does your mom love you?

Philippines
August 8, 2008 10:24pm CST
hi there. i am an only girl in the family but my mom and i dont have a great relationship since i was small. i feel that she doesnt love me. and i am envious with my friends, seeing how their moms are interested in their lives, and making sure that they are supported in their goals and dreams. it is sad that my mom doesn't even know my true self and identity.
18 responses
@IInsanity (290)
• Malaysia
9 Aug 08
i think that my mum loves me. but our family isn't really the affectionate kind so we don't show our love. we quarrels and fight sometimes but she's the only mother i've known so i love her. and i really believe that she loves me back too. i think your mum loves you but don't know how to tell you. maybe you need to love her first in order for her to love you. =) good luck and stay strong!
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• Philippines
9 Aug 08
thanks for the response... well, she has been this way for as long as i lived. she spoils my brothers and make me feel left out. she doesn't respect me as person. good to hear that your mom loves you.
• Malaysia
11 Aug 08
well, i don't believe that there's a mother that doesn't love her children. maybe she doesn't notice your pain? you should confront her and tell her that you feel hurt by the little attention you received from her. stay strong my dear!
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi there. i dont know how to fully explain these to all... but she doesnt care... she even say so. and it has been a year that she snubs me. it's painful but i am trying to just keep on.
• United States
13 Dec 09
Hello I'm not the only girl I am the oldest of my one little sister and I feel sometimes my mom doesn't care about my emotions or my feelings of she just isn't interested in my life in other words she doesn't love me she always tells me she does but she never shows me she does i'm glad someone actually feels my pain........
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• Philippines
23 Mar 10
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• India
14 Aug 08
My mom sure loves me but she doesn’t know how to behave with a child. She is over-protective and believes in spanking a child into discipline. She never encourages a child to have her own opinion and according to her, a good girl always listens to her mom and never talks back. Also good girls don’t have bf, don’t go to the movies, don’t wander around alone and generally have no life outside studies and parents. I think your mom is just the opposite…you say she is not interested in your life. While that is sad, what I have faced while growing up, is equally difficult and I had a very bad time in my growing years.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. sorry to hear that
11 Aug 08
I don't think a Mom doesn't like her daughter.Maybe bcz some other reasons, you couldn't understand eachother at all.I feel a gap between you. You need more communication to know eachother.Then you wil feel mom's love. Hope you well!
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. you are blessed to have a great mom. not all are like you. take care and happy mylotting!
@jannesse (23)
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
i owe my life to my mom...she suffers a lot before and after she brought me here in this world..she may not be as expressive as other mom does but in some other ways, she shows her love and concern to me and to my siblings..despite her shortcomings i will never trade her into anything and anyone else..she gives us unconditional love and she really deserves to be compensated, not really in monetary but with so much love and concern..to all the moms out there, i salute u!u're all unsung HEROES!
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. great to hear that since not all ahve that blessing. happy mylotting
• United States
10 Aug 08
I'm sure your mom loves you how can she not love you. She may just show it in a different way.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. she's not talking for a year already.
@balasri (26537)
• India
30 Mar 09
I am the darling of mine.Well I miss her very badly.Yes she is no more now.
@balasri (26537)
• India
30 Mar 09
Sorry for the typo.It should read I am the darling of my mom.I sound very very narcissistic.
• United States
7 May 09
I feel the same way as you. Though my mom has suffered from severe depression probably longer than I have been alive. She is only interested in a few things and those few things don't usually include me unless it has to do with food. Sad... how things were. But I'm trying to do what I feel my kids need as far as my attention ect because they need that & I know they need it because I did as a kid too.
@kaezy_kulet (2465)
• Philippines
9 Aug 08
oh that is so sad to here shiloh..me and my mom are so close..i am an only daughter too both my sibling are guys..i am very open to my mom we treat each other like sisters she shares her problem with me as well as me to her.i am glad she is my mom and i will never trade her for any mothers in this world..I love my mom so much and i fell so mucky to have her..
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. i would call you blessed kaezy_kulet for having a mom like her. happy mylotting!
@brisk123 (2823)
• India
9 Aug 08
It is really sad to know this,but don't be upset you have your dad who cares and loves you lot.Some people are there whose parents run behind just money and career and doesn't bother about their children,of course some are atleast look after by their grandparents but most of the people grew on their own.Not much love and affections from their parents.I can understand how you are feeling right now,but what I would like to tell you is maybe this is just your assumptions.I mean I am not saying you are wrong to feel this way because everyone deserves to be loved and told and shown that they are wanted.What I feel is maybe this is just your mother's nature or maybe she is not used to showing affections like the other mothers.Why don't you just have a talk with your dad first?Tell him how hurting it is to be treated this way.Maybe he can help you,or he can talk with your mom regarding this issue.Maybe there is something that is worrying her,or something she is going through on her own.Be nice to her,try to spend as much time as possible.Show her your love and affections.Maybe this will change her behaviour.My friend,there can be lots of if's,but's and maybe's but what I would tell you is think positive and don't get upset.Also give your effort to change her ways,she also deserves a second chance.She is your mother and no mother would like to treat her child this way.You sound mature and I know you are a good daughter,I say you don't give up trying.If she can't show or express her love to you,then you do it to her.Tell her how much she mean to you.Tell her how important she is in your life and just cheer up,my friend,trust in God and He will help you,and pray!
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. happy mylotting
@Tifa19 (5)
10 Aug 08
Just like you,I'm the only daughter in my family,and in fact,the only child as well.I've got the same feeling with you that my mom doesn't love me much.She enjoys herself everyday and never cares about me.Although my father always tries to help me when i'm unlucky,but the mother is more important for a girl!I really hope my mom will treat me more kindly so that i could talk with her about my unhappiness and won't feel so lonely.I know it is impossible,however,she will never change herself and i've given up getting along with her neither!
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. sorry to hear that
• Spain
9 Aug 08
hello there! Im sorry to hear you feel that way about your mom. Im no one to tell you if she loves you or not. But all I can tell you is that everyone is different, some people are more "caring" and others are "colder" that doesn't necesarely means that the person doesnt love you. Also take into consideration that no one thought your mom how to be a mother....no one teaches that. Just try to understand your mother, maybe thats just the way she is you know.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply.
• Philippines
9 Aug 08
thats really sad =( i dunno if its a good idea, but have you tried telling her what you feel? why dont u find something that you and your mom might enjoy doing and have a girls day out? i know that having that good relationship with our parents should not be hard but if you're in this kinda situation you might need a conscious effort to do so. im telling you this because i know how fun it is if you & your mom gets along. my mama & i are sooo close, we could talk about anything under the sun. she's 50 & im 30 but when we're together we're really like BFF,lol.
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. that's great to hear...you are so blessed, not all people have what you have. happy mylotting
• United States
10 Aug 08
years of animosity between 2 ppl can be torn when they sit down and talk about the things the other person is doing to hurt them. My mom drives trucks so I only see her a week out of the month. She tries to be involved in my life but sometimes I can't help but push her away because I feel abandoned. I went to the prom for the first time this year and she missed it. I was so hurt. I acted out in order to get her attention and now she tries to keep in contact more and she'll be home for good in 2 or 3 months. Just talk to your mom.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
hi thanks for the reply. sorry to hear that. i tried.. but she always ends up making me feel bad.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
10 Apr 09
I know my Mom loves me although sometimes we fight b/c we're so much alike. We've had a few falling outs but we've managed to get past them and move on. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
hi. me and my mom dont have very close relationship. maybe of generational gap. she had me at the age of 39. we are 3 in the family. my sister and brother are older than me by 12 and 10 yr respectively. i used to feel left-out. me and my mom disagree on many things. as far from the east to west, that's how our opinions, principles, and thoughts differ. before i thought she didnt love me. thank God, He opened my eyes that my mom had my best interest on mind since my birth. she worked hard to send me to good school, provide my needs etc. she may not be demonstrative but i know she loves me. we still disgree on many things. but i dont resent anymore because i saw how she loves me. i hope that soon you will see that your mom loves you. no mother can afford not to love her child.
• United States
2 Nov 08
hi, I have 3 sisters and one brother but I feel that my mom love my second and four sisters and my brother more than me and my first sisters. Everytime I fight with my sisters, even I am right she still on my sisters side and always yell at me but not my sis. It hurt me alot and sometimes I want to run away from home but I am not brave enough to do it. and you are lucky that you are the only daughter. Also you said, she's not talking for a year. I think something might go's wrong with her or something in her mind that she couldn't tell you. It might makes her feel sad and lose contact with you. she might worry or feel sad with something and she forget to care about your feeling. now I never feel happy when I stay home. she bought a car for my second and younger sister but not for me. You just your mom but me, I have to deal with sisters and mom. so dont be sad and try to talk to your mom and ask her any questions that you have in your mind?
@mimiang (3760)
• Philippines
10 Apr 09
She was very good to all of us.She sent us to good schools, gave good clothes and things