Is the upcoming "Father's Day" bringing anyone else tremendous feelings of grief/guilt?

[Tobin S.]

4. Excellent post, mo

You may remember my freedom manifesto from the tyranny of my parents.

Yeah, some bad shit happened. I was very angry for a little while- consciously, that is. Unconsciously I'd been angry since I was a kid. It all had to come out of the depths of my mind and pour into my awareness. It was very cathartic.

I don't hate my folks now. I know that they aren't the true monsters that you alluded to. They are actually very nice people now days and easy to get along with. I still live 50 miles away and I'm comfortable with that distance, but I don't hate them now.

It's very possible that they have done some soul searching of their own. I know that they have evolved as people. The whole problem that I was experiencing was a struggle for my own mind, or maybe the freedom of my mind.

It's all inside of you, BrendaBrick. You might move a thousand miles away from your folks and still feel just as shitty until you deal with what's inside of your own mind. So get pissed and just get it all out of you. You can tell us here or you can tell a therapist or you can just write it down for yourself. Just get the poison out of your mind, acknowledge it, and toss it.