Dealing with an emotionally neglectful mom as a teenage girl.
Hi everyone! I’d really like to hear other people’s perspective on the whole situation however i’m not necessarily looking for advice.
As a daughter, I’ve never felt prioritized by my own mother growing up and I would constantly feel lonely. Me and her never really spoke and when we did, it’d be extremely awkward and it’d typically be surface level stuff, like school. However, I get extremely irritated but choose not to say anything when she complains about work all day and everyday rather than asking about my day or even my stepdad’s day. Sometimes, we will all be in a room together and I’ll be sitting across from her or next to her, but she only ever chooses to engage in conversation with my stepdad.
Because of this, I’ve noticed that I tend to become rude and distant when my mom actually talks to me, unintentionally giving her short replies in a dry tone. I’ve noticed how not having a close connection with my mom is effecting me mentally and I feel as if my strong emotions aren’t valid and struggling navigating myself through them, I get jealous of my stepsisters when they seem to bond better with my mother than I do or when I notice them interact with their dad and I notice what’s missing between me and my mom. This hurts so much because as a kid, she was literally my whole world.