Vent: I spent 5 years writing my birth mother letters that never got sent

I kept a shoebox full of letters to my birth mom since I was 18. Every birthday, every holiday, every rough day I'd write one. Last month my therapist asked if I actually wanted her to read them. I said no and she just looked at me. Then it hit me - I was using those letters to avoid actually processing anything. They were like a diary dressed up as connection. Has anyone else caught themselves doing something that felt like reaching out but really was just hiding?

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wilson.jesse15d ago

The shoebox thing is kinda wild when you think about it. You basically built a time capsule for someone who wasn't there lol.

hugog4315d ago

Whoa, you put that stuff in there without telling her first?