No I never have, no matter how hard I tried. This is an issue with you, I feel. Let me give you some advice. You can't change who they are. So,e people are never going to be satisfied. Let go of any guilt and either accept her for how she is or say to yourself, " I'm a better mother for my kids, that's all that's important to me." And maybe you'll come to realize you are who you are because of what you've been through! I have never let a bad relationship destroy my self confidence, have you?
I suppose I have. My mother is someone who brings me to my knees in tears at times. Though I am not who she has wanted me to be I am who God wants me to be. She just won't shut up about it and pulls me with her but the time I typed that I was okay again. My mother bullied me, mistreated me, and abused me with her mean words. Yet she is revered as a wonderful person. She is the princess of the Mennonite community I grew up in. So yes I have a lot anger and mental issues to work through. I have never expect much from people have you?
I have and been disappointed. I have realized the only one I can control is myself. I will not let it bring me down anymore. I will not cry. I am not responsible for another persons shortcomings, no matter who they are. Their loss. I took me a long time to get here, too, but I'm older than you. I do not speak to my mother and the funny thing is she lives across the street! I have never felt ashamed of the choices I've made, have you?
I used to but I don't now! Do you have women you used knowingly as a mother figure other then your mom?