I’ve been told recently by someone close that I’m the queen of guilt trips. This was quite a slap in the face to me.
My mama was the Irish version of a Jewish mother when it came to guilt-trips. She was a handful - long story.
Anyway, I’ve made it my mission in the last 15 years or so to avoid making people, especially my children, feel bound by guilt. I often think I go overboard and forgo saying things when they need to be said out of fear that I will cause guilt or shame. But I also think that like everyone, I may do some things without even realizing it. I don't want to be the "you neva caull me" mother.
So, I’m bummed. I didn’t see that coming.
Oy vey, they think I'm meshuganah! Now I've got shpilkes in the Geneckteckessoink and I'm feeling verklempt…
