adult parent abuse


  • To the Fiercest Mama Bear I Know…

    To the Fiercest Mama Bear I Know…

    There are some people in life who never really stop being your kid in your heart even if they aren’t actually yours. When I was 12 ½ years old, my cousin Lizzie was born. From the moment she came into this world, I loved her fiercely. Over the years, I helped raise her and her…


  • Painful Mother’s Days

    Painful Mother’s Days

    Mother’s Day has always carried tension for me. Not because I don’t love being a mother. I do. Deeply. But because becoming a mother forced me to confront the reality that I didn’t have the kind of mother every child deserves. And maybe you understand that feeling too. Maybe while everyone else posts smiling family…


  • I never thought I’d be here

    I never thought I’d be here

    I truly never thought I’d be here. At this very moment, I’m sitting in my garage. My garage is way more disorganized and packed than I would like it to be. My kids are in the house aged 20 and twin 13-year-olds all girls.My husband‘s at work managing a very fancy restaurant. I have an…


  • The Most Comforting Heartbreaking Verse in the Bible

    The Most Comforting Heartbreaking Verse in the Bible

    Written by Jennifer Greenberg One of the most common questions I hear from abuse victims is, “When is it OK to cut off my abuser?” And when they say abuser, they usually mean their father, mother, or spouse. In Christian circles, we’re often pressured to “forgive,” which many assume means reconciliation and the erasure of…