I'm Becoming My Mother and Grandmother—And I'm Terrified: How to Break the Cycle"
The Inheritance I Never Wanted: Facing the Family Shadow There is a moment of reckoning that changes everything. For me, it was this: "I looked at the path my mother and grandmother walked—a path paved with manipulation, cunning, quiet envy, and sharp criticism... And then, the terrifying part: I saw my own feet standing at the very head of that same path." I couldn't unsee it... I had a revelation that shook the foundation of who I thought I was. It wasn't a gentle whisper; it was a cold, clear slap of truth. I looked at the path my mother and grandmother walked—a path paved with manipulation, cunning, quiet envy, and sharp criticism. A path where children were subtly leveraged as assets, where laziness masqueraded as helplessness, and where a victim's cloak was worn as a garment of power. Their physical health and appearance, I saw, were just mirrors of their inner world—a world I judged as small, secretive, and bitter. And then, the terrifying part: I saw my o...
