“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can't we be honest about them? Especially moms. They're the most romanticized of anyone. Moms are saints, angels by merely existing. NO ONE could possibly understand what it's like to be a mom. Men will never understand. Women with no children will never understand. No one buts moms know the hardship of motherhood, and we non-moms must heap nothing but praise upon moms because we lowly, pitiful non-moms are mere peasants compared to the goddesses we call mothers.” MotherhoodChild AbuseEmotional AbuseAbusive ParentsAbusive MothersAbusive MomDark MotherhoodNarcississtic Mothers Book:I'm Glad My Mom Died Source: I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I think my mom wanted to keep me as controllable as possible. I think she really wanted to have her influence on me, and me growing up was a threat to that.” Child AbuseAbusive MotherAbusive MothersEnmeshmentAbusive MomControlling Mother Author:Jennette McCurdy
“My mother emotionally, physically and mentally abused me in ways that will forever impact me. She gave me breast and vaginal exams until I was seventeen years old. These "exams" made my body stiff with discomfort. I felt violated, yet I had no voice, no ability to express that.” Child AbuseSexual AbuseEmotional AbuseMental AbusePhysical AbuseChild Abuse SurvivorAbusive MotherNarcissistic MothersAbusive Mom Book:I'm Glad My Mom Died Source: I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I was conditioned to believe any boundary I had was a betrayal of her, so I stayed silent, cooperative.” BoundariesEmotional AbusePhysical AbuseChild Abuse SurvivorAbusive MotherEnmeshmentBad MotheringAbusive MomMean Mother Author:Jennette McCurdy
“Sometimes when I miss her, I start to fantasize about what life would be like if she were still alive and I imagine she'd have apologized and we'd have wept in each other's arms and promised each other we'd start fresh . . . but then I realize I'm just romanticizing the dead in the same way I wish everyone else wouldn't.” Abusive MotherAbusive Mom Book:I'm Glad My Mom Died Source: I'm Glad My Mom Died