Today’s Small Talk Six is “6 ways you are like or unlike your mother.” Oh man this is a tough one. I’m not sure there are any ways I’m like my mother. Even the mere thought of my mother dredges up bad memories and some anxiety. Can you say Mommy Dearest, but in a different way that satin hangers?
I’ll start with ways I am NOT like my mother. Those are easiest.
1. I don’t flit from man to man to get someone to pay my bills for me.
2. I haven’t cheated on my husband.
3. I don’t do recreational drugs.
4. I’m responsible for my children.
5. I’m not a victim of spousal abuse
6. I wasn’t a teen mom
OK, so coming up with 6 ways I’m not like my mother was way easy. Maybe a little too easy. And just to clarify since print doesn’t convey tone, I have nothing against those of you who happen to be teen moms. The difference with my mom is she made no bones about telling me how she didn’t want to be pregnant and she didn’t want to have a baby the whole time I was growing up.
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Good for you for being who you are.
Sounds like you have learned a lot from your mom in a different way. It’s great that you are setting a positive example for your children.
I’m sorry this was a tough one for you. Sounds like you’re much better off being her opposite!
Oh man!!! I don’t even know what to say. But mine might have read a little more like this if my mother wasn’t going to read it. She still scares me.
Sounds like despite a difficult childhood you’ve grown up to be a wonderful woman and mother!