My mother, my friend

@dorannmwin (36392)
United States
September 5, 2012 1:20am CST
I know that I've stated in discussions before that I really do have a great relationship with all of my immediate family. This is something that is especially true with my relationship with my mother. Right now I feel very alone because my best friend is in jail so I can't talk to her all the time. She isn't a bad person, but that is all fodder for another day. So, my mother has been the person that I've been able to talk to. I talk to her every single day and she is able to tell when I am feeling really bad and she will even take me out sometimes to try to get me to be in a better mood. If I had to name the one person in the world that I could depend on for anything, I would definitely say that it is my mother. I know that I've truly been blessed to be able to have such a positive and wonderful relationship with my mother because I know that not everyone is as lucky as I am in that way.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
5 Sep 12
It is very good when your mom and you are friends like that, you can share every problem, hanging out with her, etc... I am not too closed to my mom like you do. I live alone for long time and sometime i make phone calls to her, hearing her talk..rarely i share her my things such as my love, study, or any problem...i think it is my character...even when i have problems, i just ask her and hear her story only, never speak out my problems. But for sure mom is always a great person...
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
There have been a lot of parallels in my life and the life that my mother has led and I do think that is one of the reasons that we are so very close. In addition to that, my father passed away when I was a teenager and though my mother did have some friends, she depended on me a lot and that is something that only made us closer than we would have been otherwise.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
11 Sep 12
Ah, i understand..that's why you and your mom are very closed. It is very good for both of you...i want to be closed with my mom too but it is not easy because she is an Asian traditional woman while i don't keep many traditional thinking anymore.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Sep 12
Having differences in the way that you live your life from the way that your parents live their lives would be something that would make it difficult to be very close to your family.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
5 Sep 12
It is wonderful that you have a loving and supportive mother and I envy you. As a child I was scared of my mother and although this passed when I got older there were so many issues in our relationship. I never quarelled with her or disrespected her. In fact, I never raised my voice or made her cry but she was such a vain, beautiful women who put her vanity before her children. She was deaf until I was about 12 or 13 years old when she had surgery. She could have had a hearing ais but preferred not to wear one as they were large and cumbersome when I was a child. So her vanity counted for more than hearing her children speak or child as I was the youngest and by the time I was born, she was very deaf. This always hurt me. I have a good relationship with my children and I hope that they love me as much as you love your mother.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
Knowing you as I've gotten the opportunity to know you on here, I don't doubt that your children feel the same way about you as I feel about my mother. I knew that you'd said in the past that you had a hard time with your mother, but I didn't realize the entire scope of it until now. I'm so sorry that your mother's appearance was more important to her than being able to really be there for her children.
@Ladybugs (404)
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello there. It's good to know that you really have a great relationship with your family especially with your mother. Since your best friend couldn't be there for you yet, it's good that you have your mother with you to uplift your spirit or to make you feel better when you are not feeling so good. Really, our mothers know how we are feeling even though we won't tell them that much. It's really good that you could spend some good times with your mother and she's always there for you everyday. In my case, I think I also have a very good relationship with my mother. I love her so much because she is also always there to support me especially when I needed her the most. When I felt so bad and lonely before, she also didn't leave me alone and she tried her best to do some things for me to be happy again. Now, I'm missing my mother because we couldn't be together everyday. I only see her maybe four times a month and sometimes only thrice because my workplace is a bit far from our hometown. I also consider her as my friend because she is always supportive to me and she's always there to inspire me to strive harder in life. When I have some problems, she could really give me some pieces of advice that are really beneficial to me. I just love my mother, my friend. I hope I could see her again soon because I know, this time, she also needs me for her to be happy. I will also make some things that could make her glad because I know that she's already getting a bit older. I want to bring her sweet memories. Her birthday is also fast approaching so I hope I could make her feel special that day. Stay happy being with your mother. Happy myLotting. :)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
There are times that I am lucky to see my mother only once a week, but through my treatments for my back and such, she really has been supportive to me. She has been taking us to the doctor every Wednesday so that gives us a little bit of time to talk together and spend some time together and then we also try to go to her house at least once during the weekend.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Some of us don't have the opportunity to feel how it is to have a mother who is more than willing to take out all our pain and would endure practically anything for us. i am not that close to my mom but in times that i feel like giving up, there is no better person to go to than her.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
It is great that despite the fact that you don't have the closest relationship with your mother, you do know that there is someone that is there for you when you are experiencing your darkest days.
@fatlex06 (895)
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Wow. Your mom must be very lucky to have you and you to have her. Like you, my mom is always the person that I can talk too. I work in my house and everytime it's my vacant I always got the chance to talk to her. I know all the thing about her, her emotions, problems and happiness. Lucky me I knew them all. My mom also knew me very well. We don't argue anymore because we know each other very well. We know how to calm ourselves if ever someone is starting a fight. My mom is really great. So as your mom. :) Keep that kind of relationship always. And sorry to hear about your bestfriend's situation. Hope she'll come out soon. :)
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
As far as my best friend goes, the absolute worst case scenario is that she will be getting home on the 29th of October, so it really isn't too long, but then again it really feels like an eternity to me. Now, I will admit that there are times that my mother and I do argue but I really think the reason that happens is because of the fact that we are two very similar individuals.
@hayate13 (37)
• Indonesia
5 Sep 12
i have my mother like your mother, and i can feel that you feel. i am man but i closed with my mother than my father, but i love both of them. unfortunately i far from her now , cause i work outside my city, i only speak by phone with her, so i miss her so much. sometimes i back home just only to meet and see her lovely face. speaking and see her lovely face in telephone not same with direct meeting, hiks..hiks..i m crying now (i miss you mom)
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I couldn't even begin to imagine what it would be like for me if I was to live so far away from my mother that I wouldn't be able to see her on a regular basis. We live in the same city and our houses are actually only about six and a half miles apart.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
5 Sep 12
i have had a pretty good relationship with my mom over the years too but we have gotten closer in the few years since my dad passed away as she is alone and i am an only child. my daughters are teens. the first one just went away to college this week and the other is 15 and i have good relationships with them and hope they will continue and that we will be close as they age.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
Considering the fact that you already have a good relationship with your daughters as teenagers, I would have to say that as they get older, you will start to have an even stronger relationship with the two of them as they get older and more mature.
@shaggin (72141)
• United States
5 Sep 12
That is so wonderful that you have your mother to talk to about anything. I get along with my mother but she is very judgemental so there are lots of things I will not talk to her about. Its important to have someone that we can trust to talk to about anything and that is the man I've been seeing for a few years. He is the only one I would tell anything and know he wont repeat it and wont look down at me for how I think.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
5 Sep 12
You are lucky too to have someone to share those things with. I was lucky to have my mom but haven't had a life partner that was like yours....
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I really think that you are blessed for the man that you have in your life. You know, I can talk to my husband about a lot of things, but there are still things that I'm not able to share with him and we've been together for the last ten years of our lives.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Sep 12
so right. many people dont have a good relationship with mom. i didnt. so i clung to my aunt that just passed away as mom. its why ive been so upset about loosing her. now there is almost no one i can talk with about anything. sometimes a couple of my kids, but i cant talk or ask advice about them any more
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I can see why the loss of your aunt has been so hard on you. I couldn't even begin to imagine what my life would be like if my mother was no longer a part of it. You see, my father and I were close as well, but he passed away when I was a teenager. When he did pass, I thought that my world was coming to an end as well, but I was able to make it through and immerged from that dark time in my life as a stronger person.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
6 Sep 12
I'm so happy that you have such a good relationship with your mom. I have a good one too with my mom but unfortunately we live far apart from each other. I do talk to her every single day and sometimes two or three times in a day. However, the person who is my best friend and always there for me no matter what is my hubby. He will pull me out of a rut in a minute and he will do anything to make me happy and visa versa.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
6 Sep 12
Thanks! Can you imagine my parents have 5 kids and I'm the only one who calls everyday - shameful
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Sep 12
That is terrible that your siblings don't call every day. I couldn't imagine not talking to my mother each and every single day.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I have to say that I love my husband with all my heart, but despite the fact that we've spent ten years of our lives together, there are still some things that I am not comfortable talking to him about, but I know that I can talk to my mother about those things. I think that it is awesome that you do talk to your mother every day despite the fact that you do live far apart.
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@namiya (1718)
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
before having my own children my mother was my best ally where i could confide everything even my secrets. she too is a very wonderful mom that would defend me always from my father's reproach when i made some foolishness while still a kid. I miss those days now for we now live in a different place which is quite far and expensive for travel. It was more than a year now since we last saw each other and i truly miss her.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
The longest that it has ever been between times that I saw my mother was two years ago when she took what was supposed to be a two week business trip to upstate New York and she ended up being gone for three weeks instead. It about killed me that I could only talk to her and not see her for such a long time. Even when my brother and I went to Europe in 1997 for just fourteen days, I still tried to call my mother at least every other day.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
5 Sep 12
Some people have been blessed with a wonderful mother in all areas of their life no matter what they do. I have a fair relationship wit mine. It's only cause she has a tendancy to be boses, controlling, and other things so I know it's not on my part. It's her problem, sadly. There are times we can talk like friends and then she will just go back to her old ways of having to critique everything and try to tell me how or when to do something. No at ,y age of 49 who needs that, it was hard to take at 16 and sometimes I tend to think she still thinks of me as 12. I know some of this must be her health cause no person in their right mind would be like this at my age. I don't care what kind of situation it is. Some mothers bring it on themselves with their own personality traits on how they treat family members wether they chose to live a peaceful life with everyone getting along 24/7 and some do not. My mother seems to be bored with a peaceful life and thrives on conflict. Why else would someone dig out, say, or furthermore just be a jerk with things they should keep quiet about, etc. She is the type who will say whats on her mind or critique only cause she thinks she is superior to you in all ways. Seriously. This is how it is in my family. Cherish your mom, she is a gem and always in your heart. I will always have a love/hate relationship with mine. Partially or more her own fault, as she treats her husband the same crappy way so it's not just me, it's her problem.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
My grandmother was like your mother was with my mother. The two of them never really had a great relationship until the last few years of my grandmother's life and I honestly believe that the only reason that my grandmother and my mom got as close as they got during those last years was because of the fact that both of my mom's brothers passed away before their mother did.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
yes, i am glad too that i have a good relationship with my mother. we are not so close with my father and that if we have problems, when we want something to buy or anything, we approached our mother first and then my mother would abridge us to our father for approval. and even now, we all love our mother for having a good spirit and a kind person. she is our all and we want her to be happy all the time. a young woman with strong personality, so God bless all the mothers in the whole world. thanks for the opportunity to allow us to reply in your sensible post :)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
The operation between your mother and your father sounds a lot like the way that things were when both of my parents were alive. My mother would always tell us that we needed to talk to our father about major decisions in our lives. However, from the time that I was fourteen years old, it was just my mother and that did mean major changes in our lives.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Sep 12
In many ways, I think that it is good when our parents keep their distance and only step in when we need them the most. This is the way that one of my grandmother's was and my mother said that when she grew up she wanted to be like that grandmother (her mother-in-law).
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
likewise - but because we are afraid of our father and that he will not allow us to do or buy things for us, so we let our mother as an our mediator for a certain matter so that she can explains much farther without getting annoyed and so forth. uhm, about changes, she let us decide what we wanted and she just keep her distance with us and come to our aid when we needed her the most. thanks :)
6 Sep 12
I may have many lovers, friends but my relationship of my mother to myself is beyond compare. Always ready to be by my side in all my needs, in sickness or in health. She is my refuge in times of troubles , worries and problems with a helping hand. My mother is my best friend and my mentor in all sorts to make me a strong person. Mama I love very much... Thank you for everything that is in me...Next to God you are my strength and a shoulder to lean on. Be strong always and in good health. God bless.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Sep 12
You mother sounds very much like my mother. My mother has always been there for me to the point that I like to say that when my children grow up I want to be just like my mother and have the same kind of relationships with my kiddos.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
5 Sep 12
My mother was also my best friend. She has been gone almost 20 years and what I wouldn't give to have her back for one day...one more time eating a taco salad together....one more lesson in crocheting! We are both lucky. I miss her everyday..
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
6 Sep 12
I definitely have to say that I don't look forward to the day when my mother is gone. In fact, there have been a few times that I've had panic attacks simply because of the fact that I wasn't able to get ahold of her on the phone for the duration of an entire day.