Is it Mother's Day if your kid hates you?

After all, with most problems and illnesses, we're on the same side with our sons and daughters, the patients. They don't want to be unwell, and we want to help, and as hard as it might be to fight, the fight is together against the same thing. But with eating disorders we are often not only asking very unwelcome things of our loved one, we're having to face down anger that we're trying.

And on Mother's Day these concerns are especially poignant. It's a day when the cards may be cheesy and the potholders less than glamorous, but the gesture is about love. Many moms won't be getting a card or even a smile this year because they are in the middle of care-giving a loved one who is not feeling loved or loving.
For all the moms out there who aren't getting a card this year, keep going. Next year's card will be the sweeter for being both genuine and from a space of recovery.

For moms who are feeling afraid, sad, disappointed, resentful, isolated, exhausted.... you are not alone. It gets better. You're doing the hardest job in the world, but one that ONLY MOMS CAN DO.
"When going through hell; KEEP GOING!"
And moms? A sense of humor is the best revenge!
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