Laurie and I have been surprised that the most searched for and visited topic on Motherrr.com is the section on how to deal with a jealous or narcissistic mother. We had added this topic thinking that it might be helpful but having no idea it was a source of such need. Jealousy between a mother…
Laurie and I have been working on the second episode of our new original short comedy series, Motherrr! Moments, lately. We just shot a new one the other day and the subject of sibling rivalry came up. Laurie thought I could write about the topic for this blog (after all, she’s an only child). But…
Yesterday was a sad day. I went to a funeral for a friend’s father. It was a dad not a mom and a son not a daughter, but the loss of a parent is the loss of a parent. It certainly brought back memories of losing my own dad just over 3 years ago. And…
I love my mother and I have been working on improving our relationship for quite some time now. It’s been hard work, but very rewarding as our relationship has turned into something pretty nice and vastly different from where it was in the past. As she’s getting older I’m very happy that I am able…
Ok, so I thought things were going really well. From all the work I’ve been doing on this website, all the books I’ve been reading, videos I’ve been watching, articles I’ve been searching through, I’ve discovered some new strategies and ways of interacting with my mom that have really been making a difference. It’s been…
(Book available at the Motherrr.com store) After reading books with such titles as: When I Married My Mother I Am My Mother’s Daughter: Making Peace With Mom – Before It’s Too Late You’re Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation …whose titles really intrigued and spoke to me, I was underwhelmed by this book’s…
With Mother’s Day coming up and Father’s Day soon to follow, I got to thinking. I still have my mom here (hence, the need for this website!) and I feel very lucky about that. But I also know the time will come when she won’t be anymore. That will be sooner than I’d like to…
I was just out for a walk (a great stress reliever) on a beautiful early Spring day. While I was listening to music (another great stress reliever) as I was walking, thoughts were also just swirling in my head. I’ve been spending so much time lately focusing on the mother-daughter relationship; between building this website,…
While watching Grey’s Anatomy this past week, they explored the mother/daughter relationship in one of their ancillary storylines. Certainly an exploration of this relationship comes up from time to time since title-character, Meredith Grey, is the daughter of a famed surgeon with whom she had a challenging relationship. But, in the most recent episode one…
Anyone who is watching the women’s figure skating at the Olympics in Vancouver this week knows about the heartbreak of Canadian skater, Joannie Rochette. Just 2 days before she was to start the competition and perform her short program, her 55 year old mother died suddenly of a heart attack. Joannie made the difficult decision…