Everyone knows how awful YOU are…

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 The Precious MamaLeave a comment

It’s been no secret that I’m currently enjoying Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Dr Karyl McBride.

The book has three major sections.

Thanks to the holidays, I’ve only been able to make it through the first section, which helps you identify what the problems were in your family growing up.

But despite not being through the entire book yet, there was a concept that stuck out at me and I felt I needed to share it with you.

In the book, Dr. McBride talks about triangulation. Reading about it gave me an “Aha!” moment.

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Narcissism and Abuse · Religion and Spirituality

I Grew Up In a Cult

December 13, 2019December 18, 2019 The Precious Mama3 Comments

Ooh. I know this is going to rub my actual friends, who follow me on social media, in all the wrong ways. Before you get offended, read all the way through. Just saying…

I grew up in a cult.

There’s just no other way to put it.

It took me, well, until about now, to be able to even say that, because my religion was a huge part of my identity.

Those of us who were in it since birth, usually say, “I was born in ‘the church.'”

The organization was called The Worldwide Church of God (AKA WCG – you’ll see how funny these acronyms get as we go along; also, watch this video I’ve embedded, if you don’t want to read a dissertation on a cult that doesn’t exist anymore). Continue reading “I Grew Up In a Cult” →