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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, it sounds similar to the childhoods a lot of us had growing up in the 70s and 80s - especially those of us who had divorced parents.  Parents back then weren't as involved in their kids lives and many kids were left to fend for themselves before or after school.  Many parents of that generation were also not as in tune with their kids' emotional needs as parents are today.  If your childhood was more recent, I can understand why it might feel like you were neglected.

I'm not sure if you were "neglected" but it sounds as though your mom didn't do a great job at "being there" for you and meeting your emotional needs.  That can be hard to process.  As an adult, you may have the ability to understand your mom in a way that you couldn't as a child, and you may recognize other reasons for why she did what she did.  At the same time, however, your inner child may still be hurting from what happened all those years ago.  Those feelings can be hard to reconcile.[/quote]

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