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Is It Possible For Your Mother To Also Be Your Best Friend?
I have a very strong relationship with my mother and due to this people consider her my best friend(as well as mother of course) while others disagree and just say that she is just my mother. What do you think?
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It is definitely possible for your mother to be your best friend, but there is a line, in my opinion, that shouldn't be crossed. I think the timing of this depends on age.
My own mother considered herself to be my best friend, and when I reached certain important aspects of growing up, I realized I didn't WANT her to be my friend; I wanted a mother figure. For example, when I got pregnant at age 20, she told me everything would be fine, and not to worry about money or expenses. I actually got angry when she said that, because as a mother she should be helping me prepare for the hardships of parenthood and how difficult it would be raising a child in a low income family.
But there comes an age where I believe in the best situation mothers go from being a mom to being a friend. They should come to realize that as we become adults, we make our own decisions, and all they can do is support us, as a friend would.
So in my opinion, this all depends on your age, and what kind of friend your mother is. As long as she was able to be a strong actual PARENT, there is no reason why she cannot be your best friend.
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I think it's possible for a mother and daughter to be best friends. I don't think anything is wrong with it either. I mean if you feel close enough to call her your best friend, then why not?
I think it's the same with siblings. You can call your sister your best friend and you can call your brother your best friend. There's really nothing wrong with it and I think it's all possible. Some people are closer to their siblings and parents more than other friends.
So honestly, it really doesn't matter what other people think of your relationship with your mom. If you want to call her your best friend, then do so.
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This is normal but it doesnt happen all that often. I really think it is wonderful that you have that relationship with mom. The only concern for such a relationship is that once the child has become an adult, that if mom is still the best friend, that she sticks strictly to talking to you as an equal, as another adult, rather than as mother giving helpful instruction and teaching to her daughter.
If you ask for her advice or opinion as you are doing here, its only to gain more perspectives and see things from more positions you may not have thought of before, not to be mothered any longer.
Other than that, enjoy what you have no matter what anyone else thinks.
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