The Road to Recovery for a Bi-Polar Incest Survivor...there is life Beyond Infinite Sadness!!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Is Parenting always going to be hard?
Parenting and being a survivor sometimes clash for me. it is like having two movies running at the same time, the story lines sometimes get confused. I see my little ones and I do my best to be the parent I wish I had. I hear my mother belittling me and hitting me and I find myself crying as I try to parent my little ones in a better way. Sometimes I feel like such a failure as a parent. How is it possible to be a good parent and be so jealous of your little ones at the same time? I find myself angry that my children take so much for granted when life for me was just a struggle to survive. I find myself jealous that their life is so good and so easy. Is this normal for a survivor to feel this way? God help me as I raise these kids, help me to be the parent you would have me be.
Our insights are sometimes heartbreaking. It is when we realize the heartbreaks are going to always be there - it's how we prioritize going to God with them. He is faithful... and you and your kids will be fine. Love you.
Our insights are sometimes heartbreaking. It is when we realize the heartbreaks are going to always be there - it's how we prioritize going to God with them. He is faithful... and you and your kids will be fine. Love you.
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