Comments on: When Your Mother Needs Mothering

By: Alexis VeeP

Alexis VeeP — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:36:08 +0000

Why am I crying so hard right now??!
Ugh. Thank you… this helped a lot. You Rock, Liz!!! Hugs (and so many tissues)

By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 11 May 2020 17:46:07 +0000

I don’t know what else to say other than that I didn’t realize how badly I needed this after a tough Mother’s Day yesterday. I will be rereading this often. Thank you.

By: OGWhatsApp

OGWhatsApp — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:47:35 +0000

Really nice amazing and unique post

By: M.R

M.R — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:14:07 +0000

Amazing that you have the strength to share this and have an honest dialogue with your mom to prep her on it. As I’ve gotten older and have become a mom myself, I see clearly how mother’s mental illness is hurting all of her relationships, including her marriage to my dad (who has now began to turn to me to vent about my mom…awkward..and whole other conversation!). I have been upfront with her about this, as I feel I can be now since I have also publicly battled my own anxiety in front of my family, but I see her resentment not to give in to changing. She’s 71 so I don’t push too hard but it’s nice to see another sister sailin’ in the same sea 🙂 Sorry for the long comment because all I really want to say is “Thanks” and keep on rockin’ it!

By: Han

Han — Wed, 29 May 2019 06:46:03 +0000

Oh wow, I never comment on blog post but this is so similar to my relationship with my mom and made me cry. I do love my mom, but she is not like other moms. I tried desperately to make her love me, I shouted and tried getting her attention, but she would just ignore me. Struggling also with mental problems, at the time a alcoholic partner and just her whole live never been a person that showed affection like other moms. Now as an adult I do understand we all are different and we have different ways of showing love (5 love languages f.ex) and even my grandmother told me she was like this as a child. So I try to think that it’s not me personally, but I hate how it has affected me as an adult. Nobody really looked after me and it made me very strong and I do push away people, but I just got married and what I have asked my partner now is to always talk to me and to be open about things.. Or else I go back to what I used to do when I tried getting attention, screams and anger.

By: julie

julie — Thu, 16 May 2019 13:18:50 +0000

I love your article, I am constantly battling the lies that tell me I am a bad daughter. I love my mom but have hard time enjoying my mom. She is getting older and more dependent on me, since her husband passed away years ago. I tell myself constantly, be kind, be patient. It is not always easy but worth the effort. I do not want to regret not treating her well after she is gone. thank you for your honesty.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 13 May 2019 16:19:55 +0000

Thank you. For different reasons, my mom is not my best friend, and I often feel out of sorts when I see so many people talking about how close they are with their moms. I love my mom, and she was/is a good mother. But we’re very different. That’s just how it is.