Sounds like yours is a story of resilience in a context of intergenerational trauma. You made very different choices, to the benefit of your children! You are clearly and rightfully proud of your children, and I hope you are as clearly and rightfully proud of yourself and your parenting! You are also another example of what I learned …
Sounds like yours is a story of resilience in a context of intergenerational trauma. You made very different choices, to the benefit of your children! You are clearly and rightfully proud of your children, and I hope you are as clearly and rightfully proud of yourself and your parenting! You are also another example of what I learned from reading memoirs of Holocaust survivors, that hope is a survival skill.
Sounds like yours is a story of resilience in a context of intergenerational trauma. You made very different choices, to the benefit of your children! You are clearly and rightfully proud of your children, and I hope you are as clearly and rightfully proud of yourself and your parenting! You are also another example of what I learned from reading memoirs of Holocaust survivors, that hope is a survival skill.
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson
Ellie, I'm currently reading Alex Vindman's book, "Here, Right Matters." It's a testament to the power of hope.
And of knowing the right thing(s) to do and then doing it/them.
I’d say that resistance is a survival skill as well. While I can’t stop my ptsd, I did what I could to keep my kids safe.