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Fight for Yourself….For Your Kids

October 9, 2019 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Discovery & Recovery, Helping Our Kids, Toxic Relationships / No Comments

Fight For Yourself…For Your Kids When I married my husband, I was clueless about all of this. I had never even heard the word narcissism. I had no clue what emotional abuse was. Words like gaslighting, projection, and circular conversations were not a part of my vocabulary. I was madly in love and truly thought […]

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Emotional Safety for Our Kids

April 20, 2019 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Emotional Abuse, Helping Our Kids / No Comments
The Child's Stunted Emotional Development

EMOTIONAL SAFETY FOR OUR KIDS Damaging Our Kids How much damage are we doing to our own kids? You may think that it is only your toxic partner that is hurting them, but you will be surprised to find that you are perhaps adding to that damage too. “I was SO wrapped up in trying […]

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Don’t Over-Compensate for the Narcissistic Parent

March 5, 2019 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Helping Our Kids / No Comments

Don’t Over-Compensate for the Narcissistic Parent When our co-parent is abusing our children in any way, it is extremely easy to over-compensate by trying to erase all the bad feelings in our child. Our intentions are good. We know that those bad feelings are coming from the way they are being treated. So if we […]

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Sometimes We Stay for Our Kids…..At Least For A While

March 5, 2019 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Discovery & Recovery, Helping Our Kids, Toxic Relationships / No Comments

Sometimes We Stay for Our Kids…..At Least For A While I am right now at the point of making the single hardest decision I have ever made. Do I stay or do I leave? Do I file for divorce or do I keep putting it off? This is NOT an easy decision. It is one […]

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Learning Life Lessons as a Mother

March 5, 2019 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Helping Our Kids / No Comments

Learning Life Lessons as a Mother Nothing in life has taught me more about myself than being a mom. It is the most challenging thing I have ever done. I have loved it and hated it, and both often at the same time. I used to say, “Moms get the worst fussing, but we get […]

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A Plea to Parents

January 24, 2019 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Emotional Abuse, Helping Our Kids / No Comments

A Plea to Parents Parents, please listen!! If only I had known years ago what I know now! If only I understood then what I understand now. If only I could have seen then what I see now. I could have helped my kids SO much more. These thoughts pour through my head often. As […]

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The Exhaustion of Counter Parenting

September 19, 2018 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Helping Our Kids / 2 Comments
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The Exhaustion of Counter Parenting Let me start by saying that dealing with a narcissist is completely tiresome, in and of itself. I know all too well. It’s been 20 years for me. But trying to co-parent with them sends you to a whole new level of exhaustion. It is 24/7, 365 days a year. […]

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Breaking the Narcissism Cycle

July 5, 2018 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Helping Our Kids / No Comments

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Leave or Stay for the Kids

April 25, 2018 / Renee Swanson / Counter Parenting, Toxic Relationships / No Comments
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Leave or Stay for the Kids Should I leave for my kids or should I stay for my kids? This has to be one of the toughest questions I have ever faced in life. What is right for the kids? Which way is the least damaging to their young hearts? How do I protect them […]

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