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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Guess which kid is going to look after your mother when she needs help?

Not you.[/quote]

OP here. I'm not sure why you would draw this conclusion. Actually, my sister and I both take care of our mother. [b]She is now terminally ill with cancer.[/b] [b]However, her attitude toward our work situation has been the same for the past 15 years.[/b][/quote]

It sounds like your time with your mom is running out and you are feeling resentful that she will never give you the respect you deserve. That makes sense. I'm sorry, OP. Any rational person can see that you are successful. Whatever is going on with your mom is about her, not you.

I have a similar, but opposite dynamic with my mother. I left my amazing career because it was the only option that made sense for my special needs child, but she acts like she's embarrassed for me because I "don't work". Meanwhile she neglected us so badly as kids that both my siblings attempted suicide while we were growing up. I know she's projecting something there, but at this point I've given up trying to figure it out. She can think whatever she wants about me until she dies. I'm proud of me for being the mother we all needed but never had.[/quote]

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