Mother's Day is Painful for Me
Mother's Day is one of those celebrations that I could do without, until this week. My own mother abandoned me when my narcissistic father demanded she make a choice between us. For the longest time, I saw her as a victim of her circumstances until I realized she could have made a different choice. And, her choice leads me to the other reason Mother's Day is painful for me. I am childless. Ever since I was a little girl, I have longed to be a mother. I have dreamed of my chil

