When I tell people I don't talk to my family
When I tell people I don't talk to my family I get a lot of different responses. The one that always throws me off is when they say I need to forgive myself to heal from the trauma. Forgive myself? How is it my fault that I grew up in an enmeshed family? How is it my fault that I was abused by this family into my 30s? How is it my fault I was abandoned time and time again? How is it my fault I was given adult responsibilities as a child? How is it my fault that I thought I had to prove myself for love? How is it my fault that I would get pushed so far I would fall apart?
None of this was my fault. I was a child when I learned these things were normal. I didn't know any better nor did I have the opportunity to until one day I figured it out. I defended myself and stepped away gracefully. I have nothing to feel sorry for. Nothing to forgive myself for.
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