Talk

Today's Mother's Day. Like most people's moms, mine is a lot of work. We had a short talk on Skype this afternoon and it got very frustrating. It sounded like she was feeling guilty again and I just didn't want to be that person to say "I turned out fine" one more time. And I did end up saying it, which made the talk even more redundant and frustrating.

Everyone is imperfect. I know and accept that. One of the issues today was that she felt bad that I seemed fine being alone. I think it's great to share life with someone special. If it happens, that's great. If it doesn't, there's nothing wrong doing things myself. Another issue was that she felt I refused her help. That part is 100% true. While she's doing OK, I doubt she's in the position to give help. Sigh. I did what I could to better myself. I know I have issues, but who doesn't? I just want my relationship with her to be stable and without big expectations.

I prefer to believe that most mothers have certain issues. Everyone's imperfect, that includes mothers.