My mom was self-effacing and not voluble. Whenever my dad would say, “This dinner is delicious. What’s in it?” My mom would inevitably reply, “Oh, it’s nothing. A little of this and a little of that.”
It pained me as a child, and then I grew up to be like her. I’ve learned healing is a lifelong process.
There's so much mixed in the inability to take a compliment. I'm glad you can see that in you now and allow yourself to be seen when you do something praiseworthy <3
You speak to a challenge many of us face.
My mom was self-effacing and not voluble. Whenever my dad would say, “This dinner is delicious. What’s in it?” My mom would inevitably reply, “Oh, it’s nothing. A little of this and a little of that.”
It pained me as a child, and then I grew up to be like her. I’ve learned healing is a lifelong process.
There's so much mixed in the inability to take a compliment. I'm glad you can see that in you now and allow yourself to be seen when you do something praiseworthy <3
Thank you, Adina. 💛 Likewise.