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I guess you repeat some version of what you grew up with. My mother was cold, introverted and detached. I have no memories of her ever hugging or kissing any of us. My brother Joe said she would tie him up in the basement and hit him with a hose. She told him her life would be much better if he had not been born. She would work all day in the Gold Star Pants factory and come home after my father had left for the night shift at Capitol Records. It is a mystery to me how they found time to conceive four children. I neither have good or bad memories of my mother from when I was a child. I have read that a mother’s role is that of a mirror, reflecting who the daughter is: her strengths, talents, fears, and her hopes for the future. As a result of not having a maternal mirror, I grew up feeling unseen and misunderstood. I suffered from low self-esteem and a high degree of self-doubt. Plato uses the allegory of the cave as a way to discuss the deceptive appearances of things we see in the real world. Through it, he encourages people to instead focus on the abstract realm of ideas and dreams. I just kept going toward the light. Some people never come out of the style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(15,17,17);font-size:14px;">The true graphic journey of a resilient woman. The author writes as if she is talking directly to you and recalling the ups and downs of her life. This is a memoir about a woman that came into the world feeling unloved and unwanted at a very early age. Raised by an alcoholic father and a cold, detached mother, she must make her way in the world based solely on her instincts. A victim of childhood abuse, sexual and physical assault, she learns to accept the unacceptable in order to survive. A major pattern of self-destructive choices begins to emerge. A major portion of her life was spent uncovering, forgiving, and resolving that pattern. She still had decades to live before she would recognize what that pattern style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(15,17,17);font-size:14px;">is a compelling story of surviving of child abuse, domestic violence and sexism. An honest, poignant book written by a very brave woman not afraid to tell her story in the hope of helping other women going through similar struggles. It's amazing given the obstacles she faced how she came out the other side. A must read for anyone feeling hopeless in an abusive situation that is searching for hope and