Posted by ClearSkies on October 9, 2005, at 19:42:12
In reply to Re: Maybe I should clarify then » Phillipa, posted by AdaGrace on October 9, 2005, at 18:54:32
My dad was not around at all when I was a kid except to change clothes, I think. My mom was the "bad guy", definitely. Although even when I was a child I realized that she was having to play both roles. Whenever my dad would come home from a business trip he'd be very loving, but just not THERE. He couldn't be relied upon for any kind of emotional support at all.
I think my mom did it for as long as she could before she finally walked away from the marriage (26 years). I was a teenager, and felt so hurt by it and yet so proud of her... still feel the same way.
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