Comments on: She Lied. She Was Wrong. http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/10/06/mom-lied/ Sundrip Journals Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Paula J http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/10/06/mom-lied/#comment-4724 Paula J Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:15 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=2683#comment-4724 " feel nearly blinded by freedom. It’s as if I left the dark stage of a low budget S&M flick and went outside into bright, screaming sunlight. I can’t see a thing but I can hear you and I can hear myself. I can hear myself ………There is not a place in my head where I can escape the echo of “I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry” mixed with fear and confusion, but mostly fear." Wow!! That post is so powerful, telling, and moving. I can only imagine...but you lived it. Take care of yourself and know that many people are thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way. Paula ” feel nearly blinded by freedom. It’s as if I left the dark stage of a low budget S&M flick and went outside into bright, screaming sunlight. I can’t see a thing but I can hear you and I can hear myself. I can hear myself ………There is not a place in my head where I can escape the echo of “I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry” mixed with fear and confusion, but mostly fear.”
Wow!! That post is so powerful, telling, and moving. I can only imagine…but you lived it.
Take care of yourself and know that many people are thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way.
Paula

]]> By: Tamara http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/10/06/mom-lied/#comment-4723 Tamara Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:22:23 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=2683#comment-4723 It is heartbreaking to read about this happening to you and your conflicted feelings for your abuser. It is true that so many of us protect our abusive parents when they did nothing to protect, nurture, love or care for us. It is a very sad irony of being an abuse victim. I do know the day I stopped protecting my abusers was the day I began to heal in earnest. It is heartbreaking to read about this happening to you and your conflicted feelings for your abuser. It is true that so many of us protect our abusive parents when they did nothing to protect, nurture, love or care for us. It is a very sad irony of being an abuse victim.

I do know the day I stopped protecting my abusers was the day I began to heal in earnest.

]]> By: Enola http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/10/06/mom-lied/#comment-4722 Enola Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:17:42 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=2683#comment-4722 I don't know what it is about abused children who stick up for their abusive parents. I only know that you are not the only one who does it. I don’t know what it is about abused children who stick up for their abusive parents. I only know that you are not the only one who does it.

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