When children believe their mother’s love is a sacrifice, they may develop a sense of debt they cannot repay. To relieve that guilt, they minimize what was given: “It wasn’t much,” or “That was their job.”
In this process, love shifts from a voluntary bond into an obligation, and when love feels forced, rejection can emerge, not from indifference, but from the pressure of owing.
6. A culture centered on the self
Nowadays, societies favor personal satisfaction and individual comfort, and in times like that, relationships that require patience, endurance, and long-term commitment often lose value.
Maternal love, which is dependable and constant, sometimes finds it hard to carve out space in a culture that celebrates disruption and excitement.
7. The unspoken wounds passed forward
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