tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548390539694208377.post1548193021221538935..comments2023-04-07T03:37:43.364-04:00Comments on The Shade Tree Choir: Depression SurvivalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16890724607567120348noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548390539694208377.post-7698442885760680822016-04-03T20:29:58.325-04:002016-04-03T20:29:58.325-04:00In the 1950s and 60s there were no agencies to rep...In the 1950s and 60s there were no agencies to report abuse. It was a way of life that "what happens in the home stays in the home." There was nobody to tell. Teachers were not required to report anything. That is why I used the word - "Survival." How did I forgive my dad? Forgiveness came because of what I learned in a support group I founded. It was called Adult Children of Alcoholics. It was there that i let go of the hatred, self-pity, sense of loss and other negative aspects of my life at the time. I learned alcoholism is a disease and should be looked at as such. In the same time frame, he had stopped drinking and he was also changing. He became a totally different person. I realized I could snag a chair with my foot and drag that chair with me for the rest of my life. OR - I could let go of that chair and be free. I let go of the chair that for me represented my anger. I believe what we give to others, we give to ourselves. We can hate others for our past or we can let it go. I chose to let it go. Thanks for your questions and interest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890724607567120348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548390539694208377.post-13959647619621498052016-04-03T20:04:10.999-04:002016-04-03T20:04:10.999-04:00So very hard to comprehend how mean your dad was t...So very hard to comprehend how mean your dad was to you. Did you go to elementary school ? Did you tell the teachers or anybody ? Surely someone would notice bruises or your injuries ? How did you forgive your Dad ?Skylinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324661195220262797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548390539694208377.post-59829576769886857382016-04-03T18:46:44.214-04:002016-04-03T18:46:44.214-04:00Thank you for reading my blog. There will be a new...Thank you for reading my blog. There will be a new one each week. I hope my information was helpful to you and I wish inner peace for you.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890724607567120348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2548390539694208377.post-63527484365065572022016-04-03T11:18:16.740-04:002016-04-03T11:18:16.740-04:00I needed to hear this at this time. Thank you.I needed to hear this at this time. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643178493586756425noreply@blogger.com