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Mother’s Day #MothersDay 
is this weekend and not all of us have good relationships with our parents so this time of year can be very hard for ppl with all the performative expectations & pressure.
Here’s some pieces I wrote that I hope will help [thread]:
is this weekend and not all of us have good relationships with our parents so this time of year can be very hard for ppl with all the performative expectations & pressure. Here’s some pieces I wrote that I hope will help [thread]:
1) Let’s just acknowledge that parenting isn’t something you can wing. It’s not something that “will just come to you”. It’s a full time job that people need community support, education about child development, etc for. A lot of our parents didn’t have that and it affected us https://twitter.com/queeringpsych/status/1205923027285729280
Talking about estrangement here. Cutting off toxic people in your life and dealing with fallout: https://twitter.com/QueeringPsych/status/1134842026619543553
Setting boundaries at home is easier said than done, but it’s ESSENTIAL: https://twitter.com/queeringpsych/status/1066755342577606658
Boundaries aren’t just for toxic or abusive ppl. Here’s how to use boundaries to make relationships stronger: https://twitter.com/queeringpsych/status/1076888988806463488
Some ppl might be thinking about talking to their parents about their depression, anxiety, trauma, etc: https://twitter.com/queeringpsych/status/1071862157770481668
Adding this thread on forgiveness, closure, and healing: https://twitter.com/queeringpsych/status/1163148742184357888?s=21 https://twitter.com/queeringpsych/status/1163148742184357888
