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

[NETSRIK]

I'll start 'distant'

@Jvg33 hi Mum

[quote LittleEsme]@Jvg33 hi Mum[/quote]

@Snog

As a person Damaged As a mother Damaging

I've been racking my brains to add my contribution, but can't.

So I'll use this, if you don't mind.

Smart

Unlovable.

Inspirational

Harsh! I hope some of your own kids are kinder to you. My goodness.

Harsh! I hope some of your own kids are kinder to you. My goodness.

I hope nobody you know has ever been subjected to the upbringing I had. I’m 63, I still remember being cold and hungry and bruised.

@Jvg33 and @HandScreen

"it is the parents who demand most gratitude who have done least to earn it".

That's a quote from the 1880's.

Another one:
"gratitude cannot be demanded but can only flow gently and freely".

Any parent who demands gratitude is bloody selfish.

supportive

Critical

Mum

Socio/psychopath

"it is the parents who demand most gratitude who have done least to earn it"

Wow, this is so true

Dead

Safe x

Wonderful

Betrayal

@GeidiPrimes

"it is the parents who demand most gratitude who have done least to earn it"

Wow, this is so true

That is true

So so true

The 'i birthed you, you owe me, to criticise is to be ungrateful' bollocks is the cry of the selfish, crap mother.

Difficult.

strange

@GeidiPrimes

"it is the parents who demand most gratitude who have done least to earn it"

Wow, this is so true

This is what I was trying to get across to one particular poster last night but the troll drum kept on drumming and I resorted to swearing 😂 Thankfully you have put it so much more eloquently.

Love

Unpredictable

I think I just mean, I wonder how your own kids will look back at you, and I'm sure you're all doing your best. Might be nice to look at people with a little compassion.