Turning your back on the 'only mother you have' is a lot more complicated than people can imagine, writes Amanda Cassidy
Amanda CassidyTurning your back on the 'only mother you have' is a lot more complicated than people can imagine, writes Amanda Cassidy in conversation with those who have done similar., Ellie Goulding revealed that she hasn’t spoken to her mother, Tracey Goulding in over a year and that her relationship with her is deeply troubled.singer spoke out about her relationship with her mum. “I haven’t seen my mother since my wedding.
Louise, 37, confides that her mother ignored her for most of her adult life. “She left the family home when I was just 13 years old. I could never forgive her because, ultimately, she chose her own happiness at that moment, but it was at the expense of mine. My brother and I would go see her over the years because she moved in with a new boyfriend just 15 minutes away, but as I got older the resentment grew that she hadn’t been there for me.
But psychologists say that such strong primal instinct is hard to override. “Human offspring are hardwired to seek proximity to their mothers,” explains Preg Street, “and therein lies the problem: the daughter’s need for the relationship is biological, natural, essential. And love isn’t diminished by the mother’s dismissal or refusal to ‘play her part.'”
But we also live in a world where mental health problems, addictions and personality disorders have sometimes skewed that saintly vision. The results are wounded daughters like Millie and Louise.Sacred Singer Ellie Goulding incurred the wrath of the press who ask how she can be so cold-hearted. The 33-year-old has three siblings who grew up in a single-parent family after her father left. “It’s frustrating,” admitted Goulding, in the interview.”Because I really want to talk to you about it. But [my mother] became quite threatening when I did talk about her in the press. Discussing her was a disaster.
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