I can relate. My mom is a miserable, bitter sad, woman. i live w her
and my kid. She is an abusive woman. U did the right thing u could do
in order to survive... to save U . I bet u felt like u were in prison, and she
wuz the warden. I soooo can relate. I know that u, want ur mother's
approval, but maybe u need to start accepting the fact that, she is
who she is, and maybe she is not capable of giving u what ur looking
for, bc she has her own issues to resolve w herself. idk. but man do I
feel the same. My heart goes out too u. keep the faith; don't ever
let anyone live ur life, but U!!!.