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In Reply to: not so funny posted by A mother on September 20, 2002 at 10:30:44:
The stuff we went thru as parents, single or not, was certainly not funny. That one doesn't trigger me as a parent, probably because since we were used to "busking" we usually ate or were fed via donations or the restaurants themselves. Even in Asia. But there were other horrors, like lack of medical care, etc. that were more of a trigger for myself regarding my kids. I am glad we all got out of that. When they were little, I remember the holidays, most of them, being sad. Either no Christmas or something very skimpy, like a jar of bubbles or something. It is sad. Not that the material things are the most important, but they stand out really bad when the pressure is on serving the family and not your own kids. Sorry our kids went thru these kinds of things. Glad they don't have to now. After the "f" we had a few lean years, in fact many, but it was better because we were together, and ususally had a tree and something that was a treat, like a movie and a nice meal. And we were together, learning how to be a "family". I think that was the hardest. After some years of separations, especially from the oldest few, they didn't even see me as mom or call me that for years after leaving. Sometimes humor helps in ridiculing the "f" for what they advocated and did to real families within. Sometimes a person needs support and is feeling very serious about the actual events. I support you and salute you. When did you get out? Hope you find supportive people that you learn to trust. (or have found).
--another mother
