Shame

Shame

“SHAME”…    Have you ever wished you could slip through a crack in the floor when your friends, neighbors, or co-workers start talking about their kids? Why does it always seem as though everyone else has perfect kids? I can remember listening to my...
Guilt

Guilt

“GUILT”…    Guilt is a feeling of responsibility or regret for a wrong or offense. It can crush us from inside, sapping the joy out of life and leaving us lonely, bitter, and discouraged. As Hurting Moms, we often experience guilt because of our...
Hurt

Hurt

“HURT”…    The hurt we experience when our children are making destructive choices, or have walked way from our family, is an actual physical pain. Even though initially we think of this kind of pain as emotional pain, there is a definite agonizing...
Discouraged

Discouraged

“DISCOURAGED”…    We are discouraged because every time it seems like things are going to turn around with our child . . . the other shoe drops. We find ourselves heading into another drastic drop on the roller coaster of emotions. Each time they...
Anger

Anger

“ANGER”…    As a natural response to pain, anger often becomes one of the most predominant emotions we deal with. Anger can affect not only our own sense of peace and well-being, but it can affect others around us because we tend to lash out, usually...
Disappointment

Disappointment

“DISAPPOINTMENT”…    Mixed in with all the other emotions we experience when we are hurting over our children is a profound sense of disappointment. This isn’t how we imagined it would be when our children came into our lives. This isn’t what we...