The other day I asked my daughter what some of her favorite memories are so far in her life. She is just 13. She wrote down her top 10 and not one involved materialistic things or even vacations much to my surprise. Her favorite memories all involved times spent with me and our extended family when we were laughing ourselves silly. It really touched me that these times mean as much to her as they do to me.
My daughter has a comfy life but has to earn her own money to get most things. She has some friends whose parents throw cash at them when they go to the movies, etc. Most of her friends are more like us though. They get a set amount based on chores and they must learn to be responsible on how they spend it.
Now back to the topic at hand ...... Butt I think it is harder for people to accept abuse from a Mom because that is the one person you should be able to count on as nuturing and loving. Mama Bear is supposed to protect you not hurt you.
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