neverapologizingHypervigilanceto mood shifts usingwithdrawalas powerCompulsiveindependence micromanagingyourrelationshipsdown to yourhobbiesguilt-trippingyou out ofindependenceOverthinkingeverything successovershadowedby what youcould havedone better“that neverhappened”monitoringfootstepsfor cluesLove feltconditional Nevergoodenough redirectingto herfeelingsinsteadCalled you“ungrateful”constantlyFeelinglike aburden Enmeshmentdisguised as“closeness”criticismframed as“helpfuladvice”Guilt-tripping deciding foryou what’sgood orbad“guess I’mjust a badmom”readingtone like aCIA agentpunishmentunpredictablyharshAnxietyaroundauthority Manipulation neverapologizingHypervigilanceto mood shifts usingwithdrawalas powerCompulsiveindependence micromanagingyourrelationshipsdown to yourhobbiesguilt-trippingyou out ofindependenceOverthinkingeverything successovershadowedby what youcould havedone better“that neverhappened”monitoringfootstepsfor cluesLove feltconditional Nevergoodenough redirectingto herfeelingsinsteadCalled you“ungrateful”constantlyFeelinglike aburden Enmeshmentdisguised as“closeness”criticismframed as“helpfuladvice”Guilt-tripping deciding foryou what’sgood orbad“guess I’mjust a badmom”readingtone like aCIA agentpunishmentunpredictablyharshAnxietyaroundauthority Manipulation 

Mommy issues - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. never apologizing
  2. Hypervigilance to mood shifts
  3. using withdrawal as power
  4. Compulsive independence
  5. micromanaging your relationships down to your hobbies
  6. guilt-tripping you out of independence
  7. Overthinking everything
  8. success overshadowed by what you could have done better
  9. “that never happened”
  10. monitoring footsteps for clues
  11. Love felt conditional
  12. Never good enough
  13. redirecting to her feelings instead
  14. Called you “ungrateful” constantly
  15. Feeling like a burden
  16. Enmeshment disguised as “closeness”
  17. criticism framed as “helpful advice”
  18. Guilt-tripping
  19. deciding for you what’s good or bad
  20. “guess I’m just a bad mom”
  21. reading tone like a CIA agent
  22. punishment unpredictably harsh
  23. Anxiety around authority
  24. Manipulation