A pathetic fallacy as defined by the Oxford dictionary as " the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art or literature." I would argue it could be applied to any situation which would otherwise mean nothing outside of a specific sequence of imagery.
this body of work is a work describing the feelings of codependency I have towards my own mother. my mother is not evil she has made a series of decisions over the course of my life and her own which have created an inner turmoil I can only escape when we are not in contact. this hell affects the relations I have towards other through anxious avoidance. others tell me I describe my feelings well. I still feel as though the trauma, while I can verbally express what it is, is difficult to evoke the emotion of verbally.
Some facts I have an easy time expressing, She is an alcoholic, she has taken the first step to accept this. she does not visit. the depths I believe I will only be able to express out loud when she has passed..
© Amanda bollman 2023
Mother Dearest,
