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[quote=Anonymous]I think this is interesting- I have devoted my life to breaking the generational trauma and trying to be everything to my DC that I did not have. About 10 years ago my mother and I had a very heated disagreement where a lot of things were said that boiled down to my mother not having any sympathy for my parenting struggles because she had to struggle herself. She was a single mom who drank too much, was borderline abusive, worked two jobs and had severe OCD. Because she put herself through college while raising us kids, she felt she owed us not a single ounce of empathy. Fast forward to now and we have reconciled and I am actually realizing that my mother suffered from disconnected parents who drank too much and were abusive. I loved my grandparents more than anything but can see where my mom was not able to be a good mom to me due to her upbringing. This has given me new perspective and the more I internally forgive her and give her a break, the better our relationship is. She has even expressed regrets unprompted about things that happened. [/quote]

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