I’m not competing with whose job is harder. Working with kids for a full time job on top of being a stay at home mom, raising my own kids, is the hardest job!
Saying you handle “adult children as customers” is NOT the same
Would you beat up the person who is providing food, shelter, transportation, etc? Our mother I’m referring to, my sister beat my mom’s ass. Why can’t I get her arrested?
I heard a song I hadn’t heard in awhile.
I remember it being one of the songs I loved around the time of my daughter’s first birthday.
The time when my dad was still alive and everything was okay. Made me sad
“Competing for Affection: She may see you as a competitor rather than family, attempting to prove that her bond with her son is deeper or more foundational than his bond with you.”
“Insecurity and Loss of Role: A mother often faces a sense of loss associated with her child's growing autonomy. By highlighting their exclusive bond, she is trying to manage her own insecurity about being replaced as the primary woman in his life.”
“A mother-in-law (MIL) flexing that she was her son's first kiss is a behavior often rooted in insecurity, a struggle to adjust to her changing role in his life, or a desire to maintain a position of primary emotional importance. In psychology, this is recognized as…