Right now I am feeling so rejected.  Its been 9 days since my mother has talked to me. Today my son, who is 15, went driving past her house, and she refused to even look at him or wave, while sitting on the porch.  They both swear she saw them, too....

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Its messed up.  When I am not with her, I miss her.  Not really her...but the idea of her.  Of how I'd like it to be.  How every time I pick up the phone to call her I want it to be, but it never turns out that way. I feel...

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"In a desperate attempt to reduce her mother’s active oppression and derision, the Scapegoat succumbs to the roles of underachiever, troubled one, loser, black sheep or troublemaker. This presents the mother with exactly what her mental illness is making her feel she must have – an external object upon which...

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I knew my mother had "issues" but I didn't know why.  I knew my father had "issues", and I didn't know why. I knew I was bad.  I knew I was a failure.  I knew I wasn't good enough.  I was awkward.  Dorky.  I was nobody.  I felt like I could...

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