My mom gives love to her pets more than us 5 kids. As a mother raising 5 kids single..(My mom) is very depressed and is always complaining about how dirty the house is…clutter..dishes..stuff..but my cousin cleans all day everyday..she said my mom just finds stuff to complain about… I want to understand shy she does this…but continues to buy random stuff at yard sales and thrift stores like every other day. She's always assuming bad. She always used to complain about how her kids never call her but I call her more often than she calls me. I don't get it. She said her mom never showed her love or affection so that's why she gives more love to her dogs than her kids. I don't understand sometimes because I give love to her and my family especially when my mom never tells me she loves me or anything. How does she continue to use it as a wall or excuse to not try and love us instead..she has the power to tell us these things.. I don't get the way she is …