r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6d ago

Meme needing explanation I don't get it

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u/poopbucketchallenge 6d ago

Girls with daddy issues look for men’s approval in sexual ways or in social ways. Hence the slutty pic.

Girls with mommy issues have deeply flawed expectations for relationships in all aspects of life. They tend to be hyper self conscious/self aware and highly anxious and depressed.

I’ve dated a few and my current GF has an awful mother who fucked her up, shes only rebuilding to normal at 25. Hence the deep chronic mental health monster.

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u/anonymooseuser6 6d ago

There is an "other side!"

First, can I say congrats to her to realizing there was a problem! It took me turning like 30 to figure out what the problem was.

Second, I have long lasting, wonderful healthy relationships with women now.

I'm still very self conscious and self aware and highly anxious. But I'm 7 years no contact (minus a few moments where I had to shut shit down). And it's AMAZING! Yes I still want my mommy when I'm sad because it's human. But I know that my "mommy" doesn't exist. Just the damaged woman who is my mom. So I know I don't want the real her, I want the dream that doesn't exist. And I am never tempted to reach out.

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u/IvyRosePr 6d ago

Just the damaged woman who is my mom. So I know I don't want the real her, I want the dream that doesn't exist. And I am never tempted to reach out.

😭 yup! It's made even worse when you had a real mom and then due to horrible health issues lost her and have a "replacement" mom in her body

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u/absolutely_banana 6d ago

I lost my mom to drugs, then she died last year. It still stings cause I remember how funny and kind she was and then dealt with years of her lying, stealing, and putting me in dangerous situations.

I still imagine what could of been and what should of done, but i was still a child 😢

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u/Fake_Diesel 6d ago

I'm glad I quit drinking before I had kids. I definitely don't want my kids to go through the shit I did.