{"id":8867,"date":"2025-10-22T23:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T23:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=8867"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:01:37","slug":"am-i-wrong-for-being-angry-that-my-73-year-old-mother-started-dating-again-instead-of-focusing-on-our-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=8867","title":{"rendered":"AM I WRONG FOR BEING ANGRY THAT MY 73-YEAR-OLD MOTHER STARTED DATING AGAIN INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON OUR FAMILY?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AM I WRONG FOR BEING ANGRY THAT MY 73-YEAR-OLD MOTHER STARTED DATING AGAIN INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON OUR FAMILY?<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Family therapy services\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Family therapy services<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<p>I never thought my own mother would turn her back on us like this. Ever since my dad passed away a few years ago, I assumed she would dedicate the rest of her life to her family\u2014to us, her children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>But apparently, I was wrong. Instead of being there for us like she should, she\u2019s off playing the role of a lovestruck teenager, spending all her time and money on some guy.<\/p>\n<p>She goes on dates, eats at fancy restaurants, and even plans vacations with him, while we\u2019re left behind like we don\u2019t matter. It\u2019s like she\u2019s completely forgotten where her real priorities should be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>Oh, sweetheart, I understand that this is hard for you. I love you and my grandchildren more than anything in the world. 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