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ambrvan
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NBFR a little mom and a lot of happy
ambrvan
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I just have to share. No real reason other than DH is already asleep, and I'm actually really excited about this.
A lot of you know the problems I have had with my mom and how ugly our relationship has been for a long time. We have been trying to mend it, but in the last two years it has progressed only as far as about three text messages maximum from each other in a two month period. And a phone call maybe once every few months, as well. But I say that is progress because we are able to be amiable, even affectionate, during that time.
But tonight I called her on my way home from class, and we literally talked forever. We had plenty to talk about (normally it's a pretty dead line), and she genuinely seemed really happy to talk to me. She even said she wants us to talk more, asked me to call her more often, and asked me when are good times for her to call me.
I haven't said happy and mom in the same sentence in a long time, but I really am so very happy I got to talk to her tonight. I have no illusions about our relationship ever being like the mother-daughter relationships I see around me, but I would love to be closer to her. And deep down I will never quit envying the other mother-daughter pairs I know.
But our conversation tonight gives me a good feeling.
A lot of you know the problems I have had with my mom and how ugly our relationship has been for a long time. We have been trying to mend it, but in the last two years it has progressed only as far as about three text messages maximum from each other in a two month period. And a phone call maybe once every few months, as well. But I say that is progress because we are able to be amiable, even affectionate, during that time.
But tonight I called her on my way home from class, and we literally talked forever. We had plenty to talk about (normally it's a pretty dead line), and she genuinely seemed really happy to talk to me. She even said she wants us to talk more, asked me to call her more often, and asked me when are good times for her to call me.
I haven't said happy and mom in the same sentence in a long time, but I really am so very happy I got to talk to her tonight. I have no illusions about our relationship ever being like the mother-daughter relationships I see around me, but I would love to be closer to her. And deep down I will never quit envying the other mother-daughter pairs I know.
But our conversation tonight gives me a good feeling.
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Re: NBFR a little mom and a lot of happy
Awe! I don't know your backstory but I am glad to hear that.. I also sometimes get emotional about other mother/daughter relationships.
I hope it continues to move forward!
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