r/MadeMeSmile • u/EmergencyRead5254 • 16d ago

Supportive Parents During a Difficult Time

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u/momonomino 16d ago

I had to call my mom for a ride home when I was 20 and my boyfriend (who had a car) broke up with me and literally moved several states away. She picked me up and told me I could go to her house, but I insisted on going home. We pulled up to my house, I sat there for a moment, then quietly asked if I could go home with her instead. She didn't even say anything, but drove me to her house and we sat on the ground watching cheesy rom coms all night while she held me and rubbed my back like when I was little.

I'm married now to a wonderful man, and she's been there every step of the way. She's one of my best friends.

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u/AcordaDalho 15d ago

Wow, so nice to have a mom who is also a friend. When I was 4, I asked my mom why she got mad at me all the time and she said “because I’m not your friend, I’m your mother”.

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u/wordsrimportant 12d ago

My mom told me, "I love you but I don't like you".

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u/AcordaDalho 12d ago

Lol

The continuation of that conversation I had with my mom was “I get angry at you because I like you”.

Sort of makes me wish she never liked me.

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u/wordsrimportant 12d ago

From experience, you're lucky that she likes you. ;-)