What happened to Eileen when her parents divorced?
Eileen’s parents divorced when she was four and she lived with her mother until she was six when her mother decided that her father was the “appropriate” parent after all. It was devastating for the 6-year-old, particularly since her father remarried and had already had a first child in his new marriage.
Are women hardwired to love their children?
Despite what we’re told, women aren’t hardwired to love their offspring. Evolution has equipped the child with a need for maternal attention. About half of us “hit the lottery” and end up with a great or “good enough” mother. The rest have unattuned mothers.
What happens when a woman does not Love you Anymore?
No matter how much her life needs a man in it, such as a father for her kids, for her financial stability even though she is struggling financially, if she does not love you any more, nothing will make her. She will starve, and do the best she can with her kids, but won’t be with someone she either never really loved, or fell out of love with.
How should parents deal with children who don’t have the same characteristics?
Parents should strive to take their own egos out of the equation and instead focus on what the child needs. Just because a child does not have the same characteristics as their parents does not mean they are a failure that needs correcting. A good strategy is to encourage children to develop their own personality and voice.
What happens to a daughter raised by a dismissive mother?
Daughters raised by dismissive mothers doubt the validity of their own emotional needs. They feel unworthy of attention and experience deep, gut-wrenching self-doubt, all the while feeling intense longing for love and validation. Here’s how one daughter described it: