"She is also clearly getting off on the accolades her children receive."
BAM, you nailed it: everything she does for them is for her. She can't succeed, so they have to. (This book could also be titled Battle Hymn of the Vicarious Mother or Battle Hymn of the Helicopter Parent.)
Kids who grow up under those conditions never end up well-adjusted, as she herself can attest to if she ever were to look at herself honestly.
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Date: 2011-03-10 07:27 pm (UTC)BAM, you nailed it: everything she does for them is for her. She can't succeed, so they have to. (This book could also be titled Battle Hymn of the Vicarious Mother or Battle Hymn of the Helicopter Parent.)
Kids who grow up under those conditions never end up well-adjusted, as she herself can attest to if she ever were to look at herself honestly.