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The mother can't verbally express love or sadness. It is obvious she loves Lucy. She doesn't want to see or share Lucy's sadness when she is dying. We don't know the mother's history-can't sleep for fear etc.
I am sorry but I cannot accept such behavior from a mother. I do not believe she shows love. Lucy is constantly left wanting and that is after a horrific upbringing. She is damaged and the mother accepts no responsibility and talks incessantly about irrelevant gossip!
She flew to Lucy's hospital bed. We don't know what horrific back story the mother had. She is prob doing all that she can. It doesn't make Lucy's childhood any better or the mother's limitations desirable mothering behavior-it is just who she is
I see your points. Thank you for sharing.
I was also horrified by Lucy's childhood and was knocked out by the strength she showed in escaping that environment and being able to show love for a mother who didn't support her or even worse
Forgot 2 say thanks for sharing your points.
Ellen, you clearly have a mother who loved you as a mother should. I am the 4th of 7 children, and my mother never, that I can remember, hugged me, kissed me, read to me, or told me she loved me. It's not how she was raised. IT doesn't mean she didn't love me, just that affection was not something she knew. I think a lot of that had to do with the precursor to Dr. Spock. Dr. Watson was famous in the late 1920's for his advice on not spoiling children with affection. My mother could have been raised on his principles.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and sorry you missed out on some of the tenderness in your relationship.
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The mother can't verbally express love or sadness. It is obvious she loves Lucy. She doesn't want to see or share Lucy's sadness when she is dying. We don't know the mother's history-can't sleep for fear etc.
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I am sorry but I cannot accept such behavior from a mother. I do not believe she shows love. Lucy is constantly left wanting and that is after a horrific upbringing. She is damaged and the mother accepts no responsibility and talks incessantly about irrelevant gossip!
She flew to Lucy's hospital bed. We don't know what horrific back story the mother had. She is prob doing all that she can. It doesn't make Lucy's childhood any better or the mother's limitations desirable mothering behavior-it is just who she is
I see your points. Thank you for sharing.
I was also horrified by Lucy's childhood and was knocked out by the strength she showed in escaping that environment and being able to show love for a mother who didn't support her or even worse
Forgot 2 say thanks for sharing your points.
Ellen, you clearly have a mother who loved you as a mother should. I am the 4th of 7 children, and my mother never, that I can remember, hugged me, kissed me, read to me, or told me she loved me. It's not how she was raised. IT doesn't mean she didn't love me, just that affection was not something she knew. I think a lot of that had to do with the precursor to Dr. Spock. Dr. Watson was famous in the late 1920's for his advice on not spoiling children with affection. My mother could have been raised on his principles.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and sorry you missed out on some of the tenderness in your relationship.
