Skeeter hates the fact that her mother is super pushy about her appearance or lack there of. She also can't stand the "husband" conversations that are had quite frequently. Not understanding that Skeeter wants more than the small town average results in constant badgering from her mother. Mrs. Phelan thinks Skeeter isn't trying to meet a potential mate, she even questions Skeeter's sexuality. What Mrs. Phelan fails to realize is that Skeeter wants a husband however she wants to be more than just a housewife. With that being said Mrs. Phelan has made it very clear that If a man does not fall in love with Skeeter for her there's always her trust fund. And what genius wouldn't love a trust fund, because if he doesn't love you for that he's not worth you marrying anyway. Skeeter absolutely hates it when her mother brings up the trust fund. Skeeter despises the fact that her mother feels like she cannot get a husband on her own and that she must prep and marry her off before she dies.
In high school my mother expected me to be the obedient daughter in which she raised not the rebellious student no teacher wanted to teach, which is what I became. I was expected to go to class, learn, listen to teacher and do my work which was not what I did. At that time in my adolescent mind, thinking that I was grown and that I knew what was best for me I did not realize that my actions didn't only affect me. I didn't realize that all of the trips my mother made to the school for my behavior were not only embarrassing but physically and mentally draining. Especially when I was not the only child. Having to take out time to always be at the school with me for nothing to be proud of took time away from my siblings and sometimes even her work. My disruptive actions and disrespectful behavior was hurtful and disappointing to my mother because that was not how she raised me. She was disappointed because she knew even when I didn't that I was more than capable of being a good model student.
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