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Patricia is 83 years old. Her mother died when she was 23, but for the last 60 years, every major decision has been made with one question: "What would Mother think?" She said no to love, no to adventure, no to dreams—all to maintain the approval of a woman who's been dead for six decades.
Patricia married the "right" man instead of the man she loved. She stayed home instead of traveling. She chose safety over happiness, convention over authenticity, her mother's dead voice over her own living heart. She spent 60 years trying to earn approval from someone who wasn't there to give it.
This isn't about dishonoring parents—it's about the difference between honoring their memory and being trapped by it. It's about learning when parental guidance becomes parental control, even from beyond the grave. It's about recognizing that dead people cannot be pleased or disappointed, but living people can waste their entire lives trying to please them anyway.
👇 Whose approval are you still seeking? What would you do differently if you only had to please yourself? Share below.