Does this word guide you as a parent, too? When I gave birth to my first child, a girl, I was deep in the throes of what I had not yet realized was an abusive relationship.
My marriage was chock full of manipulation and deceit. I was angry, resentful, frustrated, short-tempered and felt stuck. None of this was caused by or directed at my daughter; more so, myself and my husband.
When I began to grasp what my present was and my future held, I knew I needed to make some changes. My daughter was a few months old and until this point, I’d parented somewhat without a clear goal in mind.
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