I just remebered a very little known fact about Washington: his mother was a full blown narcissistic bitch, who belittled and publicly humiliated him thoughout his life. She never acknowledged any of his amazing accomplishments, routinely disparaging him as a bad son. He paid for everything for her out of his pocket, but she was constantly asking for more, and berating him for being a terrible son. Once, while he was out fighting the Revolution, she petitioned the Continental Congress for money, because her worthless son wasn’t taking proper care of her, embarassing the most respected man in America in front of the entire nation.

Despite her terrible behavior, he shouldered the responsibility of taking care of her as he felt he was obligated to do, without any public complaints.