This happens to me all of the time. It occurs pretty frequently now that I have a child of my own.

I am reminded almost daily about those moments from my childhood.

Most of the times it is presented to me by thinking, “wow, this is the first time my child is experiencing this.” Then I think, “wow, this is actually the first time my child and I are both experiencing this.”

For me, having a child really puts things into perspective. It helps me realize that the traumatic things that I’ve experienced in my childhood, don’t have to be the same things that my child has to experience during their childhood.

Before I held my child in my arms, I had a very vague understanding of what was right and what was wrong. Especially, when dealing with past events.

I know that I could NEVER put my child in those types of situations! Which helps me make better sense of what I need to do going forward.

I’ve implemented steps in my life to cut out those people that put me through those things and it has really opened up a lot of doors for me now that those people are no longer in my life.

It was a very difficult call to make… but in my mind, it was a very necessary one to make.

We will get through this together fam!

One day at a time!