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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 105471" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Pamela, if it helps, my mother has spend maybe 4 hours alone with my daughter. The one time she babysat for me, she called me 30 minutes later and told me to get back here, she couldn't cope! I found out my daughter refused to take her Barbies out of the living room because they were watching tv with her. My daughter's crime was being a little girl with no playmates.</p><p></p><p>For the first two years I had my daughter, I knew not to leave the two of them alone. My daughter was truly wild during that period. Four hour screaming fits were the norm. Eating with utensils would guaranty food all over the walls, counter, floor -- anywhere but in her mouth. The word "no" would get anything within reach being thrown. My mother would have killed this child or at least come close to it. Stupidly, I did vent to her about the behavior, asking for tips and reminding my mother that while Marie was 4, she was really a walking and talking infant given what she had been taught. That was the start of her dislike -- this child was hurting her baby (me). She has never accepted that I love this child more than life itself and have from day one.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm beginning to see that maybe Mom isn't quite as selfish or mean-spirited as I've been feeling she is. I will never like nor truly accept her attitude towards my daughter, but I think writing things here is getting me to see that it was my mother's love for me and her desire to protect me (even from myself) that has caused some of her words. I may have to call Mom and have a long talk and try to explain how much her attitude truly hurts me. I'd always put it that it was unfair to my daughter. Maybe that will make a difference.</p><p></p><p>Thank goodness for this forum! Again, thank you all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 105471, member: 3626"] Pamela, if it helps, my mother has spend maybe 4 hours alone with my daughter. The one time she babysat for me, she called me 30 minutes later and told me to get back here, she couldn't cope! I found out my daughter refused to take her Barbies out of the living room because they were watching tv with her. My daughter's crime was being a little girl with no playmates. For the first two years I had my daughter, I knew not to leave the two of them alone. My daughter was truly wild during that period. Four hour screaming fits were the norm. Eating with utensils would guaranty food all over the walls, counter, floor -- anywhere but in her mouth. The word "no" would get anything within reach being thrown. My mother would have killed this child or at least come close to it. Stupidly, I did vent to her about the behavior, asking for tips and reminding my mother that while Marie was 4, she was really a walking and talking infant given what she had been taught. That was the start of her dislike -- this child was hurting her baby (me). She has never accepted that I love this child more than life itself and have from day one. I guess I'm beginning to see that maybe Mom isn't quite as selfish or mean-spirited as I've been feeling she is. I will never like nor truly accept her attitude towards my daughter, but I think writing things here is getting me to see that it was my mother's love for me and her desire to protect me (even from myself) that has caused some of her words. I may have to call Mom and have a long talk and try to explain how much her attitude truly hurts me. I'd always put it that it was unfair to my daughter. Maybe that will make a difference. Thank goodness for this forum! Again, thank you all. [/QUOTE]
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