The Life Long Damage of Abuse ~Food for Thought

The Pain of Not having a Mother vs Being a Mother on Mother’s Day

Posted: May 10, 2012 Under: Mother Daughter By Darlene Ouimet 289 Comments

I have three amazing and wonderful children. They were all under the age of 12 when I started this specific type of emotional healing journey that I write about here in Emerging from Broken. I have worked at being close to my children. I decided when each of them were born that I … Continue reading "The Pain of Not having a Mother vs Being a Mother on Mother’s Day"

“I Want My Mommy” and Re-Parenting Myself

Posted: January 30, 2012 Under: Mother Daughter By Darlene Ouimet 110 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I was really sick with a terrible virus which lasted for 8 days. Just before I came down with it, I had dental surgery and it took me 3 days to recover from that and it felt like I had been sick “forever”. Have you seen the commercial for cough … Continue reading "“I Want My Mommy” and Re-Parenting Myself"

Parent Child Relationships in Recovery

Posted: September 09, 2010 Under: Family By Darlene Ouimet 12 Comments

With my Children ~ THEN and NOW “If we are going to raise happy emotionally healthy, self reliant children with high self esteem and independence, who know their own value and the real definition of LOVE ~ then we have to be an example of those things and we have to know it for ourselves … Continue reading "Parent Child Relationships in Recovery"

Dysfunctional Family ~ First a Child Then a Parent

Posted: July 09, 2010 Under: Family By Darlene Ouimet 8 Comments

Freedom just Beyond Jimmy’s post “valued for my ability to work hard” was a big hit and so many could relate to being valued by the work they produced and by the results of their performance. This post is about the siblings who are often NOT recognized or valued for accomplishments. As a child growing … Continue reading "Dysfunctional Family ~ First a Child Then a Parent"