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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother had me because that's what you did after you got married. I've now not spoken to her for almost half my life. I recently read a book where the epilogue said of two characters "Their baby was born, but parenting wasn't for them so the nannies did it, and they visited their child in the nursery once a day, if they weren't traveling." And it reminded me of my mother.

Right now my oldest is only 4, but I can't really envision being close with her when she's an adult. My husband is close with his parents so hopefully he'll lead the way. [/quote]

My mom shouldn't have been a parent, she found it too difficult and time consuming.  Her level of tolerance was minimal, she would literally freak out if I helped myself to a snack, would pinch and smack me, constantly go off the rails.  I may talk to her a few times a year, and never visit.  My DH and I would bring our DC to visit during the holidays but stopped as she acted up during our visits.  I really never think about her anymore, and never speak of her.  I pray that I will not parent as she did, and work on not being her.  Thank God for my grandparents, as without them, I might be in prison or dead.

Her and my dad divorced when I was 8, and he moved away.  I have this memory of them having an argument and her sticking a fork in my dad's head.  She's crazy!!![/quote]

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