My mother, while being a kind soul, has trouble staying out of my life. She has a habit of calling me in the wrong places at the wrong time. For example, every time I have a date with any female interest of mine, my mother calls in the middle of it, and holds me on [...]
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My mother the controller
Posted by Cristy on November 10th, 2008
My Mother the controller. My mother gave birth to me in 1975 when she was just 17. She was never married to my father. In fact she was “the other woman”. My mother, not willing to give me up, moved out of town to live with her aunt and uncle. Until I was about 5 [...]
My mother is a leo
Posted by Cristy on November 9th, 2008
My mother is a Leo, an astrological sign whose dominant traits include being strong, bossy and pushy. All of these describe her. One of my foremost memories of how she could shoot down my self-confidence took place on my way to work one morning. I was an attractive, well-dressed young lady wearing a navy blue [...]
My mother is hyper critical
Posted by Cristy on November 6th, 2008
My mother is hyper critical of everything I do as she believes it reflects on her. Recently, she and my grand-mother engaged in a twenty-minute conversation about everything that is wrong with me–I talk too much, I’m shy, I’m reclusive, I can’t accept compliments, I’m overweight, I’m not outgoing enough, etc. ad nauseum. When we [...]
A controlling mother is very unsettling
Posted by Cristy on November 3rd, 2008
Life with a controlling mother is very unsettling. Once you’ve been totally controlled by the person who supposedly loves you more than anyone else in the world, you realize that your judgment, as well as your entire perspective on the world, is warped. You may never totally recover, no matter what you do. I mean, [...]
