Cathy (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} huntersglenn) wrote, |
Hugs back at ya!
At least the cycle of something like that can be broken. Yeah, my mom and my in-laws are a lot more lax with my kids than they ever were with me and my husband, but that's just grandparents spoiling them, and not a 180 degree turn around from the way they were. And I feel very grateful that I don't look at my mom hugging my kids and feel a pang of regret because she never did that to me. She made sure that I knew I was loved (still does. Every phone call between us ends with "I love you"), and I'll always be grateful to her for that.
At least the cycle of something like that can be broken. Yeah, my mom and my in-laws are a lot more lax with my kids than they ever were with me and my husband, but that's just grandparents spoiling them, and not a 180 degree turn around from the way they were. And I feel very grateful that I don't look at my mom hugging my kids and feel a pang of regret because she never did that to me. She made sure that I knew I was loved (still does. Every phone call between us ends with "I love you"), and I'll always be grateful to her for that.
