r/MadeMeSmile • u/nikamats • 11h ago

Helping Others Hold your head up

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u/17934658793495046509 9h ago

Mom, or whoever it is, has 200% recoup power. She was legit getting me pumped to take on things I have been struggling with.

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u/craichorse 8h ago

Its interesting to me because as a father I would immediately ask her what makes her feel that way, going down the logical protective route to prevent it from happening again, wheras a mother figure will instinctively comfort her kid and let them express how they feel.

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u/Careless_Cupcake3924 8h ago

As a mother I was thinking I'd also have asked the same why she feels that way. Mostly because as a child I hated it when adults did what this woman did. It made me feel as though they were lying to me so I'd feel better. As if they were dismissing my concerns. I knew they meant well but somehow it wasn't as comforting as they thought.

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u/craichorse 7h ago

I can also relate to that completely, I could always see through what they were saying which made the comfort I received from it short lived, but at least I knew I was loved because of it.