On dealing with emotionally immature parents
If you grew up (in a dysfunctional family) with toxic (or emotionally immature) parents...
You may have been abandoned.
Parents may have come and gone on their own terms.
Your feelings may never have been acknowledged.
A parent may have gaslit you to say things like:
“You had a happy childhood!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Why aren’t you happy?”
You may grow up having never questioned these types of behaviors.
You may become a parent yourself.
You may identify as an adult child of emotionally immature parents.
You may be in years of therapy.
You might not have been in any therapy.
You may feel profoundly destabilized when your routine is disturbed.
You may feel you need to people please and engage in extra fawning to attempt to get the validation you seek.
You deserve better.
And you’re not alone.
Your family situation being seen / felt as dysfunctional is not your fault.
You get to take space and process these subjective and objective experiences at your own pace.
Whether thats immediate or 30 years later.
I’ve slowly been sharing my experiences with emotionally immature parents via writings and vlog posts and have been approached by acquaintances and new clients alike in coaching them through navigating those particularly choppy and culturally taboo situations.
If you’re in need of witnessing and/or coaching around these topics, please consider reaching out and making contact.