Do You Love Your Mom?

[mismatchedsocks]

My mom is controlling and critical to an extent that my children don't enjoy being around her and I get physically ill when we have a family gatherings from anxiety. The single best thing I ever did was distance myself from my mother. There is no middle ground and no compromise with her. I'm forever 10 and she's forever my boss (in her eyes) despite my successful life, family and career.

Sounds like me. (hugs)

[Meeko]

My mom and I talked daily on the phone-to many times a day to count. Also, she lived about 5 housed down the street from me.

I am insanely jealous!!!!

[pfund2233]

My mom/dad, my sister and her family and my brother and his family all live within 3 houses of each other! I talk to my sister 2x a day... bro 2x a day... see my bro's wife to be 1x a day and talk to my mom 2x a day and see her 1x a day... dad I talk to 2x a day.

Think we are close or what?? LOL lovethis

[daycare]

i printed this out and gave it to my 13 year old so that she can see that I MUST be doing things right because she thinks I am annoying...

[Former Teacher]

To put it bluntly my mother is one of the loves of my life (after the hubby and the dog :

Growing up she was my best friend and my worst enemy. We fought constantly. However once I grew up and grew out of that rebel stage, I appreciate all she has ever done for all of us.

She had a bout of breast cancer almost 7 years ago and that aged her. She still is whippy. She tells people she has the body of an 80 year old (she will be 69 in March) but the mind of a 30 year old....so very true!

Sure we still get in tiffs and she still makes me go....(pulling hair icon )

I can go on and on about her. She is my mother, my hero, my best friend, my world. There is nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for her.

[Former Teacher]

i printed this out and gave it to my 13 year old so that she can see that I MUST be doing things right because she thinks I am annoying...

http://mrmom.amaonline.com/poems/meanestmother.htm

Try that one too!

[e.j.]

I'm at the "I would give up EVERYTHING for my Mom to be here with me".
You only have one Mom." stage. She died of lung cancer when I was 18. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think of her and wish that she was still here with us. My dad passed away at the end of April. I feel the same way about him. My brothers and sister and I were truly blessed to have had the parents we did. I'm sorry that not everyone is so lucky.

[Hunni Bee]

My mom is at my house right now, spending the night in my spare bedroom. I just left her house.

I think I'm still in "I love you Mommy" stage. lovethis