(June 29, 2016 at 6:29 pm)Thena323 Wrote:(June 29, 2016 at 5:54 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: I'm feeling like my mother can be cold and heartless. I know she loves me, but she's been about the opposite of nurturing to me.
Oh, boy...The damage that parents can do and be none the wiser.
If you try and talk about it, it's likely you'll just be made to feel guilty.
You might do well to not even bother; Accept that she is what she is, and nurture yourself the best you can.
Worked for me, anyhow.
IDK. Perhaps your mother's more receptive.
She actually apologized for it several years ago - it being the emotional abandonment when I was a teen.
She's changed in some ways but still seems pretty unemotional. It doesn't bother me most of the time, but I'm needing some support right now and she's not able/willing to step up.
I guess it wouldn't be so bad if my dad wasn't the same way, except worse.