Cutting the 6000-Mile Long Apron String

Have I Forgiven My Mother for Her Narcissism and Emotional Abuse?

c. 1972, Linda Moran. Sunset over the West Maui Mountains, from Haleakala

Probably not…but I don’t dwell on it as much anymore.

The first article I wrote about my mother delved into the realization that I had been emotionally abused ever since I could remember. It started when I was terrified of being unloved because I had lost a tooth. It took turning 50, a supportive husband…