When is a mother is and has been unloving?

When is a mother is and has been unloving?

When a mother is and has been unloving, the choices are always hard. “My mother is in her 60s now and has several health problems. I was her caregiver for many years, but have not had much contact with her for six years or so. It is a constant dilemma.

Why did I always feel on guard with my mother?

“I have always felt on guard with my mother. She can turn on a dime and strike like a venomous snake. Between times she has a coy smile through gritted teeth. Growing up, I never felt I could do anything right, not because of direct criticism, but due to being ‘corrected’ on how things should be done.

Who was asked to take care of my late mother?

And then there’s the cultural opprobrium: While I was never asked to take care of my late mother—we had been estranged for 13 years when she became ill—I have seen people reassess me when they learn that I did not see her before she died.

Why was mother’s day difficult for me last year?

Mother’s Day last year was difficult for me and as it was the fifteenth-year anniversary of mom’s death, I attributed my intense sadness to a number and figured that the feelings would subside. My body absorbed the sadness, but I was left with unfamiliar sensations of restlessness and unease.

When was the last time I saw my mom?

In Grandma’s bed, Daddy’s mother’s fine antique bed from Romania. It was early March, the ground still frozen. In bed, tons of covers, you breathed a raspy snore. I inched closer, longing to cuddle like thirty years ago.

When do we lose our mothers, do we still miss them?

This year, the post has generated a flurry of comments. When we lose our mothers, regardless of gender, how old we were, the circumstances or how many years have passed, we continue to miss our mothers. The mother-child bond is a unique one, different though, depending on whether the child is a son or a daughter.

When a mother is and has been unloving, the choices are always hard. “My mother is in her 60s now and has several health problems. I was her caregiver for many years, but have not had much contact with her for six years or so. It is a constant dilemma.