No I haven’t had a drink in weeks but thanks for the concern.

I need at least two drinks to even think about GOING to a party.

OR: Ghostbusters is good because well written, Suicide Squad is bad because poorly written.

This is the Holiday Special.

I guess punching a producer doesn’t seem so bad now, does it?

I drank a shit ton of wine last night and I managed not to rape anyone.

As a fellow dude, ^^^ THIS. It is absolutely on us to stamp out misogyny, sexism, and violence against women. Saying “it’s not my fault” does nothing to fix the problem.

Don’t apologize. Your experience was terrible for you. She wasn’t there for you when you needed her and, even though it wasn’t entirely her fault, it left permanent scars on you. Those scars were set in even greater relief by the fact that she had a close bond with your sister.

You have permission to pretend Mother’s Day doesn’t exist.

My mother spent her life working with special needs children.

Created an account just to comment on this article.

My mother and I haven’t spoken since last July. She disowned my family.

This is nothing compared to some of the other stories, but supporting the Strange experiment ...

This is an amazing group that offers a lot of support. The stories on there make my blood boil!!!

My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. I was in and out of different homes - foster homes, extended relatives, friends - my whole childhood. Her immediate family never believed me, despite all the evidence, and told me no matter what, I just had to accept things because she was my mother. At 18, I made a…

Text from my mom on my birthday: “Happy Birthday! It’s your mom btw. It’s not like you call or anything smh.”

Hahahahaha. My cats are indoor cats (we live right downtown in a big city and I still have panicky nightmares all the time about them getting out and getting hurt), and they can barely kill a bug, but I am impressed with your cat’s prowess. In the grand tradition of cats, mine are pretty worthless.

Can I just add that I hate how everyone views abuse as some sort of Cinderella story? You HAVE to forgive; you need to get over it because you found a good man; you must function like someone who was not horribly abused for decades. Doesn’t work like that.

Thank you for posting this. Notice how her eyes shift away from her child? That’s my mother. Always looking to make sure appearances are proper. I walked away at age 16 and haven’t looked back. 25 years later I’m still dealing with all the messed up stuff my mother said/did to me. I still feel like a failure no matter…