JeanieS: Mother, I Hardly Knew You

It’s difficult to think about my mother this Mother’s Day. Mom passed away three years ago, on May 11, the day before what would have been my Dad’s birthday. So every Mother’s Day, I am reminded of her. It’s not that I enjoy my memories – it’s more like I am torn between the good things and the bad things. Are all mother-daughter relationships so complex? I wonder. My mother could be doting one minute and condescending the next, degenerating on down to being spiteful and hateful. While I can write reams of funny and loving anecdotes about my Dad – Mom is just the opposite. Why is that? I want to know. My heart weeps for what has gone by, for what has been lost, for what was never mended/ JeanieS , Nuts & Nonsense. More here .

Question: Why are mother-daughter relationships so complicated?