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Hey, Cedar, or anyone interested in FOO (Family of Origin) issues. Cedar, WHY NOW???
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<blockquote data-quote="Lioness" data-source="post: 660802" data-attributes="member: 18827"><p>Wow! Until I came across this forum I believed my family was uniquely dysfunctional. I didn't know there were other's out there suffering too. My mum was sectioned around 5 years ago as she was having psychotic episodes. When I heard I was sad but glad that at last she was getting help. She tried to commit suicide several times when we were kids. She woul beat us most days and also call me in particular nasty names. Then she would stop talking to you for 3-4 weeks and my sister wouldn't be allowed to talk to you either. I ran away from home at 17 after a severe beating. My grandmother whom I adored was far away in Greece we had no family in the UK. We were very isolated. She was very clever and was respectable in public. When I got married at 18 she wore black! At one point she wanted me to choose between my husband & kids to go back to live with her! She cut me off after I confronted her about how her behaviour. I was told as a child that I was pretty but stupid and wouldn't amount to anything! I was also called a prostitute regularly. Names never bother me now the only thing I get upset about is being called a bad mother which I am not. My sister was the chosen one although she was told she was ugly but clever. I would walk in the room and they would stop talking. But I do remember that sometimes my mum would go to attack me and my sister would stand in the way! This is why I'm so conflicted about my sister. She never talks about our family history. Maybe this is how she copes. I never heard of FOO until very recently and I m going to read as much as I can</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lioness, post: 660802, member: 18827"] Wow! Until I came across this forum I believed my family was uniquely dysfunctional. I didn't know there were other's out there suffering too. My mum was sectioned around 5 years ago as she was having psychotic episodes. When I heard I was sad but glad that at last she was getting help. She tried to commit suicide several times when we were kids. She woul beat us most days and also call me in particular nasty names. Then she would stop talking to you for 3-4 weeks and my sister wouldn't be allowed to talk to you either. I ran away from home at 17 after a severe beating. My grandmother whom I adored was far away in Greece we had no family in the UK. We were very isolated. She was very clever and was respectable in public. When I got married at 18 she wore black! At one point she wanted me to choose between my husband & kids to go back to live with her! She cut me off after I confronted her about how her behaviour. I was told as a child that I was pretty but stupid and wouldn't amount to anything! I was also called a prostitute regularly. Names never bother me now the only thing I get upset about is being called a bad mother which I am not. My sister was the chosen one although she was told she was ugly but clever. I would walk in the room and they would stop talking. But I do remember that sometimes my mum would go to attack me and my sister would stand in the way! This is why I'm so conflicted about my sister. She never talks about our family history. Maybe this is how she copes. I never heard of FOO until very recently and I m going to read as much as I can [/QUOTE]
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