Hi
Returning to my own mother, I do respect her and admire some of what she’s managed to do in life and in her career. But I cannot say that she supported me or that she personally inspires me. And I’m learning that that’s OK.
I can relate to this, at least when my mom was still alive. I credit my mother with making sure I could support myself and got a good education and career but that is about it. I did/do admire her sense of humor when she was in a good/lucid state. And she was generous but when it came to supporting me emotionally or in the choices I made that just did not happen and more often than not she tried to work against me.
I am happy for the people who had mothers who were different than ours. They got dealt a different hand of cards.