Has your mother/father told you that *you* are a good parent?

[MinnieMummy]

It only occurred to me today when having a conversation with my grandmother where she told me that I am a lovely mother, the DCs are wonderful, well-looked after, etc. and I told her that it meant a lot to me for her to say that (which it does) that actually my mum has never said anything like that to me. Eldest child is 2.4.

This makes me feel a bit sad. I would say I have an ok-to-good relationship with my mum, not great, and she's not a very emotional touchy-feely sentimental person AT ALL, but... hmmm.

So does your mum say it to you??

btw I don't mean it in a boasting 'I am a fantastic mother' type of way, but sometimes it's nice to have a bit of validation that you are doing ok at this whole parenting lark, so I do appreciate my nan saying I'm not completely screwing them up. Yet.

my Mum never has but then I have never told her either. Would just sound a bit odd for either of us to say stuff like that.

My Dad recently told me that dh and I had lovely children. I was so chuffed.

Oh yes my Mum has been saying it since my eldest was born 11.5 years ago. She was and still is a fab Mum herself but never stops saying that her children (and their OHs of course) are doing a far better job than she did.

She's wonderful

nope, my mother never compliments me at all about anything (she did say however that she wondered whether I should bring ds2 into the world when i was pg with him ). My mil has though.

yes both mine have but i am not sure they are qualified to make that decision