Is it normal that I am unable to love my mother?

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  • Sorry about your computer :o( and I hope you don't think I was attacking you - I just thought you'd genuinely either missed it or didn't want to answer.

    I have similar problems with a horrible rotten mother and over the years I have tried my best to be charitable and listen to her toxic hatred of the world for hour after hour on the phone. None of my other siblings will give her the time of day. However, it's like water on a stone and has worn me down over the years, actually making me hate her and the very mention of her name.

    People have actually noticed my own bitterness when they start to talk about her. I don't like this quality in myself as she's poisoning me. However, I am not saved but do try to live by Christian values.

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    • Hello:

      Sorry to hear about the rotten relationship you also had with your mother. Sounds pretty close to mine. Please whatsoever do not think of me being pushy but why don't you try and talk with God, He would give you the guidance that you need, it would be good idea in my opinion, please like I stated I am not trying to shove anything down your throat that you do not want, but just giving a suggestion, it is Salvation that is helping with my mother troubles. :D

      Please take care, my friend.

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      • Thank you very much but unlike yourself I can pray until I'm blue in the face but I'm talking to myself. I 'hear' no reply or any answer.... but yes, I will keep trying to put it out there.

        I try very hard to convince myself that she's doing the best she knows but she preaches the Bible while being so totally hateful to everyone. It's awful :o(

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        • Hey Joybird:

          Please whasoever do not think of me as preaching at you, because I am not. Just want to give you a bit of advice, please do not get sore at me. I think, maybe you are not feeling any response to your prayers is because you have not excepted Christ as your Saviour, before I accepted Him I tried praying and got no place fast.

          My old biddie of a mother always preached at me and even attended church services, so for the longest period of my life turned me off completely. But then one day it became real to me, I was attending Bible camp with a friend to just shut her up because she kept on nagging at me to go, and then on the last night we had a guest speaker that worked with us sololy if needed and he saw my hurts and helped me the longest time later and then it all fell into place with me. Your past sounds like it was/is all holy hell, again my friend I am not preaching to you just wanting to try and help out, why not try and ask the Lord into your life, to me I feel that it is the missing link, why not try and tell Him how you feel, and ask Him to guide you through this horrible shit, I know for a fact it will work.

          Take care and again please do not think I am standing on a box of washins' powder preaching at you, because I am not, just concerned about you.

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          • Thank you so much.

            I think I try so hard to bury all this resentment that I am reluctant to openly admit it - even in my prayers. I don't want to dwell on it.

            I am not right with God at the moment, although I do believe in God and know that Jesus lived.

            I'm hoping some day that I achieve the peace you Christians have.

            Thank you again!

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