How Moms Act Out When They Feel Ignored
Exaggerating a health issue
One day, my mother called me to say, “Julia. You don’t even know this but I’ve been very sick!” “Oh my gosh, what is wrong?” I asked. “Well, I had a cold, and it got very bad, terrible, so I went to urgent care.” “And?” I asked. “Well they said it was a cold but one of the worst colds they’ve ever seen.”