Bethany FrankelHer mother’s mother passed away… and she posted several photos in her memory – while bluntly assessing her mother’s paternity.
The former ‘Real Housewives of New York’ star shared several gorgeous photos focused on her mother, Bernadettewho she says passed away from lung cancer… before taking the plunge and really breaking down her complicated feelings for her mother.
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It’s a pretty long analysis… but BF sums it up right at the beginning – saying her mother dealt with her demons while adding Bernadette made Bethenny need to escape an abusive home from the beginning.
Bethenny calls her mom funny, knowledgeable and wise… before saying she just wasn’t ready to be a mother and didn’t really like the responsibility.
In fact, Bethenny says she only started mending fences with her mother after her daughter BrinnaNow 13, she’s always pushed to meet her grandmother… and acknowledges that she’s grateful they took the time to work on their relationship.
Frankel ends on a positive note… saying he considers his mother family despite everything they’ve been through, and encouraging others to reach out to their own distant friends and family.
Anyone who has followed Bethenny’s career knows how she felt about her mother. She opened up about their relationship in a 2010 People cover story… saying, “There was a lot of destruction: alcohol abuse, eating disorders and violent fights.”
It seems like Bethenny is letting a lot of that go now that her mom is gone… although it doesn’t sweeten their relationship much.
Bernadette would be 73 years old.
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