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BREAKFAST IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE
by Tom M. | Jan 1, 2024 | ACA And The Arts
(Trauma Warning!)Fourteen years old: I’m in bed for the night, but still awake. Daddy-Monster enters my room. I pretend to be asleep. He pinches my nose closed with his fingers. I open my mouth to breathe. He covers my mouth with his...![TO GROW IN TIME](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/unnamed-2.jpg)
TO GROW IN TIME
by Margo T. | Dec 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
The tree of my life, a mystery to me My branches haven't all yet grown I've got to go through these growing pains But wouldn't I already know? I'm beautiful the way I grow I look at myself Just then a new leaf grows I swiftly evolve, I change I look again and an old...![MY INNER LOVING MOUNTAIN GOAT PARENT](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/unnamed-9.jpg)
MY INNER LOVING MOUNTAIN GOAT PARENT
by Tom M. | Dec 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
He helps me take the next step upward. He reminds me that I have horns to set clear boundaries. He climbs with me, not ahead of me. His voice is gentle and assertive. He teaches me to take the moral high ground. He teaches me to focus on the...![Gaslighting](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/unnamed-3.jpg)
Gaslighting
by Yvonne W. | Dec 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
What a terrible space to live in being Gaslighted from the person you believe in... It starts off being innocent but the person becomes more diligent...I know what I see, I know what I heard but the look on their faces reflect absurd...Beginning to build up emotional...![CHILDHOOD PRAYERS](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/unnamed-3.jpg)
CHILDHOOD PRAYERS
by Lena L | Nov 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
I might have prayed for…Parents that caredParents that guided me, taught meParents that loved each other and modeled a loving relationship, intimacyParents that had boundaries, set boundaries, provided safety or at least triedParents that reasoned things out, talked...Submission Policy
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