Odd how I was just chatting with my therapist this week about always being at the bottom of father's and husband's lists. I know it hurts terribly and is an awful, ongoing betrayal, but it has absolutely nothing to do with you and shame on that worm of a stepmother to imply such.
Happily you've not inherited your father's undersized heart. Also unlike him, you've not wrapped barbed wire around it. Thus your children will know you love them and fight for their happiness. As far as future dealings with father and worm-woman, you have every right to be around people who help you feel better about yourself, and every right to diminish contact with those who help you feel badly.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2007-01-05 04:44 pm (UTC)Odd how I was just chatting with my therapist this week about always being at the bottom of father's and husband's lists. I know it hurts terribly and is an awful, ongoing betrayal, but it has absolutely nothing to do with you and shame on that worm of a stepmother to imply such.
Happily you've not inherited your father's undersized heart. Also unlike him, you've not wrapped barbed wire around it. Thus your children will know you love them and fight for their happiness. As far as future dealings with father and worm-woman, you have every right to be around people who help you feel better about yourself, and every right to diminish contact with those who help you feel badly.