by KCLAnderson | Sep 16, 2019 | Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship
Dear you… I used to believe that mother didn’t respect me. I had a lot of evidence. I could point to numerous instances and patterns of behavior that proved it. It made me hurt and angry. What I didn’t realize is that underneath that belief was...
by KCLAnderson | Sep 14, 2019 | Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, narcissism, Relationships, Self-Acceptance
I stopped wishing she’d change. I started noticing the difference between what she does and how I labeled it. I asked myself two key questions. Re: wishing she’d change Think about how hard it is to change a significant behavior. First, you have to know it’s a...
by KCLAnderson | Aug 23, 2019 | Awareness, Boundaries, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships
Question from a reader… I have a girls trip to Hawaii planned with my adult daughter, my mother-in-law, and my mother in April 2020. I have a close relationship with my daughter and I am so thankful it’s not like the relationship I have with my mother. I’m also...
by KCLAnderson | Aug 16, 2019 | Awareness, Emotions, Empowerment, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Self-Acceptance, Shadow
How do I get past the sheer hatred and rage that I feel for my mother? I have gone no contact for the past two years but I still feel it every day. I don’t want it to affect my life anymore. But I don’t know how to get past it.⠀ ⠀ Dear you…⠀ ⠀ I love...
by KCLAnderson | Jun 14, 2019 | Boundaries, Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship
Question from a reader: My 80-year-old mother’s full-time home is nearby my summer home. I split my time between my two homes which are about and hour and a half apart. For the most part, she is a pretty healthy woman. Unfortunately, over the last couple of years she...
by KCLAnderson | May 13, 2019 | Feminism, Generational patterns, Mother-daughter relationship, Relationships
My mother is old and dying. We’ve never gotten along and everyone knows it. I can’t think of one nice thing to say about her. She was/is [insert all the negative things about her here]. But I feel obligated to say something nice about her at her funeral....
