There's simply no way you can tell a woman you work with that you disapprove of her relationship with her adult child,… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
“That night, I take Wallerstein's book from my bedside table and re-read something she mentioned only in passing: the ambivalence that many… — Katie Hafner Copy Share Image
It helps parents to feel better if we remind them of our failures with them! And how they turned out just fine… — Eda LeShan Copy Share Image
“When parents are shame-based and needy, they are unable to take over the mirroring narcissistic function for the child. Furthermore, the fact… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“Most adult children of toxic parents grow up feeling tremendous confusion about what love means and how it’s supposed to feel. Their… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
“When he was a kid, it used to feel like his parents disappeared when the got drunk. As the levels of their… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
Being an adult child was an awkward, inevitable position. You went about your business in the world: tooling around, giving orders, being… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“With improved coping skills forged through my midlife crisis, I now listen first and do not control, and I allow these now… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Copy Share Image
