Ive noticed with many of my counseling clients who are mothers that the fear of harming or having harmed ones baby is rampant. Fathers exhibit this as well. Self-flagellation (guilt) is the result. We want so much for our children to have a fresh and pure start toward a healthy, happy life. My sense reading the article was that the emphasis on her being horribly guilty was in part to attract attention to the idea of taking responsibility and an effort to make sure that her readers did not allow their children to be hurt. On the other hand, I know from years of family constellation work that blaming oneself for what one did in ignorance produces ongoing disturbance (aka karma) that can also be passed down through your progeny if not resolved. Clearly she was doing the best she could with what she knew at the time. There is a healing possibility that includes standing in the dignity of taking the consequences of ones actions and making something good out of that. Maybe she is doing that at least to some extent, by letting others know about the dangers she speaks of. That said, the warnings are excellent. The information I already knew of is well-presented and accurate, according to what Ive studied for the last 40 years. And I was grateful for new information as well. We do well to research and utilize healthy alternatives (and there are many available as Ive learned and taught in my Healers Training) for all or most of the toxic substances and procedures this child and all of us are exposed to.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 02:26:35 +0000
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