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[quote=Anonymous]I get it, OP. I feel like this from time to time for reasons stemming from my childhood. It feels particularly acute around certain times of the year like Mother's Day, my birthday, and Christmas. I also feel it when life is really weighing me down for whatever reason. My DH is supportive and caring toward me, but that's a different relationship and will never fill that void for me. I also find a lot of comfort in being a mother but again, that's something different.

The reality is that you likely won't ever feel cared for in the way that you are missing. So while it might actually be too late for you to feel taken care of *in that way*, you have to find ways to move on and heal that void (or come close to doing so). Childhood trauma runs so deep, as you know. Maybe it's worth reexamining the work you've done up to this point in time to deal with that, including the reparenting, to see if you need to go back to that for a bit. Or perhaps you need to work on the acceptance piece of it. It certainly seems like something to continue exploring in therapy.[/quote]

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