Mom just can't take criticism. Regardless of how carefully you put your complaint, mom can't admit any wrongdoing. No matter what you say, she always has a comeback. Does she think she is untouchable or perfect? That would be an easy answer, but you know, that's not ...
You can't make Mom happy, but you certainly can waste a lifetime trying. When you look back, you may realize how much of your life you have tried to make mom feel better about herself. Before you realized it was an impossible, thankless job, did you spend much of your...
When #MeToo & Mom comes home. What happens when a mother does not protect her daughter from sexual abuse? What about when she doesn't believe her daughter when she tells her she has been sexually abused? Her daughter feels a deep level of betrayal she may not even...
It can be a hard question to ask yourself,- " Is my mother a covert narcissist? " You know something is amiss but you can't quite put your finger on it. Mom isn't loud and overtly self-centered but... she does always seem to make it about her. In fact, if mom doesn't...
Feminine Power and Mom As we won our race to the moon and planted our flag, our culture lost touch with her feminine power. Our mothers or grandmothers worshiped at the altar of Wonder Bread® and other processed foods, drank their pulp-less Tang®, and fed...
Growing up, did you feel lost and alone... dreaming of a mother who never showed up? You needed love and acceptance as a daughter- instead what you got was criticism & conditional acceptance. This left you anxious and insecure. You learned to be "good" for mom...
A daughter's healthy striving for independence is a long and winding road. Let’s face it, mothers and daughters have a history.Is it any wonder they have issues?No other relationship is tasked with wrestling the competing urges of dependence and independence...
This is SOOOOOO not your mother’s feminism-While we have made great strides in removing the external barriers to liberation, the internal barriers to liberation remain largely untouched. Let me propose a radical notion to you. At the center of your liberation...
Is your mother an intrusive mother or are you just too sensitive? How can you tell? Here's the scene- your inbox or phone is flooded with an avalanche of unanswered emails, texts or messages from mom? Requests, demands, and opinions, oh my! And, "Would you...