Do you hate you mom for being so caring and overprotective?

Philippines
August 12, 2008 8:21am CST
Yeah...I guess most of you or I mean "US" hate our moms for being so tough on us sometimes. I do have my own experiences and I really hated her sometimes. I don't understand her but I guess I understand how she feels about her children. We're just too blind and stubborn to sit and think about it. How do you feel about your mom?
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• China
13 Aug 08
I'm a girl and maybe we girls will not have much trouble w/ moms. I myself has a quiet personality and on study and other things,I am quite initiative so no need for my mom to be tough on me. Of course there are times when I did not perform well in certain things,when my mom will get angry w/ me.But after that she will talk w/ me peacefully and teach me many things which is very important for my heathy grown up. I feel so proud of my mom not only because she has taugh me much,but she has not learned much at school since she quit school at a very early age! So I admire my mom very much!
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• Philippines
13 Aug 08
I've been through that. I feel the same way as you do. My mom gave us unconditional love but maybe sometimes she forgets that we're no longer her little monsters. We're all grown ups now. In fact, I have a family of my own already. God Bless!
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hmmm...I guess you're overreacting. I am a mom myself and I know how it is to be a mom. We don't argue about anything here but I'm just trying make you see two sides of the coin. You'll know what I'm when you become a mom yourself. God Bless you dear!
• China
14 Aug 08
I can't agree with you more,surely moms always give us unconditional love,which makes us feel happy and at the same time be proud of them.And recently,I have the belief that moms are really too great since I have a collegue who's been pregnant for nearly 7 months.And as we are always together at work,I see by myself how tough it is to endure the long 10 months of pregnancy.With each passing day,the baby grows more and it will become more difficult for the mother.So to tell the truth,I am overwelmed by this and I can understand much more that my own mom also went through such a tiring process.And how wonderful they are! Let's just love them more!
@zeny_zion (1283)
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
im one of the mom who is very protective and caring. i think my daughte is a little bit irritated with that. but i explain to her if you will be a mom, a good mom you'll the same thing to your kids. explaining will make you kid understand why.
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• Philippines
15 Aug 08
Yeah right. That's one thing my mom missed. She scolds us, shout at us...and didn't bother to explain. She didn't even care to ask us why we did that. I once tried to talk back coz I really felt that I did nothing wrong, I got a slap on my face. That's why, I always try to talk to my son when he does something I think is wrong. I always tell him the right thing to do. When I was young, my mom scolded me for not cleaning the kitchen well. She yelled at me and scolded me. You know what was on my mind? "Mom, you're telling me I was wrong, then what is the right thing to do?" Well, I never asked that question to her. I got scolded about the same things until I finally left the house when I got married. I know I can do things well. In fact my in-laws really liked me for I can do the chores just right. And my mom always receive the good remarks for being my mom. And I thank her a lot for that. She didn't teach me but I just learned it. The thing is she'd never told me I did it right. :-)
@sirfsuraz (468)
• Nepal
12 Aug 08
yeap i do, I start my own discussion about that. My mom is being so much problem for me. Why do she want to completely control her teenager son? arg....
• Philippines
13 Aug 08
That's a normal reaction. Sad to say but it always seem that moms know what's best for their children. I'm a mom, myself. :-)
@rup011 (725)
• Germany
14 Aug 08
I simply love my mom no matter what. I know all she does is for the well being of her child. I am a mom now and thats makes it more clear that whatever I do for my daughter is because I love her. And that love is unselfish. Similarly even if my mom is caring and overprotective about me, I think it like a blessing from God. There are so many moms who do not care about their children, abandon them, etc. I am really lucky that my mom left her wonderful job and career just to bring me up. I never felt the need for a friend all the life. She played the role of a mother, sister, friend everything. I simply love her.
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• Philippines
15 Aug 08
Good to hear that. We can never repay the love of a mother. In this discussion, it's not an issue. I am sure that by nature, we have the instinct of protecting ourselves. Particularly in my case, my mom never get the chance to spend much time with us for she was so busy doing the housework making sure that we live comfortably. When I wake up, the table was set. Our clothes hanging ready to be worn. The water is ready for our bath. She focused more on those things. She interferes when she think my friend is not a good influence. She tells me what I should exactly wear without knowing where or in what occasion I'm going. Do you have a mom like that? I never question that. I always obeyed her. For mothers know what's best for their kids. I never thought the she loved us less but sometimes it's over board so I think I couldn't help my self from complaining sometimes. Can you blame me if I sometimes hate her? But what I'm saying here is no matter what my mom does, hating her sometimes doesn't mean that I DON'T LOVE HER. Life is a cycle. When we were young our moms are at the front line. That's because we can't stand on our own yet. When we're grown ups, having our own families, they should at our back. Still a mother but only to guide us and not to tell us what to do. I'm speaking as a daughter and a mom at the same time.