Honour thy mother?

[TreeHugger]

Hi all,
For the last 10 years, I have been raised by my father, and lived with my 3 brothers. I am the only girl in the family, and prior to my parents’ separation, i had a close relationship with my mom. recently, i converted back to the church, and am struggling with how to relate to my mother. i would like to rebuild a relationship with her, and to honour her as i do my father, but i’m feeling torn. my parents are just now finalizing their separation, and she has been manipulating everything i tell her about me and my life for the past 3 years. She keeps lying and twisting what i say for her benefit. I don’t want a relationship with a mother who makes me feel like the parent.
any suggestions???

 

[Bernadette64]

Dear Tree Hugger,

My heart goes out to you and I’ll keep you in my prayers. I don’t think you necessarily have to like your mother to honor her. However, she did choose life in a world steeped in a culture of death and where abortion is so easily available. For that alone you should be eternally grateful. In fact, all of us should be.

Sometimes our moms are like little kids in adult bodies. Eventually they revert to childhood, all our parents do as they age, I think.

My suggestion is that you pray for your mom; pray the rosary to your heavenly Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who loves you unconditionally and ask for her intercession, that you be kind to your mother, who is suffering through her own crosses.

Take Care,
Bernadette:twocents:

 

[mochi]

TreeHugger:

Hi all,
For the last 10 years, I have been raised by my father, and lived with my 3 brothers. I am the only girl in the family, and prior to my parents’ separation, i had a close relationship with my mom. recently, i converted back to the church, and am struggling with how to relate to my mother. i would like to rebuild a relationship with her, and to honour her as i do my father, but i’m feeling torn. my parents are just now finalizing their separation, and she has been manipulating everything i tell her about me and my life for the past 3 years. She keeps lying and twisting what i say for her benefit. I don’t want a relationship with a mother who makes me feel like the parent.
any suggestions???