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Bryan McGlothin

Bryan was taught at a very young age that his mother was demonized and that she had been physically abusive to him as a baby. As the years went on and Bryan grew older, several times he asked his father for information to contact his mother; his father always shrugged his shoulders. Then at age eighteen, Bryan inquires once again of his mother, only to be told, by his father, that she had overdosed on drugs and died in a mental institution.

After thirty-years, Bryan, faithful to his natural urges, finally located his mother. Though it was not the reunion he had hoped for.

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​Wayne Thomas

Parent A held considerable malice towards, and refused to even acknowledge Parent B, not allowing me the freedom to have my own thoughts and feelings towards this person. While I do not know what transpired between my parents, I do know that the outcome of their contentious relationship gravely affected me as a child and manifested its influence into my adulthood.

My parent’s sibling witnessed varying degrees of the imbalance that I experienced as a child.  It was never more clear than when Parent A “passed me off ” to their sibling and I lived under this person’s guardianship, while my own siblings were showered with love and affection.  I felt thrown to the side, as I never heard Parent A express any positive emotion towards me until I became a parent myself.

​My experiences have inspired me to strive to be a better parent, as well as to recognize the importance of my child’s developing and maintaining their own identity.

​I’m so glad that I found this site! It has brought healing to my heart, knowing that someone is advocating for those who are barred from establishing their own identities within a family whose dynamics are ruptured..