tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post711900360206426118..comments2023-05-25T08:51:36.759-07:00Comments on Heal and Forgive: Self-ParentingAbuseAndForgivenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738069361076986611noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-66075630041607372852008-01-16T10:40:00.000-08:002008-01-16T10:40:00.000-08:00Thanks April! I like your doll idea. I floundere...Thanks April! I like your doll idea. I floundered for years, trying to find a starting point to mother myself. I love that I have heard from other survivors in the past few days who have successfully dealt with this issue. Good stuff!AbuseAndForgivenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738069361076986611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-18451070509668444332008-01-16T10:24:00.000-08:002008-01-16T10:24:00.000-08:00Great post. Self-parenting was key for me--and ha...Great post. Self-parenting was key for me--and hard. I had to get a doll that reminded me of the child I'd once been before I could even begin to let myself love and nurture the child I once was. Later I could do it internally, just by imagining holding and comforting the scared child inside. But at the beginning? Sooooo hard to do.April_optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264149241673287909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-42760485854529070412008-01-15T19:56:00.000-08:002008-01-15T19:56:00.000-08:00Hi Patricia, Thank you for the validation. I agre...Hi Patricia, Thank you for the validation. I agree that sharing ours stories is important for healing and for prevention. <BR/><BR/>I very much like your blog. I'm always in awe of those who can put their spiritual practice into words. Spiritual practice has been an important part of my recovery. Yet, I'm not very good at putting my own principles and practice into written form.<BR/><BR/>I like your God Box post. I have used this practice as well. Only my minister called it a God Can (it was made out of a can) as in "I can't – God Can." <BR/><BR/>Thanks again!AbuseAndForgivenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738069361076986611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-42422242052225760502008-01-15T16:31:00.000-08:002008-01-15T16:31:00.000-08:00Great article. When I first admitted to myself th...Great article. When I first admitted to myself that I was a victim of sexual abuse (This was years before I reached the Survivor stage.) There were very few books of any kind on Sexual Abuse. One of the few books that I found was written by Claudia Black. I don't remember the name. This was in the late 1970's. I know what your frustration is like. Thanks for writing about it for others to see. I just discovered blogging in 2007 and started writing my own blog in June. It was a few months later that I started writing about my own incest issues. I believe that the more of us who go public with our stories, the more other people become knowledgable about the abuse so it can be stopped. I look forward to reading more of your writings.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-9812936710970725062008-01-15T11:43:00.000-08:002008-01-15T11:43:00.000-08:00Hi Marj, Thank you for your comments, and for che...Hi Marj, Thank you for your comments, and for checking out my post. The whole concept of self-parenting has been very frustrating for me because it is the one area of recovery where I was unable to find any resources. <BR/>Your December 19th Post (Haunting My Halls: The Ghost of Christmas Past & Present), is heartfelt and compelling. I read it about a week ago and was touched by how thoughtfully you modeled your own self-parenting for others.<BR/><BR/>The BLOG CARNIVAL AGAINST CHILD ABUSE is great! I’m new to blogging (trying to learn my way around)and just recently discovered the Carnival. I’d love to participate again!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for stopping by.AbuseAndForgivenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738069361076986611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557084346768128841.post-5602626892325066492008-01-15T11:04:00.000-08:002008-01-15T11:04:00.000-08:00Re-parenting my own inner child has been a very bi...Re-parenting my own inner child has been a very big part of my own healing. Thank you for this excellent post and for joining us for the BLOG CARNIVAL AGAINST CHILD ABUSE. Welcome aboard! I hope that you will submit again. (I maintain the carnival.)Marj aka Thriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825698906631474866noreply@blogger.com