“Mothers little helper” is a song by The Rolling Stones releases in 1966...FYI. Considering *femininity* as synonymous with *empathy* (and beauty) is a bit of a lie and a potential trap, for all of us. It doesn’t allow for the reality of “Dragon Mother” —the depressed mother, the narcissist mother, the addicted or perfectionistic mummy, the detached/devoid and/or cruel mummy —that has zero empathy or just a wee-bit of empathy or is unable to nurture due to health and legit physical factors as well as psychological or emotional ones ...aka wounded mother. tyrannical mother. QueenMother. And it does feel a bit taboo to even mention it, even if, we know this darker side of the feminine and Mother exists. A family held hostage by the emotional needs or mood cycles of mother? And then, those “cute” little sayings that leak into mainstream consciousness like, “Happy wife, HappyLife” The classic conditioning of “Whatever SHE says” I mean, it’s a tough one, a rock and a hard place; a truth and yet, a truth that could quickly fall into the depths of hell and psychological dysfunction or abuse. A pattern. Like a habit. It’s done repetitively and eventually it can be done quite thoughtlessly, in a autopilot manner or fashion. psychologically disturbing and disruptive or “deregulating” is trying to make mommy happy, fill the void or heal the wound which children do try to do. The nurturing mother association Creates the super-sensitive, intensified link that creates the emotional/psychological disparity I mean, is it the children? We say children are “innocent” but children can be “difficult” Obviously “glorifying” anyone Or placing anyone even the child or the “roles” of anyone up high on the pedestal creates, An imbalance of power And a balance Is after all where it’s at. But it’s like a constant act of balancing And healthy and balanced can be considered quite “boring” to some folks so they will prefer the salty, spicy, hot that makes tears come to their eyes. #Acknowledge And why should it be easy ? ... ... ... ... This is for entertainment purposes only. I’m not a Doctor or giving advice This is merely a thought experiment An idea journey A exercising of the mind For fun* Just looking at the pieces as we attempt to assemble the puzzle ? Type thing. Glorifying the feminine or the mother Can be sweet But it can also allow for some dark stuff to go unchecked. It’s like how beauty is a blessing but also a curse. Because beauty does different things to different people. And it’s never really, keep these guys over here, in check, it’s the idea of keeping everyone in check (or is it?) ultimately, keeping ourselves in check. But it’s like we ha ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WciUnqosfiI

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