Why do you sometimes react exactly like the parent you swore you'd never become? The answer may lie in the way trauma travels ...

She is now in her 80s, and I feel torn. Part of me wonders if I should accept that I may never have the kind of relationship ...

Dear Worn Out: You cannot change your mother, but you can change how much access she has to you. Abuse does not become acceptable because the abuser is elderly. You have every right to protect ...