tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post324077438925341980..comments2023-12-03T06:40:50.836-08:00Comments on Capricious Bubbles: Disowning My (Korean) Mother's UnhappinessShinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-69343436801962169562022-10-07T16:20:25.577-07:002022-10-07T16:20:25.577-07:00I’m sorry to hear about your complicated family si...I’m sorry to hear about your complicated family situation. Please don’t feel guilty or stress over your mom’s unhappiness. You did an amazing job taking care of of them and supporting them for all these years. Focus on yourself. If they are still in town, try the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church. It’s in North San Jose. I hope that your family will step up and help you more. Keep us posted when you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-89151873329508367242022-04-10T11:39:36.980-07:002022-04-10T11:39:36.980-07:00I keep typing and deleting... typing and deleting....I keep typing and deleting... typing and deleting... I have so many thoughts... <br /><br />Perhaps your mom's identity is wed to being a victim. That way, she doesn't have to be responsible for her own life... her own happiness? I can see the allure of that.<br /><br />My mom recently turned 70 and when I talked to her around her birthday, she seemed to have many regrets. Rather than maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707782759515075876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-31947545585664519232022-04-05T20:01:14.473-07:002022-04-05T20:01:14.473-07:00Shinyung, this was an incredible read. The words y...Shinyung, this was an incredible read. The words you describe in your story cut deep and sharply into the wounds of my heart while I thought of the parallel relationship I have with my own mother. Never happy, never satisfied, always criticizing, always discontent. I cannot bear the same misery that she does every day. I am my own person. I am free to create the path that I believe God has made Liên’s student discipleshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480995102693392346noreply@blogger.com