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A RAD Mom Zine

It's been almost 6 years since my daughter with Reactive Attachment Disorder had to be placed outside of our home. 6 years...that's as long as she lived with us.

At first my emotions were relief and grief. Then it was just relief that the abuse toward my son, our dogs, and me had finally stopped. 6 years is a long time to live in a hidden domestic violence home. For the past few years I had just stopped feeling much of anything about it.

But, haha, that wasn't the truth. Basically I just shut it all down, shut it all out. I didn't WANT to feel anything else about it. And I had my son to consider. My sweet boy who needed all of me. But now, at 14 years old he's stepping into young adulthood. Feeling strong. Safe.  Doing AMAZING in school.

I can step back a little.

So I did.

Right into an emotional pile of 💩.

Ah yes, the onion will always need to be further peeled! Sigh. Well, I'm taking a little more of it on. Let's see what comes of it.

To that end I created this zine. If you're a RAD mom, maybe you can relate. Feel free to share.