Rebecca reminds me of my own mother so much. Immature, self centred, lazy and narcissistic.
it makes me so sad for the girls, because I know what it feels like to have a mother who just… isn’t maternal.
receiving presents from someone like that is always tinged with hurt. You’re supposed to be grateful for whatever present you get. But I would write a list too, much like the one Rebecca shared. I’d ask for something small (a bracelet from new look I distinctly remember one year) and each year she’d ignore it and get me presents that just… were totally unsuitable for me. It felt like my own mother just didn’t care, didn’t want to recognise me as my own person. Why can’t she just get the wee girl some sellotape?
Gift giving for people like that, is all about making them feel good. Rebecca gets to congratulate herself on being a good mother, showing off the piles of presents, none of which reflect her actual daughters. Very sad to watch
it makes me so sad for the girls, because I know what it feels like to have a mother who just… isn’t maternal.
receiving presents from someone like that is always tinged with hurt. You’re supposed to be grateful for whatever present you get. But I would write a list too, much like the one Rebecca shared. I’d ask for something small (a bracelet from new look I distinctly remember one year) and each year she’d ignore it and get me presents that just… were totally unsuitable for me. It felt like my own mother just didn’t care, didn’t want to recognise me as my own person. Why can’t she just get the wee girl some sellotape?
Gift giving for people like that, is all about making them feel good. Rebecca gets to congratulate herself on being a good mother, showing off the piles of presents, none of which reflect her actual daughters. Very sad to watch