An update: I am taking a mini break, collecting my thoughts and trying to figure out what to write next. The past couple of weeks have drained me and I have chosen to step away (well not completely) from the family dynamic. My mom is home and my dad is playing a new role, which is interesting. I am (temporarily) no longer the parentified child. Still, the roller-coaster of emotion has left me feeling beyond exhausted—and so numb that nothing really hurts.
Thank you for the support and kind words!
KAT
You speak for many. You write what we think and feel but dare not to say.
Thank you Teri. I appreciate it so much. Sometimes I am scared that I say too much.