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Reparenting
by Lena L | Jun 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
R is for reframing comments from my critical parent. She is trying to protect me in the only way she knows how. I can love her too. E is for enlightenment, illumination, and understanding. For education to my core, insight, discernment, and growing wisdom. And for...![I Said](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-7.jpg)
I Said
by Geneviève R. | Jun 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
I said I was very suicidal, in serious danger of acting it out, and therefore asked for being urgently hospitalized. I was desperate and called earnestly for help (already a teetotaler for three years, thanks to AA and DESPITE medicine). They found a place for me in a...![Busyness](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/juggle.jpg)
Busyness
by Christine O. | May 15, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
Busyness is my drug of choice and it is why I don’t ask for help. Busyness is a trustworthy way to numb out. Busyness is a trustworthy way to create the illusion of being productive, chasing the social capital of achievement, of future accomplishments bringing...![Joy in the Brushstrokes](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/believe.jpg)
Joy in the Brushstrokes
by Olivia M. | May 15, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
Last week, someone asked me what I do for a living. I braced myself and said, “I write for a consulting firm.” I sensed their stilted reaction and backpedaled. “I’m just glad I get paid to write.” They cleared their throat. “I knew someone with a 9 to 5 once.” He knew...![Unmanagable Life](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/order.jpg)
Unmanagable Life
by Paul P. | May 15, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
U is not part of my storyNumerous lessons I have been dealtMy words are all my ownA whole lifetime of pain I have felt.Nevertheless seeds I have sewn.A keen insight happens each dayGoing to meetings and letting goEverything becomes easier my wayAll I need to do is...Submission Policy
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