If all those notes are actually from poor little S then that poor child is displaying anxious attachment behaviour.
Absolutely not. That’s a given. Mine have not the slightest notion of thanking me - and I’d be devastated if they did. I chose to have them and that choice included me looking after them for the rest of my days, albeit in different ways as they grow older.I was going to comment on that. None of my children have ever thanked me for 'looking after them'!
Well said. And ironic and really sad thing that she doesn't realise because she's only had toxic relationships in one way or another, is that in a decent well-balanced relationship you can have your freedom anyway!Bizarre contrast between the post on LF's freedom, and the sad notes from the child. Just hope that M and partner are able to provide mature love and stability for S, because I don't think Liz is capable of doing anything - even mothering - other than on her own terms. La Fraser didn't demonstrate with the other 3 that loving her kids was more important than hurling herself at other people's husbands, so it's pretty unlikely she knows how to be a decent mother to the youngest. Those notes from the child are pretty concerning, tbh. Didn't somebody use the word 'parentification'?
And Liz could have had freedom from men years ago. She could have left her long-suffering husband, taken her three children with her and spent their teenage years nurturing them, rather than chasing an unemployed alcoholic round Europe, and bringing another child into her chaotic and addicted life. Very telling that Liz hasn't managed to be the main caregiver to any of her children, beyond the early childhood years.
And re the relationship with Mike. Whose choice was it, Liz? Who made it their life's work to extract a drunken Mike from his marriage to a lovely young woman? Nobody's but your own. Own it, woman! Stop trying to blame everybody else for your childish judgement.
Liz woke up to the letter suggesting Scout woke feeling the need to appease her mother in someway, for something. My heart breaks for the poor child.I read that thank you note from S as if it was such an unusual situation she felt compelled to write it. As in she doesn’t spend much time with the Mother of the Year* nominee anymore
*Previous award winners include Joan Crawford & Livia Soprano
I thought she was talking about Mike's 'addiction' when she said this. But who knows?Liz woke up to the letter suggesting Scout woke feeling the need to appease her mother in someway, for something. My heart breaks for the poor child.
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I assume Liz is implying her own addiction. I thought Liz proposed to Harry. Was Harry addicted to a substance?
“if you know addiction you’d know what I mean” - what, sighing over coffee cups? She’s just taking a free pop at Mike in her reply there. I’ve been in AA for years and never has ‘sighs over coffee cups’ been raised in anyone’s share, in the 12 Steps or indeed as a Red Flag!! I don’t think sighing is a sign of anything really.I thought she was talking about Mike's 'addiction' when she said this. But who knows?
Of course she was. Her addiction is not letting this go. She can’t cope with his recovery.I thought she was talking about Mike's 'addiction' when she said this. But who knows?
Which is also ironic as all the time spent positioning letters and possibly writing them and photographing them for social media is all time taken away from the child.Her focus seems to be on proving her parenting status at the moment.
So disturbingScout knows her mother's number well. Unfortunately, it appears she’s growing up thinking it’s normal to separate siblings and raise them in different countries. It’s akin to a disturbing psychological experiment.
I feel for that little girl, growing up in the shadow of a mother with a narcissistic personality disorder. It won't go well.Blimey. She has no clue how people will wince at that post - she’s so wrapped up in her social media obsession that she doesn’t realise what a massive slip she made there. She’s not remotely self-aware - which is funny because all she does it talk about herself. HerSELF, rather.