Comments on: understanding parents http://www.moritherapy.org/article/understanding-parents/ making lives better, making better lives Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Evan http://www.moritherapy.org/article/understanding-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-666795 Evan Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:55:47 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/?p=1465#comment-666795 Hi Isabella, my partner is an incest survivor and you mention it in your last paragraph - this probably accounts for me thinking of abuse. It is also frequently mentioned in the stuff I read about healing from various kinds of abuse. I'm sure most children aren't abused (thankfully) and that there are many people who still have resentment against their parents. .-= Evan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Wellbeingandhealthnet/~3/r1zUPLMsag8/" rel="nofollow">Recovering from Sexual Abuse</a> =-. Hi Isabella, my partner is an incest survivor and you mention it in your last paragraph – this probably accounts for me thinking of abuse.

It is also frequently mentioned in the stuff I read about healing from various kinds of abuse.

I’m sure most children aren’t abused (thankfully) and that there are many people who still have resentment against their parents.
.-= Evan´s last blog ..Recovering from Sexual Abuse =-.

]]> By: isabella mori http://www.moritherapy.org/article/understanding-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-666747 isabella mori Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:35:01 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/?p=1465#comment-666747 @evan it's interesting that you think of abuse when it comes to forgiveness. i know many adult children who have a lot of resentment against their parents even though it does not stem from what is generally referred to as abuse. @annie had a long conversation with a friend about this today. figured that one way to see forgiveness is to simply step away from the need to judge the act(s) that hurt us. .-= isabella mori (@moritherapy)´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.moritherapy.org/article/buddhist-carnival-september-2009-edition/" rel="nofollow">buddhist carnival – september 2009 edition</a> =-. @evan it’s interesting that you think of abuse when it comes to forgiveness. i know many adult children who have a lot of resentment against their parents even though it does not stem from what is generally referred to as abuse.

@annie had a long conversation with a friend about this today. figured that one way to see forgiveness is to simply step away from the need to judge the act(s) that hurt us.
.-= isabella mori (@moritherapy)´s last blog ..buddhist carnival – september 2009 edition =-.

]]> By: Annie http://www.moritherapy.org/article/understanding-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-666709 Annie Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:14:32 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/?p=1465#comment-666709 Isabella, I agree with the idea of being clear about the act of forgiving our parents. Many folks see it as judgment. Simply letting go and stepping away from the issues with our parents seems healthier. This allows our parents to deal with their own parenting experience and we can move on. Peace, Annie Isabella,
I agree with the idea of being clear about the act of forgiving our parents. Many folks see it as judgment. Simply letting go and stepping away from the issues with our parents seems healthier. This allows our parents to deal with their own parenting experience and we can move on.
Peace, Annie

]]> By: Evan http://www.moritherapy.org/article/understanding-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-666619 Evan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:17:33 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/?p=1465#comment-666619 I am fortunate in that I wasn't abused by my parents - so much less to forgive than many. I've found that getting older has helped. Thinking: my parents were this age when they . . . .-= Evan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Wellbeingandhealthnet/~3/r1zUPLMsag8/" rel="nofollow">Recovering from Sexual Abuse</a> =-. I am fortunate in that I wasn’t abused by my parents – so much less to forgive than many.

I’ve found that getting older has helped. Thinking: my parents were this age when they . . .
.-= Evan´s last blog ..Recovering from Sexual Abuse =-.

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