I’m coming to that realization. I went through some one my childhood notebooks and I recognized a theme I described frequently since I was a young girl in primary school…I’ve always written about wanting to feel wanted, like I belonged, I’ve wanted to feel special to someone and loved. Despite having a “normal” middle class upbringing, I guess I’ve struggled with my sense of belonging. Maybe something inside isn’t healed and that’s why I haven’t felt wanted since childhood.
If I experience this, I know others have too. Have you read anything that’s help you come to peace with feeling unwanted? Or that healed that hole in your sole?
by hotpeppermintea
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Maybe The Rampart Trilogy by M. R. Carey fits the bill. It did for me, with a similar background.
The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw was that book for me, it helped me accept and understand a whole lot more about myself than i had previously.
The Secret Life of Bees has a young girl dealing with those very feelings, while finding a new family and deeper understanding of love.