinko Oct 2017 #10
I just had a talk with my husband tonight about how I am filtering nadine_mn Oct 2017 #2
I love my mom. :) Tobin S. Oct 2017 #3
it was truly broken. mopinko Oct 2017 #4
Ah, mopinko. Tobin S. Oct 2017 #5
I loved my mother steve2470 Oct 2017 #7
I'm certain my mom is bipolar, but she's nothing compared to her mom, who was a random Holy Terror. hunter Oct 2017 #11
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