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10! I call her a couple times a day usually, when I have random news or things that happened in my day (good things)
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Honestly, 15! She was my soulmate, she died in 2015 and I miss her everyday. I would start and end my day talking to her. I wish she was here now..
and I’m so sorry you lost you mother. Know that she continues to live in you and your thoughts and actions!
8-9, we are homies but growing apart because she still sees me as her baby boy and wants the relationship to stay the same as it was when I was more dependent
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8 because I recently came out to her and it brought us closer
Male and 10. Growing up she was hard on me but as I’ve become and adult I often go back and thank her for how hard she was on me bc it’s made me into the man I am today. I don’t think I would have turned out the way I am without her guidance, love, unwavering support, and advice. My success today is mostly attributable to her and very little to do with me.
Present day we talk at least 2 times a day. It does help that we think alike, but as all moms she will do a few things that annoy me but that’s what parents are for. I’d die for her, donate an organ for her, whatever she needs I would do it, bc she’s showered me with all of that love and then some for my entire life.
For those that are making fun of others ranking their mom a 10; I’m sorry and feel bad for you. But no need to shame someone who has a great relationship with the woman who gave them life.
For those that don’t have this experience with their mother, I’m also sorry. And I hope maybe someday you can choose to be this light in your child’s future or maybe someone else’s life (doesn’t have to be your child)
M - 0 with both parents. 29 now, stopped talking to my mom at 14 when I walked in on her shooting up. Stopped talking to my dad at 22 when I found out he was touching kids when I was younger. I’ve learned a lot of “what not to do” but I do envy those with great family relationships.
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10. I sometimes don’t know how she tolerates me 🖤
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0 - she passed away when I was 7 years old. I often wonder what our relationship would have been.
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10. F. We talk everyday, I go up to visit her every other week. She’s my best friend. She was a parent through and through until I finished college and then a switch flipped and she turned into a friend. She was very strict growing up and we’re so alike that we butted heads all the time, but as an adult I saw that she was trying to protect her only daughter and she definitely did.
Mine is 100. Im so shocked when I begin to realize a lot of ppl dont actually have a good relationship with their Parents.
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Male. I’d 10/10 and I wish I can do 100/10
She’s my No 1 . I do and willing to do everything to make her happy. I don’t live with her and my dad for almost 7 years now because of work. But I make sure I call her at least once a week. She’s a good Mom ❤️. She doesn’t know everything about me and she doesn’t even know/care 😆 that I work for a big company such as Bain. I am just her kid and that’s it! I love it
Narcissistic personality disorders are not always diagnosed, and are incredibly difficult to prove. Adult children are often unknowing victims but being on a sliding scale only you will know if you can continue to tolerate or not. Hugely recommend seeking out experts for advice or counselling even if it’s for a short period of time only - it’s hugely empowering and uplifting.
I’m convinced my mom suffers from it. The way she treated my step dad, grandma and me. There’s a pattern.
M, she fought schools and drove me 100s of miles to the best hospitals in the world to get me cochlear implants and years of experimental speech therapy. She’s allowed me to be basically normal and pushed me to graduate school in three years and become a high performing member of the security industry and I owe it all to her. I would say 9 as she raised me to be extremely independent but she still tries to baby me so we butt heads a little on that front. She’s my hero.
10. We’re both gay and best friends.
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Female and 10. My mom is the BEST! But sadly she’s getting older and that’s hard to watch sometimes. She took care of me and my 3 sisters all our lives and we will 100% return the favor and make sure her golden years are beautiful and full of love.
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5.. 7 on a good day. I was afraid of her most of my life. She was terribly abusive (physically and verbally). And often she's mean. Now as an adult I get her, and I understand why she was that way, but even with therapy Idk how to open up to her.
Same relationship very abusive physically and verbally. Happy when bad things happen to me. Trash relationship but I treat her like it’s a 4
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10- love my mom and I spend time with her all the time! But I’m actually trying to distance myself more intellectually to become more independent. She’s a very involved mom, and I listen to her advice all the time. so I am actually trying to get her to notice the boundary I am trying to put up to make some decisions on my own.
Right now probably like a 3? Ranging to a high of like 6 or 7. I love my mom, but we can be very toxic to one another and it’s hard to keep a balance of boundaries and not damaging the relationship she has with her grandchild.