This is so emotional, I almost cried. I'm like you, I know I can always count on my parents and it's unimaginable to me how it must feel without that safety net. Total admiration to your partner for being open about his past and wanting to break the pattern, and to you for supporting him though that.
Thank you for this. He will appreciate this comment. Like you I can't fathom what it's like to have only yourself to rely on. Even when you find a partner to rely on it takes years and years and years of unlearning. And even then I wonder if you ever fully feel able to totally rely on another when all you've been taught is that you can't. And now as a mother myself I can't comprehend not just not seeing my child but a child not seeing their mother. My son needs me so much it is physically painful to think of what it would do to him were I just suddenly gone. Thank you for taking the time to read <3
Even though none of this is new to me, it still hits me to the core. And I am left stunned. I am also reminded of how proud I am of you both and how I much I love you both. One day at a time.
Gosh, I cannot thank you enough for this. I am in the messy, hard, impossible middle of trying to do the hard work and break the cycle, and it often feels impossible. So it's good to hear that it isn't 🙏 thank you.
It is work you should never have had to do and I'm sorry you are having to. What I will say is that the qualities I love most about my partner - his thoughtfulness, sensitivity and kindness - I am sure stem from the awfulness he has experienced. I am sure you too have, in amongst the shit, gleamed some wonderful qualities that make you more, not less, loveable. Thank you for reading <3
This is so emotional, I almost cried. I'm like you, I know I can always count on my parents and it's unimaginable to me how it must feel without that safety net. Total admiration to your partner for being open about his past and wanting to break the pattern, and to you for supporting him though that.
Thank you for this. He will appreciate this comment. Like you I can't fathom what it's like to have only yourself to rely on. Even when you find a partner to rely on it takes years and years and years of unlearning. And even then I wonder if you ever fully feel able to totally rely on another when all you've been taught is that you can't. And now as a mother myself I can't comprehend not just not seeing my child but a child not seeing their mother. My son needs me so much it is physically painful to think of what it would do to him were I just suddenly gone. Thank you for taking the time to read <3
Even though none of this is new to me, it still hits me to the core. And I am left stunned. I am also reminded of how proud I am of you both and how I much I love you both. One day at a time.
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Gosh, I cannot thank you enough for this. I am in the messy, hard, impossible middle of trying to do the hard work and break the cycle, and it often feels impossible. So it's good to hear that it isn't 🙏 thank you.
It is work you should never have had to do and I'm sorry you are having to. What I will say is that the qualities I love most about my partner - his thoughtfulness, sensitivity and kindness - I am sure stem from the awfulness he has experienced. I am sure you too have, in amongst the shit, gleamed some wonderful qualities that make you more, not less, loveable. Thank you for reading <3
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