“You may find that you cannot get validation from your mother, but that you can give it to yourself.”— Abigail Trent, Eileen Huxley, Lizzie Duarth, Tina Ejiofor, Annelise Burlett, Paisley: 6 Daughters of Toxic Parents Offer Crucial Insight for Your Self-Healing, amazon.com
“Being abused can seriously affect your ability to distinguish between “not obviously pleased” and “obviously displeased” because abusers go from Neutral to Hostile for absolutely no discernible reason, and eventually you start worrying that everyone is going to be like that and you start feeling thi…”— Anonymous, iwonderwhatsfordinner.tumblr.com