Ah yes, a topic we can all relate to, Mothers.
I don’t know, maybe this is a girl thing … but how is that even as a thirty-something woman, I am still trapped under the power of my Mother?
How is it that, even though I am a grown woman with children of my own, that as soon as my Mother so much as raises her voice at me, I feel like I am 17 again? (Bleh. And who wants to be 17 again? haha)
You would think that by this stage in my life, I would have enough confidence, or self-respect, or something that would allow me to stand up to her … but I just can’t. I’m just frozen in time.
And it does not seem matter whether she is right or wrong in her accusations, I just stand there, shrink to about 3 inches tall, and take her criticism.
It’s crazy. I am an adult. With my own views, and values and yet I simply cannot stand up for myself.
All I can do right now, is hope that I do not treat my children this way when they are adults.
Note to self … grown children have thoughts and feelings too!
Okay … off to hug my children and kiss them goodnight!
Cheers!
Bridget
Sorry your mother treats you in a negative way. But you will always be your mother's child. My mother does not yell at me, but I think there is a sense in which I will always be her little boy even though I am in my mid 40s!