Mother's Day

[sergebroom]

Do we ever stop being our mother's child?

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[fledgist.livejournal.com]

No, we don't.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

It can be frustrating. On the other hand, would we rather have mothers who don't care?

When I visited my family in 2004, my mom kept wanting the two of us to go visit some of her relatives even though I didn't really feel like it. I humored her, of course. What else was I supposed to do? Be rude to her? It had been 9 years since she had seen me, and she was obviously proud of her elder(*) child.

(*) Strictly speaking, I am not the family's elder. I was born two years after my parents got married, but there was another child who came before me, who was stillborn. It's a strange feeling that, had that other child not died, I would not exist.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Well, one should humour one's mother (even when she's giving directions with her eyes shut).

[kouredios.livejournal.com]

For most mothers out there, I think the answer is no as well. There are, of course, always exceptions.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

I've never had kids, but I imagine it's a precarious danse between leaving your child her/his own life and still caring and being ready to hop in should the need arise.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Something like that. Only it gets harder as they get older.