Meg Josephson

“Grief isn't just about losing someone when they pass; it's also about what you didn't have. It's wanting to be nurtured but not having a parent who can nurture you. It's watching other families be with one another on holidays in a way you've only dreamed of. It's wanting to call your parent just to talk but knowing that they won't listen. It's a feeling of 'I want to go home' when you're in your own family's house. It's knowing that you would be a family-oriented person if only you had a family to be that person with. It's letting go of that last silver of hope that someone could change and be the person you need them to be. It's letting go of the hope for a childhood, a family, a parent relationship, a sibling relationship that you didn't have but deeply wanted.”
― Meg Josephson, Are You Mad at Me?: Over fawning, trauma, en hoe je stopt met pleasen