Tag Archives: estrangement
Goodbye
I’m not close to my 88-year-old mother. For all of my life we have not gotten along. I never fit into her “mold” for me. I have made the decision not to have any type of communication with her yet … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged boundaries, communication, death, decision, estrangement, expectation, goodbye, Grief, healing, memories, parenting, separation, What would you do ?
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Healing Family Wounds
Fifty years ago, our mothers’ bitter estrangement divided us daughters. But after I expressed sympathy over her mother’s death, my cousin mailed me a sprig of an aloe vera plant as a peace offering. Our shared great-grandmother had carried the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged aloe vera plant, connection, estrangement, family, Family Heirlooms, Grief, healing project, house plants, love, peace offering, plant cuttings, plants, siblings, sympathy
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Real Life of an MSW 