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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 351064" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>I do not have an empty nest--but what Janet wrote really struck a chord with me. How I wished my Mom would have been there for me, too!!!</p><p> </p><p>I've been sick and he's been "too busy".....I've struggled and she's been "too tired"....</p><p> </p><p>Now--to her credit, there were a couple of true emergencies when she was there and Thank G-d for her help!</p><p> </p><p>But I longed so much to have the kind of Mom that so many of my friends seemed to have. A Mom who wanted to be there when the babies first came home from the hospital. A Mom who wanted to take care of us when we were sick. A Mom who just couldn't wait to spend time with the grandchildren. A Mom who wanted to be a part of birthday parties and school recitals and "Grandma and Me Day".</p><p> </p><p>I was <em>very</em> jealous.</p><p> </p><p>Not of my mother's social life. If she has friends and activities and fun things to do--good for her!</p><p> </p><p>I was jealous of the relationship that other mothers/daughters/grandchildren seemed to have...and that I was missing out on.</p><p> </p><p>It still makes me sad to think about it....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 351064, member: 6546"] I do not have an empty nest--but what Janet wrote really struck a chord with me. How I wished my Mom would have been there for me, too!!! I've been sick and he's been "too busy".....I've struggled and she's been "too tired".... Now--to her credit, there were a couple of true emergencies when she was there and Thank G-d for her help! But I longed so much to have the kind of Mom that so many of my friends seemed to have. A Mom who wanted to be there when the babies first came home from the hospital. A Mom who wanted to take care of us when we were sick. A Mom who just couldn't wait to spend time with the grandchildren. A Mom who wanted to be a part of birthday parties and school recitals and "Grandma and Me Day". I was [I]very[/I] jealous. Not of my mother's social life. If she has friends and activities and fun things to do--good for her! I was jealous of the relationship that other mothers/daughters/grandchildren seemed to have...and that I was missing out on. It still makes me sad to think about it.... [/QUOTE]
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