We had a divided family... mother loved "Jerry"... the older brother, Dad loved me, the younger of the two. Very similar relationship as in the film: "Ordinary People" ... with Timothy Hutton, and Donald Sutherland.
As a result, I became resentful of my mother, as she treated my brother the same as the mother felt about "Buck" the son who drowned in the accident.
Like many, we had a dysfunctional family, but to be fair, my father behaved like a barbarian at times and mistreated "mom" up util she died of cancer.
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we get along great... we're close enough
we used to argue a lot, when I was a kid... and younger teen too, lol
but I grew up, and we've been cool since... it is by no means the most affectionate relationship, but we do get along great today
she passed away a few years ago, but we made it to clear our stuff long before :D I definitely wasn't an easy kid to raise, and she wasn't an easy mother :D
its now nonexistent and probably the best outcome there is :)
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She's 80 and starting to get feeble. So it's a line you got to walk. When you're young your parents take care of you. As you get older you have to take care of your parents. But there's a pride thing involved. She doesn't realize the things she doesn't remember anymore. And doesn't get that while she slows down the world keeps moving. But my mom is kind and would give a person the shirt off her back to somebody in need so it makes being patient with her easy. I don't know if I could do it if she was a crotchety old woman.😂
My father's passed on and I have 4 sisters so we all kind of share the load of tending to her. All in all though she's still very self sufficient for her age.
My mum has developed Alzheimer's. We weren't close before my dad died and I struggled with mental health issues including suicide attempts for 3 years afterwards. Then I met and married a girl from 10000 miles away.
She moved to be closer but just as it was starting to feel less like torture for both of us the memory issues began.
It's hard.She had me when she was only 17 so we are kinda close in age (I'm 18 now) we are close and I share a lot with her.
Fine. Well adjusted. Important you know that she was the BEST mother ever. So yeah
not a healthy family, unfortunately. you can't choose family, tragically.
I love my mum so much she’s been there for me when I’ve needed her I will always thank her for that and be happy she’s in my life 🥺❤️
Would die for her
There is NO relationship.
It was pretty good
She's my rolemodel.
My relationship with my mother is nonexistent.
It's good.
It's ok.
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