When I've said I had anger towards my mother [about her separation/divorce from my dad], it wasn't something that was coming out all the time.... Most of the time, I lived further away from my mom and it was easier to get along with her from a distance.... There were also times that she was friendly and helpful to me, and I appreciated it. And I also helped her sometimes. We had a bit of a personality conflict, I'd say, and that made things more difficult.... The anger that I was referring to was something that was unresolved in the background....
When I was helping my mom after she got sick with cancer, I spent more time with her...and I happened to find a book called, "Mindfulness for Teen Anger." [The "mindfulness" referred to "mindfulness meditation"--have I said that before?] I read this book thoroughly and it really helped me. I was pretty much able to handle my feelings and then to resolve the anger completely.... My mom and I had a peaceful time for several years or more before she died. And I really felt better about it! It would've been a shame to continue having problems but it didn't work out that way.
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