Mothers Who Make Their Children Feel Indebted to Them

  Some mothers corner their children with phrases like “How can you behave like this after all I’ve done for you?” They usually say these kinds of things when their child doesn’t do or say what they want. They make their children feel indebted to them. In fact, they’re convinced that they should spend their lives repaying them with submission or veneration. These types of mothers make parenting a means of redeeming themselves. No one has asked them to act like this, but they usually blame everyone else for the way they act. They overestimate their efforts and sacrifices and…