Comments on: A Mother’s Love is Not Required for Life, by Felicia Sullivan

By: SunshineReaper

SunshineReaper — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:42:15 +0000

*hugs to Felicia* There’s so much I want to say here… Here’s hoping one day I’ll have half the courage you do to wade through those memories and turn them into something that makes it all worth while. Kudos and Kisses,
~S

By: Jay Tye in ATL

Jay Tye in ATL — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:05:55 +0000

Congrats on being able to tell your story Felicia.

By: AK-00

AK-00 — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:34:26 +0000

Apparently, the author in question still catches a lot of grief for not trying to reconcile with her mother. I think it’s quite a feat of self-control that she never tried to kill her.
People can be very odd…

By: Felicia

Felicia — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:32:43 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for your wonderful, supportive comments!
Cheers, f.

By: Cathy D.

Cathy D. — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:42:32 +0000

Some parents are too dangerous, too disturbed, and too damaged to allow into our lives if we decide that we want to stay sane and alive. This is not a popular message. I so admire this author for being brave enough to write. Maybe one day, I will do the same.

By: Edward

Edward — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:15:59 +0000

Is that really an excerpt? It has more plot in seven paragraphs than many novels.

I love good writing about bad things. Looks like this is right up my alley.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:10:22 +0000

I’m always amazed when I hear stories about people who get an awful lot in life, but turn it into a success. The fact that you could pull yourself from such a horrible environment and end up in an Ivy league college is a testament to your determination and intelligence.

No one, but yourself has the right to tell you to forgive or not forgive your mother, and I certainly wont judge you either way. I will say that I have heard many stories of people who bottle up their anger and it consumes them. I just hope that you can find peace with your decision.

One more thing, I can’t possibly understand what you went through, but I hope you can overcome the trauma that was inflicted on you by a parent who says your worthless. Don’t let people define you or hold you down!

Good luck with your book.

Justin

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:58:35 +0000

Well, Vonskippy, the new and improved Boing Boing does have a similar layout to Neatorama now

Good luck with the book launch, Felicia!

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:18:48 +0000

Wow. Just reading that excerpt made chills run up and down my spine. I’ve been through some Hell with my parents but not to that extent. I hope the book does well Felicia.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:13:11 +0000

Alex,
Thank you for your warm words and support. I’m completely terrified and excited and thrilled and freaked out about this book coming out and what it means, and it’s great people like you, friends, who make this journey much, much easier.
Warmly, f.

By: Vonskippy

Vonskippy — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:47:30 +0000

For a minute there, I thought I typed in boingboing.net for the URL.