tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26063103.post6396306138078089931..comments2024-02-21T08:58:09.518-08:00Comments on Her Bad Mother's Basement: Dear MotherHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26063103.post-49933128616323581052010-01-29T18:41:23.670-08:002010-01-29T18:41:23.670-08:00Bah. My mother is mentally ill, too. I, often, q...Bah. My mother is mentally ill, too. I, often, question how much of her behavior is her and how much of it is her mental illness. <br /><br />I accepted a long time ago that I no longer have a mother. But, I find myself longing for one lately. I stare at women who are my mothers age and I admire. I wish they were my mom sometimes. Sometimes? I don't know. Maybe all the time.<br /><brElizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26063103.post-61104651065517046682010-01-29T05:37:48.670-08:002010-01-29T05:37:48.670-08:00I'm so sorry. I also have a mentally ill moth...I'm so sorry. I also have a mentally ill mother and it's been hell. She's never been abusive to me, but she is the queen of manipulation. After the last suicide attempt and following 3-year stay in the state hospital, I finally stepped back. I realized I have to take care of me and my family first. I still mourn losing the independent, kind mom I once had. And I'm still Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26063103.post-471172732049941372010-01-28T22:21:24.672-08:002010-01-28T22:21:24.672-08:00If you know your mother is suffering from mental i...If you know your mother is suffering from mental illness, at some point you have to realize that you're angry at the illness, not your mother. It's hard though, to see it that way. My mom has never been a mom to me because she suffers. She, too, had an abusive childhood and expects everyone to make up for that. Every time she says "I love you" I cringe as though I'm making aRannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046114473667464704noreply@blogger.com