I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her every need for three years might have looked codependent but it wasn't because it was what I wanted to do.
We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated.
Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.
I used to be afraid of pain, didn't take a lot of risks, especially in love. I'm not as afraid anymore. I'm more spontaneous, more likely to say what I think.
Feel what you feel, know what you know, and set your relatives free to do the same.
Relationships are where we take our recovery on the road.
