tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post5692218134662421989..comments2024-03-13T10:58:10.011-07:00Comments on Streams of Unconsciousness: My Mom, The Tragic Story of a Horrible Wonderful WomanRichard Hourulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354136203258901360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-20461991340424514092015-03-06T22:00:22.700-08:002015-03-06T22:00:22.700-08:00Kiitos, kiitos, Richard. That is so beautifully wr...Kiitos, kiitos, Richard. That is so beautifully written & seems very healing. Writing is amazing . . . we can write so much of the pain away . . .sirpanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-59484129333830819842015-02-22T10:03:47.622-08:002015-02-22T10:03:47.622-08:00This memoir is so beautiful - painfully so, but we...This memoir is so beautiful - painfully so, but well worth reading.<br /><br />I believe every word (of course!) My heart aches for you and for her. I was particularly struck by what you said about condemning someone for a mental illness is like condemning them for having cancer. My mother taught me the same thing and I believe it absolutely - so I was thunderstruck that my mother later turned away from a family member with significant psychological issues. Later, I came to understand why, in this case, she changed her mind, but overall I find it a good standard.<br /><br />I am glad that you found some balance in your life. Based on what you wrote about her early life - and the basic need we all have for parents, true parents - I, too, am sorry you never had the chance to know your mother in that context.<br /><br />Good for you for dealing with it as well as you have! It's a real victory.Tudor Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544142728842449527noreply@blogger.com