My girlfriend made a point about my mom about never wanting to do anything

(Supportive responses flair chosen for what she told me)

So a few days my GF and I were just talking about parents, childhood, etc. I was talking about my dad. My parents divorced when I was six and it took me a long time to realize it was because of mom, not dad just leaving. My GF told me ‘You are always talking about your dad like he was an awesome dad and he always did things with ya’ll (step brothers and sister) and took ya’ll places’. And it is true because my Nmom never wanted to do anything with her kids or go anywhere to have fun. It was always ‘you don’t need to do that’ or ‘you won’t like that place’ etc. with that angry scoffing tone of voice. Meanwhile dad took us to the beach, air shows, amusement parks, out to eat, the school courts on the weekend to play basketball, pro and college sports, (even after I became an adult) etc etc etc. And Nmom? If I and my 1/2 brother (11.5 years younger than I and who I love) were taken anywhere to do things or have any fun it was because of my great step dad/bro’s dad or l had my driver’s license and took him to have fun together. Mom just sucked. All she wanted to do was sit at home, cluck her tongue at the news and put down everything she saw or heard, including me and my brother. And it made me realize that the things I miss from my teen years are my dad, and playing sports in school. Because those were times I was able to DO things without her BS interfering and ruining it.