Posted by annierose on August 18, 2005, at 21:51:56
In reply to Re: Attachment » annierose, posted by Dinah on August 18, 2005, at 21:36:40
Sorry, I didn't mean to jump to any conclusions. Your post just struck me, reminded me of similar conversations I had in therapy re: my mother.
I agree too that my mom loves me as much as she is capable. For me, it wasn't enough. Many strengths came from her weakness though. I am independent, confident in my decisions (except in regards to my kids --- I always seek advice when something comes up since I have zero frame of reference to rely on) and strong. But my weaknesses are too many to post :)
I do experience examples of when my daughter needs something from me and I get angry for no apparent reason. It's part of an internal struggle going on inside myself, giving to my daughter something I didn't get for myself. Luckily, I can usually recognize this and stop my silly selfish self.
I regress. Sorry.
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