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Kathy Hawks's avatar

Such a great piece! You make me realize our current national/global craziness forces me to not only learn more about how our government works as it is dismantled (like only learning how my car works when a repair is needed), but I'm also having to develop a working anatomy of anxiety, as it discombobulates parts of me and my life I generally think I handle pretty well. I appreciate having a couple new categories for it, and I especially appreciate you tying that to your own experience. Thank you!

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Christina Sunstone's avatar

Try to remember, in 20 years -- when someone else you love can't save themselves -- that you learned certain patterns in loving your mom. And if you're like me, you may find yourself trying to relive those patterns, only this time you're going to SUCCEED. Because you're older, wiser, better equipped than that little girl who loved her somewhat broken mom. And then try to remember: you're not that little girl, this person 20 years from now is not your mom, and no amount of love will fix it all. Easier said than done.

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