My eldest daughter wants me to act as a doctor for her boy friend.

@marguicha (223802)
Chile
July 24, 2018 8:35pm CST
It seems that Tania´s boyfriend has some back problems. She asked me for the name of "the best" back doctor I knew. She got very anxious when I started asking her symptoms so he will call me later, it seems. I don´t know what kind of doctor he needs if no one tells me what is the problem. I have to tell my best friend who is a doctor to recommend a specialist. But we have to know what sort of doctor does he need. It is difficult to be a mother. Tomorrow I´ll be a nanny, today I must be a doctor. Other days I have to be a cook or a psychologist The rol of a mother is very complex. Don´t you think so?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jul 18
You never stop being a mom no matter how old you become.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
The worst part is that it is no matter how old THEY become!
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 18
@marguicha I still need my mommy and I am 45. lol
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
@porwest Both of my babies are over 50
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@May2k8 (18389)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 18
Mom can be anything for everyone around her.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
I will need to study a lot more.
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@Shavkat (140129)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
I think he can consult a physiatrist or physiotherapist. They can give some medical advice about his back problem.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
24 Sep 18
@Shavkat At all ages, in fact. Only small children really need to be looked after.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
I think that my task ends will my daughters (both over 50). I cannot be the mother of a 60 year old baby
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@Shavkat (140129)
• Philippines
24 Sep 18
@marguicha I do agree with you. At that age, we need to enjoy life.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
25 Jul 18
I was more the "mother" of my mother than she was a mother to me. She asked all those questions and I made the researches.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
Even when you were young?
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
@LadyDuck I had not read that comment. It is such a pity that your brother forgot how you cared for him when he was little.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
25 Jul 18
@marguicha The parents of my father lived with us, my grandfather was very sick, mom had not a lot of time for me and my brother. I started to take are of my little brother when I was very young. My grandmother looked at us and she helped me a lot.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
25 Jul 18
Mom and multitasking go hand in hand
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
I want to be paid for these jobs!
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
I think the same goes with a father. Though I would agree that the mother tends to connect more with their children during those times.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
I agree.
@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
17 Oct 18
It is good she trusts your judgement though. Yes you do have to have more information to make a proper recommendation.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
17 Oct 18
Her BF is a 60 year old man. He should know when he has to go to a doctor.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
Being a mother is the best and most fulfilling job in the world.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
Life long slavery, I´d say
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@vandana7 (100604)
• India
25 Jul 18
LOL... absolutely....lucky me...I escaped that....I have seen how tough it can get for moms. LOL
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
You don´t have children or your children aren´t like this?
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
@vandana7 I have 2 daughters. They are wonderful but demanding even though they are grown ups
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@vandana7 (100604)
• India
25 Jul 18
@marguicha I don't have children. I love children...mind you. But I haven't one of my own.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jul 18
a mother's role does not have limitations indeed good luck with this
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
There are no limits, really.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
25 Jul 18
Probably needs a chiropractor if he has a back issue but who knows? I'm just a salesman. lol But yes, mother's have the hardest job,
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
26 Jul 18
He told me later that he even has a MRI so he needs a doctor to read it
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
@porwest It seems he is a little bit of an hypochondriac
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
29 Jul 18
@marguicha Well, hopefully nothing negative turns up.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
25 Jul 18
I agree totally with that! My daughter is suffering with anxiety and she doesn't have a family doctor. There is a doctor shortage in the province where we live and finding a good one is next to impossible. I'm helping her to find one. I have one but he is not taking any new patients, otherwise I'd refer her to him.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
25 Jul 18
I hope your daughter´s medical problems are solved. So many times their problems are ours.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
@Starmaiden Those are part of a mother´s unpaid rol
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• Canada
25 Jul 18
@marguicha She calls me at midnight sometimes when she can't sleep. I don't mind. I'm usually up until 2am anyway.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
23 Sep 18
I totally agree..it keeps changing so many times in the same day..cook, nurse, tutor, mother, driver....it is never ending and it goes 24*7 with no paycheck.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
So right!
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@Albert12 (11)
• Abuja, Nigeria
25 Jul 18
What is your response to this discussion? motherhood is a call- smile when you respond because the journey is endless with lot's of adventure.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
23 Sep 18
I can help my daughters. But to ask me to help their BFs 24/7 is expecting too much of me.