Thanks for writing.

This is what it's like for people who have far great trauma than you or I. It's awful, and I admire those who persevere.

https://medium.com/storygarden/letter-to-an-abusive-mother-437834e60b0d?source=friends_link&sk=89983aec0d7458d3bc8f3232c7f4eda5

Like you, I've been trying harder to keep myself at the center of my own universe. That's the only way for me to have the capacity to care for those I love, too.