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wrote on July 13, 2023
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5:39 pm
As a parent, I am humbly asking for help. I will try to be brief. I value and appreciate your important insights, which my 33-year old son introduced me to. I was a severely codependent mom, with an unstable and emotionally abusive husband, and 2 kids much younger than that first one. Believing I was caring for everyone and juggling everything well enough, in spite of my own illness and misery, I now realize that he endured profound feelings of neglect, abandonment, and betrayal because of the situation I allowed to continue. After several years in Codependents Anonymous, I am much more aware, independent, and healthy.....and working on making amends. My son has already broken from his stepfather. How do I convey to my son that I understand, acknowledge, and accept responsibility for what I allowed to occur, even though (for numerous reasons) I have not completely cut his stepfather out of my own life? I want to maintain a relationship with my son. I am grasping and grateful for any guidance.