{"id":22030,"date":"2020-08-20T08:06:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T08:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herway.net\/?p=22030"},"modified":"2021-08-11T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:26:51","slug":"una-lettera-aperta-a-mia-madre-che-ha-preferito-la-droga-a-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herway.net\/it\/una-lettera-aperta-a-mia-madre-che-ha-preferito-la-droga-a-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Una lettera aperta a mia madre che ha scelto la droga al posto mio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Ciao mamma,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00c8 passato un po' di tempo dall'ultima volta che abbiamo parlato, vero?<\/p>\n<p>So che ti manco e so che vorresti che stessi con te. Ma devi capire che quando volevo stare con te al massimo, mi hai respinto.<\/p>\n<p>Vedi, non mi hai mai amato abbastanza. Non ti sei mai presa cura di me come tutte le madri dovrebbero fare.<\/p>\n<p>All that was important for you was your next fix, even if that meant that I would stay hungry that day. Because you needed it to stay alive\u2014like you used to say.<\/p>\n<p>Madre, hai preferito la droga a me ogni volta. Hai distrutto ogni possibilit\u00e0 di essere felice e di avere un'infanzia serena. Tutto ci\u00f2 che ho della mia vita con te sono traumi.<\/p>\n<p>Traumas because whenever you didn\u2019t want to fight for your life, I did that for you. I still remember the night when you overdosed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103198\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/young-woman-crying-on-the-couch.jpg\" alt=\"giovane donna che piange sul divano\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/young-woman-crying-on-the-couch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/young-woman-crying-on-the-couch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/young-woman-crying-on-the-couch-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/young-woman-crying-on-the-couch-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/young-woman-crying-on-the-couch-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ricordo che ti tenevo la testa in grembo e ti urlavo in faccia di svegliarti, mentre tu aprivi gli occhi solo per un secondo, senza sapere chi fossi.<\/p>\n<p>I still remember myself panicking and being totally freaked out. Because I wanted to help you so much, but I didn\u2019t know how.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mamma, all'epoca avevo solo 7 anni. <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Mamma, come hai potuto farmi questo?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Weren\u2019t you thinking what kind of effects you would have on me? Is it possible that you weren\u2019t afraid that you would leave me on my own?<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible that you weren\u2019t thinking about me and my future? Is it possible that you didn\u2019t love me, mom?<\/p>\n<p>Ho ancora dei flashback di quell'evento e mi incolpo ancora della tua dipendenza. Ho sempre cercato di essere il miglior figlio che un genitore potesse desiderare solo per renderti felice. Volevo che tu fossi orgoglioso di me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103200\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-standing-outtdoor.jpg\" alt=\"donna triste in piedi all&#039;aperto\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-standing-outtdoor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-standing-outtdoor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-standing-outtdoor-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-standing-outtdoor-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-standing-outtdoor-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>D'altra parte, non mi hai mai dato l'opportunit\u00e0 di essere orgogliosa di te. Mi sono sempre vergognata che tu fossi mia madre perch\u00e9 hai reso la mia vita un inferno.<\/p>\n<p>You were never there for me when I needed you the most. You weren\u2019t there when I got my first bad grade to tell me that things like that are normal and that I shouldn\u2019t be worried.<\/p>\n<p>You weren\u2019t there for me when nobody could understand me and when I was depressed. You weren\u2019t with me to tell me that I will be okay if I just believe in myself.<\/p>\n<p>You were never there when I needed you and that is what hurts me the most. The only person I should have relied on wasn\u2019t there for me.<\/p>\n<p>The one who carried me under her heart for 9 months simply chose drugs over me. That\u2019s how little I meant to you. That\u2019s how little you loved me. And I will always be hungry for your love.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hai inciso delle cicatrici sul mio cuore quando ero bambino, e non guariranno mai.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103202\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/depressed-woman-sitting-on-the-bed.jpg\" alt=\"donna depressa seduta sul letto\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/depressed-woman-sitting-on-the-bed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/depressed-woman-sitting-on-the-bed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/depressed-woman-sitting-on-the-bed-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/depressed-woman-sitting-on-the-bed-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/depressed-woman-sitting-on-the-bed-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Le ferite sanguinano ancora quando ti vedo vagare per le strade, a chiedere l'elemosina per comprare altra droga. Ho ancora gli incubi di quella notte in cui sei andato in overdose e di quando ho cercato di salvarti.<\/p>\n<p>Sogno che sei sdraiato sul mio grembo, che ti prego di svegliarti, ma a un certo punto apri gli occhi e li chiudi per sempre. In quel momento sento che ti sto perdendo e poi mi sveglio.<\/p>\n<p>I wake up all sweaty and with turbulence in my head. I don\u2019t know where I am and if you are still alive. Then I pick up the phone to call you, but when I try, you are unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>Cos\u00ec me ne sto seduto nella mia stanza fino all'alba e fisso il vuoto, pensando se le cose sarebbero potute andare meglio. Penso alle cose che ho fatto per aiutarti e mi chiedo se ho fatto tutto il possibile per salvarti dalla dipendenza.<\/p>\n<p>But then I realize that you can\u2019t save someone who doesn\u2019t want to be saved. I could never save you from yourself because you would always choose drugs over yourself and over me as well.<\/p>\n<p>Then I start crying because even if it won\u2019t change anything, it will make me feel better. At least I will let go of the pain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103203\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/woman-crying-in-the-shower.jpg\" alt=\"donna che piange nella doccia\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/woman-crying-in-the-shower.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/woman-crying-in-the-shower-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/woman-crying-in-the-shower-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/woman-crying-in-the-shower-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/woman-crying-in-the-shower-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Perch\u00e9 se rimane dentro di me, giuro che esplodo.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If I don\u2019t let this anger out, <a href=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/it\/life\/una-lettera-alla-ragazza-che-continua-a-cadere-a-pezzi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andr\u00f2 in pezzi<\/a>e rimarr\u00e0 solo il guscio della donna che ero un tempo. E questa non \u00e8 la mia intenzione.<\/p>\n<p>Voglio una vita migliore per me. Perch\u00e9 ne ho abbastanza di questa vita schifosa con te.<\/p>\n<p>You showed me what kind of person I should never become. You showed me all those bad things, instead of teaching me about the good ones. You showed me what a mother\u2019s love shouldn\u2019t look like.<\/p>\n<p>With you, I felt like I was lost, and I didn\u2019t know which the right path was.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Con te, mi sono completamente perso nel tentativo di aiutarti.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103204\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-sitting-outdoor.jpg\" alt=\"donna triste seduta all&#039;aperto\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-sitting-outdoor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-sitting-outdoor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-sitting-outdoor-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-sitting-outdoor-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-sitting-outdoor-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>E questo \u00e8 qualcosa che nessun bambino dovrebbe provare. Un bambino deve essere amato, accudito e protetto. Un bambino \u00e8 una benedizione di Dio, ma tu non mi hai mai visto come tale.<\/p>\n<p>Per te, sono sempre stata una persona che interferiva con il tuo modo di fare e di cui volevi sbarazzarti.<\/p>\n<p>For you, I wasn\u2019t someone you wanted to spend time with, but instead, you neglected me and made me feel like I was not important.<\/p>\n<p>With you, I felt like I shouldn\u2019t have been born, and unfortunately, I will never forgive that feeling. No matter how hard I try, I simply can\u2019t tear it out of my heart.<\/p>\n<p>Il fatto che tu abbia preferito la droga a me far\u00e0 sempre male. Far\u00e0 sempre male il fatto che io non significassi nulla per te e che una dose di droga potesse farti sentire come io non sono mai riuscita a fare.<\/p>\n<p>Mentre tu eri tutto per me, la droga era tutto per te e, se avessi potuto, probabilmente mi avresti venduto per la roba buona.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103205\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-little-girl-sitting-by-the-window.jpg\" alt=\"bambina triste seduta alla finestra\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-little-girl-sitting-by-the-window.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-little-girl-sitting-by-the-window-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-little-girl-sitting-by-the-window-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-little-girl-sitting-by-the-window-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-little-girl-sitting-by-the-window-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facendomi tutte quelle cose orribili <a href=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/it\/life\/8-segnali-che-indicano-che-siete-stati-trascurati-emotivamente-da-bambini-e-come-questo-si-ripercuote-su-di-voi-oggi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quando ero bambino<\/a>Hai rovinato il nostro legame naturale e, anche se sei mia madre, non potr\u00f2 mai amarti come un bambino ama sua madre.<\/p>\n<p>I will never be able to call you late at night when I can\u2019t breathe because of the bad memories, so you would calm me down, telling me that everything will pass. I will never be able to rely on you like other kids rely on their parents because you lost yourself a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>Hai perso te stesso il giorno in cui hai preferito la droga a te stesso. E lo stesso giorno hai perso anche me.<\/p>\n<p>So, I just want you to know that even if I am not complete now and even if I have my moments where I totally freak out, I don\u2019t blame you.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Anzi, mi dispiace per voi.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I feel sorry that you will not be able to live the life you were supposed to live. I am sorry that you won\u2019t be happy and that you don\u2019t remember me when I pass you in the street.<\/p>\n<p>Mi dispiace che anche tu sia ancora vivo, ti ho perso il giorno in cui hai deciso che non ero cos\u00ec importante.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103208\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-in-red-coat-looking-at-distance.jpg\" alt=\"donna triste in cappotto rosso che guarda in lontananza\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-in-red-coat-looking-at-distance.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-in-red-coat-looking-at-distance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-in-red-coat-looking-at-distance-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-in-red-coat-looking-at-distance-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sad-woman-in-red-coat-looking-at-distance-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Quindi mamma, se stai leggendo, sappi che ti perdono tutti.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I simply don\u2019t want to hold onto grudges, and I don\u2019t want to have this anger inside of me. I decided to forgive you and move on. I decided to live my life in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>Ho deciso di pensare due volte a tutto ci\u00f2 che sto per fare, soprattutto se ha a che fare con i miei figli.<\/p>\n<p>E come te, ho deciso di essere una vera madre. Giuro che i miei figli non si chiederanno mai se sono abbastanza degni o bravi per me, perch\u00e9 glielo dimostrer\u00f2 ogni singolo giorno.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>E tu?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you ever read this letter, just know that I am okay. Don\u2019t worry about me, and don\u2019t try to find me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103210\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/serious-woman-sitting-by-the-window.jpg\" alt=\"donna seria seduta alla finestra\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/serious-woman-sitting-by-the-window.jpg 800w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/serious-woman-sitting-by-the-window-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/serious-woman-sitting-by-the-window-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/serious-woman-sitting-by-the-window-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/serious-woman-sitting-by-the-window-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t make you change your mind to you would leave drugs when I was a child, but maybe you will listen to my words now.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Spero che vi colpiscano cos\u00ec forte che tutta la vostra vita vi passer\u00e0 davanti agli occhi.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I hope you will finally realize that you were wrong all this time and that while I needed you, you weren\u2019t there.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I hope all those memories will hit you hard just like you like. But this time, you won\u2019t be high and you won\u2019t feel great \u2013 this time, you will realize that you are alone and that you pushed me away. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Questa volta saprete cosa si prova davvero a toccare il fondo!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103218\" src=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinterest-An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me.jpg\" alt=\"Una lettera aperta a mia madre che ha scelto la droga al posto mio\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinterest-An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinterest-An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinterest-An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinterest-An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pinterest-An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Mom, It has been a while since we talked, right? I know that you miss me, and I know that you would want me to be with you. But you need to understand that when I wanted to be with you the most, you pushed me away. You see, you never loved me enough&#8230;.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":103214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29624],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friends-and-family"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":29624,"label":"friends&amp;family"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/An-Open-Letter-To-My-Mother-Who-Chose-Drugs-Over-Me.jpg",800,534,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Amy Nicholson","author_link":"https:\/\/herway.net\/it\/author\/amy\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":29624,"name":"friends&amp;family","slug":"friends-and-family","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29624,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Do you want to improve your relationship with friends and family? 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