I am taking part in the #nablopomo18 writing party.
If someone had asked what I was hanging onto I would simply say nothing I am perfectly happy in life.
But in all honesty that would have been a lie. There are words spoken in my childhood that still haunt me, and no matter how many times I try to leave them in their past in the times where I am struggling, they always rear their ugly head.
Those words I can remember so clearly.
“She has to say that she is pretty because Read more [...]Letting Go – What are You Hanging Onto?
I am taking part in the #nablopomo18 writing party.
If someone had asked what I was hanging onto I would simply say nothing I am perfectly happy in life.
But in all honesty that would have been a lie. There are words spoken in my childhood that still haunt me, and no matter how many times I try to leave them in their past in the times where I am struggling, they always rear their ugly head.
Those words I can remember so clearly.
“She has to say that she is pretty because Read more [...]
It doesn’t matter how many years have passed since your childhood – chances are good that you still remember the times that you felt proud of yourself and the times you felt truly alone. Moments of heightened emotion such as these seldom stray very far from memory. Now that you’re a parent, it’s important to recall such episodes, as the assurances that you give your children during their earliest years will go a long way toward shaping who they become as adults.
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