Dear Queenie,
My family is never affectionate with each other. I asked my mother why she never hugs me and she said she can’t remember when I ever tried to hug her.
Queenie, why doesn’t my mother understand? Doesn’t she love me?—Unhappy Teenager
Dear Teenager,
I am sure your mother loves you, but she may not know how to show it. She may have been raised in the way she treats you, or her marriage to your father may be so unhappy that she has shut herself down from all kinds of affection.
Try to smile at your mother as much as you can and to hug her more often, and things may get better for you.
