tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235880.post116389748660515732..comments2024-01-23T18:54:40.923-06:00Comments on Mad, Mad World: Family ConflictsCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061381516154992999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235880.post-20390740643681525302010-08-03T16:14:34.723-05:002010-08-03T16:14:34.723-05:00Just found this blog today and wanted to comment o...Just found this blog today and wanted to comment on this post as well. Giving birth to a child does not make one a parent. Even among well-rounded people in the society, I very often hear them say that one of the reason to have kids is so that they will look after you when you are old. And these people are indeed either a good parent or candidates to be a good parent, and yet, their reasoning andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235880.post-1164126658033804452006-11-21T10:30:00.000-06:002006-11-21T10:30:00.000-06:00Thank you so much for you compassion and understan...Thank you so much for you compassion and understanding. I wish more people would respond to this post, particularly those who had abusive parents. So often though, many are still ashamed and/or in denial about the gritty reality and pain. <BR/><BR/>In my memoir, I am trying to be as honest and truthful as possible, though it is the most intense and painful writing I've ever done. However, in the Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061381516154992999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235880.post-1164125090748175482006-11-21T10:04:00.000-06:002006-11-21T10:04:00.000-06:00I just found your blog via The Southern Blog Ring....I just found your blog via The Southern Blog Ring. I was taking a break at work. This post hit me really hard. I had a "Leave It To Beaver" childhood. My parents were so self-sacrificing for us kids that now, as a 44 year old, I thank God daily.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that things are so tough in your family right now. My wife and I have to care for her mother, who is 70 and in really bad health,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com