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We teach what we need to learn. And we teach it until we get it.

em Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing Up in a Crazy Family
learning growing-up listening maturity teaching

My fear of loneliness is like a disease.

em Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing Up in a Crazy Family
fear loneliness solitude

My mothering needed a tad more Mother Theresa and a lot less Lizzy Borden.

em Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing Up in a Crazy Family
relationships patience parenting

I had been running as fast as I could for all of my adult life. A person can’t listen effectively while running. A running mother is not able to pick up clues. She is not able to let go of her own agenda long enough to stop and listen.

em Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing Up in a Crazy Family
oblivious parenting listening

An angry woman is a bitch. An angry man is strong, whereas, a sad man or a fearful man is a wimp. A sad or fearful woman is frail.

em Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing Up in a Crazy Family
relationships prejudice perception male-and-female

Alcoholism or addiction is a disease because it fits the definition of disease. It is progressive and chronic, and left untreated, it will kill.

em Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing Up in a Crazy Family
recovery disease alcoholism