I was reading about cancer women and my mother fits many of their traits, she was/is so protective of us both emotionally and physically, very warm, a great cook lol and a fighter to the end 🙂
she had a tough upbringing, her mother died and she took over bringing her siblings, then she had to deal with us lol,
now we are getting older and she needs to relax a bit and stop doing everything for her kids, they can serve themselves, they can do their own laundry but she doesn't want to do it despite the effect of growing old is having on her, she sleeps little and is always alert, which is having a toll on her physically.
we all try to tell her to relax and that we can take care of ourselves, that she did great by bringing us up but she never listens
I was wondering if there are any cancer women out there who relate to this maybe they can give their advice
my taurus mom's similar to what you describe, even sibling-wise - we used to bug her about chilling then realised she gets sick if she doesn't do that and she's real happy doing all that 😕
so the question is, does your mom genuinely like doing all that? and it's you that wants the rest for her?
My mother is a cancer, and she does the same things. IE I am 32 and this woman still comes to clean my house while I am at work. Goes grocery shopping for me, and still needs to know where I am if I don't let her know. I am the only girl, so I can see some of this as to why she does the things she does, but I worry over her as well. She pushes herself to the max. Telling my mother not to worry is like talking to a brick wall. So, I started doing things that I knew she would enjoy, Such as...Getting her a trip to the spa when I can afford it. Going for walks with her in the park, Riding around even seems to help. I even go and help her clean house ( when shes not at mine cleaning) Little things seems to go a long way.
Yes moon it is..Love my mom LOVE her wouldn't trade her for the world, but it does suck the life right out of you at times. I thought she would relax when I got older, nope she got worse.. Bless her heart!
she always says that she feels better after one of those ... or after a nice trip somewhere so I will make sure my father is taking care of that part, shame I can't be there to spoil her 😢
she had a tough upbringing, her mother died and she took over bringing her siblings, then she had to deal with us lol,
now we are getting older and she needs to relax a bit and stop doing everything for her kids, they can serve themselves, they can do their own laundry but she doesn't want to do it despite the effect of growing old is having on her, she sleeps little and is always alert, which is having a toll on her physically.
we all try to tell her to relax and that we can take care of ourselves, that she did great by bringing us up but she never listens
I was wondering if there are any cancer women out there who relate to this maybe they can give their advice
cheers