To be honest, even though I admire Marchiano and appreciate her work deeply, I did not intend to read her book. My children’s rejection of me as a mother and the re-writing of their childhood framing me as their oppressor has been deeply painful and has resulted in my reframing myself as no longer a mother. By the end of this interview I was in tears as I realized that my experience of motherhood and the deep changes those long years have worn into the fabric of my life are my own. They are not dependent on the evaluation of any other person. Thank you both for this interview, and thank you, Lisa, for interpreting so deeply the experience of motherhood.
To be honest, even though I admire Marchiano and appreciate her work deeply, I did not intend to read her book. My children’s rejection of me as a mother and the re-writing of their childhood framing me as their oppressor has been deeply painful and has resulted in my reframing myself as no longer a mother. By the end of this interview I was in tears as I realized that my experience of motherhood and the deep changes those long years have worn into the fabric of my life are my own. They are not dependent on the evaluation of any other person. Thank you both for this interview, and thank you, Lisa, for interpreting so deeply the experience of motherhood.
I resonate with Lisa's words that the more you individuate, the more ordinary you may feel.