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Reply to "Lessons from our mothers -- what you'll take/what you'll leave"
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[quote=Anonymous]Take: Warmth, gentleness, silly playfulness, love of outdoor play, spreading a love of literature and reading, good traditional cooking, emphasis on family time, chill ("just try your best!") attitude toward grades/sports/activities. Leave: Mommy martyr attitude -- near-total neglect of marriage, scale-back in career when it was probably not best for her mental health, having more kids than she could handle, passivity around asking spouse to do more childcare, not getting help (babysitters/daycare/therapy) when she clearly needed it, not making kids do chores or learn life skills until too late, prudish attitude toward sex/dating re: daughter but not son, coddling of toddlers/preschoolers to the point where she encouraged fearfulness and timidness. I realize there's more in the "leave" column -- my mother and I are VERY different individuals. But she was on the whole a wonderful mother. She simply put that at the expense of everything else in her life.[/quote]
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