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What one single word describes your mother to you and sums up what she means to you?

547 replies

NETSRIK · 22/02/2022 18:14

I'll start 'distant'

OP posts:
JimmyDurham · 22/02/2022 20:48

Missed.

AnnieLobeseder · 22/02/2022 20:49

Narcissistic

Veryverysadandold · 22/02/2022 20:49

Luminous

NameChangeCity123 · 22/02/2022 20:50

Everything

UserBotLurking9to5 · 22/02/2022 20:51

Defensive is the word that sums her up. Pain is what she means to me right now. Hopefully this situation will evolve.

Loveatortie · 22/02/2022 20:52

Loving

TheNestedIf · 22/02/2022 20:52

Batshit.

Mediocrates · 22/02/2022 20:53

Estranged

handslikecowstits · 22/02/2022 20:54

Enabler.

Notgettingbetter · 22/02/2022 20:57

Shit.

Having had a child myself, rather than make me appreciate my mother more, my opinion of her has dropped even lower - I can't imagine ever treating my child the way she treated me.

bettertocryinamercedes · 22/02/2022 20:57

Dramalama (I'm sure that's one word 😬)

SantiagoSky · 22/02/2022 20:58

Self-centered

sunshinethroughmywindow · 22/02/2022 21:00

Home

OvertheRainbow2U · 22/02/2022 21:03

love

Gruffalogrinch · 22/02/2022 21:04

Wonderful ❤️

Immunetypegoblin · 22/02/2022 21:09

Complex
(Probably) autistic
Dead
(Possibly unfairly) maligned

Kezzie200 · 22/02/2022 21:13

Dying

RainbowMum11 · 22/02/2022 21:43

Love

JaneJeffer · 22/02/2022 21:59

@Veryverysadandold

Luminous
That'll come in handy in a dark night.
NellyDElephant · 22/02/2022 22:02

Kind

Bananalanacake · 22/02/2022 22:05

Generous.

2DogsOnMySofa · 22/02/2022 22:05

Distant

SisyphusDad · 22/02/2022 22:06

Failure.

2anddone · 22/02/2022 22:06

Dramatic

dizzygirl1 · 22/02/2022 22:08

Narcissistic