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Tales of a coffee-holic: Cut moms some slack

I think we place a little too much pressure on our mothers to be perfect.

Especially as children, we look to our moms as a source of not only basic care so we can survive into adulthood, but also to nurture every facet of our being so we can grow into well rounded, successful individuals. As children we expect the world from our mothers. They can make everything better with a kiss and are the main source of comfort to our small lives.

And even though our mothers obviously brought this burden upon themselves, that’s a lot of pressure to put on one person.

Even as adults, we are pretty j...

 

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