<p id=”par-1_48″>Selena Gomez’s <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/selena-gomez-mom-taught-handle-rejection-young-age.html/”>mother, Mandy Teefey</a>, recently made a vague post about her relationship with her daughters. Though she later said that she was making a joke, Teefey’s relationship with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/selena-gomez-mom-encouraged-audition-first-r-rated-role.html/”>her eldest daughter</a> has had its ups and downs over the years. Here’s a look at their complicated dynamic.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-selena-gomez-s-mom-just-made-a-puzzling-post-about-her-daughters”>Selena Gomez’s mom just made a puzzling post about her daughters</h2>
<p id=”par-2_37″>Teefey recently made a post on Instagram that included a picture of Gomez with her younger sister, Gracie, and a solo <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/selena-gomez-revealed-sorry-became-actor-singer.html/”>shot of the actor</a>. In the caption, she appeared to address her relationship with her daughters.</p>
<p id=”par-3_70″>“My greatest accomplishments, love me or not,” she wrote. “They are the coolest. I one day they will see what a bad a** I am and love me back as much as I love them. I’m just mom. Who never gives up when they throw me in the trash. I tell ya mom you’re doing it wrong, maybe so, we will see. But no matter what I got your back.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_30″>A commenter said that if Teefey was having problems with her children, she shouldn’t be posting about it on social media. Teefey responded to say that she had been joking.</p>
<p id=”par-5_12″>“Girl. It’s typically moms not cool joke,” she wrote. “Calm down. Lol.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_18″>The next day, she shared a picture with her daughters on her Instagram Stories, captioned, “Awe… family love.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-selena-gomez-has-a-complicated-relationship-with-her-mom”>Selena Gomez has a complicated relationship with her mom</h2>
<p id=”par-7_37″>While Teefey said that people should not take her post seriously, she has a complicated relationship with Gomez. The actor admitted that this started from an early age because she blamed her mother for her parents’ divorce.</p>
<p id=”par-8_43″>They faced further issues when Teefey publicly disapproved of Gomez’s <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/selena-gomez-wants-act-david-o-russell-movie-just-like-taylor-swift.html/”>decision to act</a> in Woody Allen’s 2018 film <em>A Rainy Day in New York</em>. She also disapproved of her relationship with Justin Bieber, which led to them being unable to discuss the romance.</p>
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<p id=”par-9_25″>By late 2018, the mother and daughter were no longer on speaking terms. Teefey found out that Gomez was seeking <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/selena-gomez-revealed-bipolar-diagnosis-revealed-lifelong-emotional-patterns.html/”>mental health treatment</a> through TMZ.</p>
<p id=”par-10_105″>“They called me and wanted to know what my daughter was doing in the hospital with a nervous breakdown. She didn’t want anything to do with me. I was scared she was going to die,” she said in <em>Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me</em>. “You hang on as tight as you can and try to help them with their treatment and that’s the hardest thing to do — to then go to bed and hope that they wake up the next day. … It’s a miracle she got out, but there’s always a fear it’s going to happen again and that hurt us so much.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_24″>In the documentary, Gomez admitted to lashing out at her mother during her low points. It appears that they are now on better terms.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-has-a-close-relationship-with-her-sister”>She has a close relationship with her sister</h2>
<p id=”par-12_15″>Gomez is 20 years older than her sister, Gracie, but they have a close relationship. </p>
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<p id=”par-13_37″>“There’s nothing like a little sister and the bond you have,” Gomez wrote in a 2024 <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/C-DsMe8yLJY/?hl=en” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> post. “I will forever protect you, help guide you and love you through every single moment in life baby girl.”</p>
<p id=”par-14_10″>Gomez has often posted about her sister on social media.</p>