I think that the best way to explain that is that my mother gave me all the color and character and flare and liveliness, and my father gave me all the sanity and nature and all the things that helped me be a more rounded human being.
As my mother said, I never sprang out of bed with a glad shout! My voice needed oiling and then it took off.
If you're lucky enough to be able to have therapy -- because I know it's very privileged -- it gets rid of so much garbage and enables you to focus on what's important. When I first went into analysis, my mother was absolutely horrified. She thought I'd be a loony!
My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.
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