I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my dad two years ago, but I still take the time to celebrate the other men in my life that I’m lucky enough to have. It makes it a little easier on me, and helps to show my uncles and cousins that have stepped up that I appreciate them. The hardest day for me is my dad’s birthday, though, and the way you wrote about Father’s Day is how I feel on his birthday.
I wasn’t that close with my mum for years, due to a very acrimonious divorce. But I can say with certainty, she was my BEST friend for the last two years of her life. She was the person I called to just talk, about nothing an everything. She wasn’t judgemental, she was kind and understanding. She was the one I called when everything in my life was crap, but also when it was going amazingly. I wish so badly that she and I could have been closer during my teenage years, because she would have been great to have as a resource. Your mom can still be your mom, but she can also be your best friend. It’s not a one or the other type situation.
Obviously I write this with a bias, because I don’t have my best friend anymore. But having a close relationship with your mother is one of the best things in life, and it just sucks to NOT have that anymore. So treasure her, don’t denigrate her.
(And I’m clearly not talking about the parents who are abusive, manipulative, etc.)
One of the rare moments I wish TSM had a dislike button for an article. It annoys me that she tries to twist having a close relationship with your mom into a negative. I go to my mom for things because 9/10 she has been there, done that…even if we did not grow up in the same time. A mom is there to guide you so of course I will ask for advice when I need it, and so be it if a best friend then comes out of our relationship. I’m proud of it and so thankful for it.
Love this and my parents were the same way. I’m very close with my mom now that I’m in college and I feel completely comfortable talking to her about Tinder and “who’s doing it” because we’re adults. Am I dependent? No. I can text my mom throughout the day without needing her input for every decision. And she is definitely definitely not “living through me.”
Honestly, it sounds like the writer just doesn’t have a close relationship with her mom and wanted to bitch about people who do. So judgmental.
I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my dad two years ago, but I still take the time to celebrate the other men in my life that I’m lucky enough to have. It makes it a little easier on me, and helps to show my uncles and cousins that have stepped up that I appreciate them. The hardest day for me is my dad’s birthday, though, and the way you wrote about Father’s Day is how I feel on his birthday.
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This is all I want in life.
Wow, my b. That’s embarrassing.
I do my own waxes all the time and I’m not a professional. It’s painful but worth it
Literally was just about to comment that.
I wasn’t that close with my mum for years, due to a very acrimonious divorce. But I can say with certainty, she was my BEST friend for the last two years of her life. She was the person I called to just talk, about nothing an everything. She wasn’t judgemental, she was kind and understanding. She was the one I called when everything in my life was crap, but also when it was going amazingly. I wish so badly that she and I could have been closer during my teenage years, because she would have been great to have as a resource. Your mom can still be your mom, but she can also be your best friend. It’s not a one or the other type situation.
Obviously I write this with a bias, because I don’t have my best friend anymore. But having a close relationship with your mother is one of the best things in life, and it just sucks to NOT have that anymore. So treasure her, don’t denigrate her.
(And I’m clearly not talking about the parents who are abusive, manipulative, etc.)
One of the rare moments I wish TSM had a dislike button for an article. It annoys me that she tries to twist having a close relationship with your mom into a negative. I go to my mom for things because 9/10 she has been there, done that…even if we did not grow up in the same time. A mom is there to guide you so of course I will ask for advice when I need it, and so be it if a best friend then comes out of our relationship. I’m proud of it and so thankful for it.
Acceptable wedding center pieces or no?
Do: Bring your own toilet paper into the festival.
You mean Scar*
Then why are you on a website full of articles written by women?
Love this and my parents were the same way. I’m very close with my mom now that I’m in college and I feel completely comfortable talking to her about Tinder and “who’s doing it” because we’re adults. Am I dependent? No. I can text my mom throughout the day without needing her input for every decision. And she is definitely definitely not “living through me.”
Honestly, it sounds like the writer just doesn’t have a close relationship with her mom and wanted to bitch about people who do. So judgmental.
This is exactly how I feel about my dad. Thank you
My only dog in this fight is that the author spelled Rory with an “i”. Come on
You’re welcome. 🙂
I work at a waxing place, and even our waxers don’t wax their own bikini areas!