Adult kid of a borderline Mom...new to the group

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Hi, everyone...I am new to this group, but no stranger to any of this,

as I was once with a similar group back in 1997. My Dad had just died

and it was then that my Mom was diagnosed with BPD. I always for all

my 52 years knew something was wrong, but either no one would believe

me when I'd tell some of the " stories " , or no one had a label to

attach to the problem. The sense of relief I felt upon learning there

really WAS a problem was not only enormous, but gratifying to have

found a similar forum to this one. I rather suspect this is an

offshoot of that original group I was in, as I see you are using the

term NADA to describe your moms. I am, at this time, age 62, still

licking the wounds of my childhood. Mom died 4 1/2 yrs ago, and the

sadness, yet relief, still is very pervasive. I often feel guilty

when I view her death at age 91 as a relief, but truly, it was

probably more a relief for her than me, as I felt her lifetime

struggles were now over. I'm anxious to get back into the swing of

the group.