Amum told me all the time she loved me, but I never felt love.
SARAH...You managed to describe that really upsetting disconnect in some of our lives. That we are TOLD we are loved...but the behavior contradicts the pronouncement. The behavior is that of possessiveness. It's not the same and you knew it. Felt it.
MICHELLE...I'm coming late to your wonderful post. It sometimes take me a bit to work my way through the sections. Anyway, I'm so glad you wrote it and got so much out of the responses. Posted something about jealous A-moms in Crazy A-parents and found lots of answers to my question in your post here and the replies to it.