5980 My Mother is DYING! Freedomain Call In

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Stefan Molyneux

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, a caller shares his distress over his mother's serious health issues and reflects on their troubled relationship marked by emotional neglect. Growing up in a fatherless home, he discusses how his mother’s coldness impacted his self-worth and adult relationships. Guided by Stefan, he confronts his feelings of guilt and the need to grieve the lack of a nurturing bond. The conversation emphasizes the importance of establishing boundaries with his mother and prioritizing his emotional well-being. Ultimately, the caller realizes that accepting his mother's limitations is crucial for his healing and personal growth.

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0:00.0	Hi staff, my mother has been hospitalized and might die soon.
0:03.7	I didn't have a good loving mother-son relationship and it has gotten worse since I moved
0:10.6	out of her house.
0:13.0	During the last couple of years, I didn't contact her merch and I was sure in my mind I had
0:18.8	all the reasons not to.
0:26.8	I grew up in a fatherless home and had many issues with her over the years that I lived with her.
0:31.7	She has had a heart problem recently and she needed to be hospitalized.
0:38.7	I spoke to her doctor and he said to me that I need to be prepared for the worst. Even if she makes it out this time that this problem is not likely, it's not like to
0:44.4	take long to reappear in her life.
0:47.7	Basically she doesn't have so much long to live.
0:52.0	I wonder whether I was too harsh on her over the past few years.
0:56.7	I have been visiting her every day in the hospital, trying to bring her comfort and showing
1:01.8	her that she's not alone. I have been feeling a sinking sensation since I saw her in
1:07.8	the hospital and been crying a lot,
1:14.0	that she might just be gone forever soon.
1:21.3	I have hoped for her recovery so that I can try to have a better relationship with her in her final years or how much time she has left.
1:24.9	I am in a conflict between the feelings that I had before. She was hospitalized
1:29.3	and the feeling that I have now. And I am paralyzed and I would like to hear your thoughts on this matter.
1:37.3	I don't know what kind of relationship I would have with her. Should she recover or what should I do or say to make her imminent passing less painful
1:48.4	to her and me? Thank you. Yeah, I'm sorry, sorry to hear about this. How old are you and how old
1:55.7	is your mother? I am 31 now, sir, and she's 61.
2:01.6	Oh, okay. So she's doing poorly and she's not even that old, right?
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