Comments on: She Hangs The Moon http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/23/she-hangs-the-moon/ Sundrip Journals Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: risingrainbow http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/23/she-hangs-the-moon/#comment-3597 risingrainbow Mon, 26 May 2008 14:06:28 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=1453#comment-3597 I'm sorry that you didn't come through this with a good relationship with your sister. I think all of us hope to come out the other side with at least one piece of our family intact but rarely does that happen. Abuse kills family. I’m sorry that you didn’t come through this with a good relationship with your sister. I think all of us hope to come out the other side with at least one piece of our family intact but rarely does that happen. Abuse kills family.

]]> By: Beauty http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/23/she-hangs-the-moon/#comment-3589 Beauty Sun, 25 May 2008 04:32:35 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=1453#comment-3589 I once thought I could rekindle a bond with my oldest brother, who also was one of my childhood abusers. I think that's part of the magical thinking that goes with the whole abusive childhood mentality. Why did it shock me to realize that the abuse he suffered turned him into a sour, hateful person? It was so hard to accept that he'd chosen that path, when I'd bent over backwards all my life to avoid going down the road of bitterness. I feel for your pain, for your grieving at having to give up your sister. Your art work is so powerful and beautiful. I'm glad you know your limits and have set aside all your sister issues in therapy. Sometimes all we can do is take care of ourselves. That's all we have left. I once thought I could rekindle a bond with my oldest brother, who also was one of my childhood abusers. I think that’s part of the magical thinking that goes with the whole abusive childhood mentality. Why did it shock me to realize that the abuse he suffered turned him into a sour, hateful person? It was so hard to accept that he’d chosen that path, when I’d bent over backwards all my life to avoid going down the road of bitterness.

I feel for your pain, for your grieving at having to give up your sister. Your art work is so powerful and beautiful. I’m glad you know your limits and have set aside all your sister issues in therapy.

Sometimes all we can do is take care of ourselves. That’s all we have left.

]]> By: Austin http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/23/she-hangs-the-moon/#comment-3587 Austin Sat, 24 May 2008 03:16:53 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=1453#comment-3587 There are times when therapy gets so hard that I have to tell him I need, for my safety, to step back. I caught a break for therapy right now because there's a holiday so no therapy for me until Tuesday. Sheshhhh, much needed break. I had an offer for She Hangs The Moon painting but I decided to keep it. At first I thought maybe I could let this one go but I don't think so. I can look at it and see past my sister so this therapy art stays. I'm actually going to have the painting pressed then mounted to hang in my hallway. I haven't been this excited about a piece in quite some time. Thanks for you comments guys, I mean gals Austin There are times when therapy gets so hard that I have to tell him I need, for my safety, to step back.

I caught a break for therapy right now because there’s a holiday so no therapy for me until Tuesday. Sheshhhh, much needed break.

I had an offer for She Hangs The Moon painting but I decided to keep it. At first I thought maybe I could let this one go but I don’t think so. I can look at it and see past my sister so this therapy art stays. I’m actually going to have the painting pressed then mounted to hang in my hallway. I haven’t been this excited about a piece in quite some time.

Thanks for you comments guys, I mean gals

Austin

]]>