"Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!" I like to choose the right words when I am writing. If the words are not the right ones, then the message that I want to communicate isn’t clear or is inaccurate. In my previous post I said that I would write next about "moving on." As I thought…
Weblogs
When someone you care about thinks you suck.
Since 2006 my daughter has had a blog called my-family-sucks. I have not been reading her blog because I know that she uses it to denigrate me and others who have loved her.
Q&A: Tips for handling Mother’s Day while being estranged?
This morning I received an email from a woman who is a mother and who has been estranged by her grown children several times over 15 years. After describing the basics of the estrangement she said, "I need to move on with my life – any tips – and any help for handling Mothers Day?"…
Alice Walker & Rebecca Walker
"She writes that she has been my mother for thirty years and is no longer interested in the job."Rebecca Walker in 2007 about her mother Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
The day has arrived when I have to force myself . . .
I am making myself write in this blog today. I have no inspiration to write. Nothing that I feel is helpful to share. I have no new topic. I believe I am at or very near the point where I have nothing left to write about my own estrangement or other estrangements. I may finally…
At a loss for words except for these . . .
Wishing all my visitors a Merry Christmas! Hoping that you find moments of joy, peace, love, and happiness Christmas day and every day! Ginny
My annual Christmas wish to you
I wrote the following as part of a longer post on Estrangements.com Christmas Day 2004 and have posted it again the last two years. This has become my annual Christmas wish to all my visitors, estrangees and estrangers. Originally written December 25, 2004 About Christmas …. it seems almost inappropriate to wish those who come…
Reconciliation: An opportunity to be surprised and impressed.
In recent months several friends and acquaintances have been reporting either reconciliations or communications from relatives that may lead to a full reconciliation. I have been delighted for them. Some have reconciled even though they had been assaulted physically by the relative who estranged them. Some had experienced verbal abuse. In each case they were…
Good morning and . . .
Happy Thanksgiving!And a special Happy Thanksgiving to my most frequent visitor! Wishing you a great day!
“On Depression.” Or “don’t sweat the small stuff.”
I know an eighty-something woman who is one of the most delightful people I have ever met. She is funny, witty, smart, well traveled, generous, hardworking, and charming. I want to be her when I grow up! I love this woman.