They very seldom let me lose my cool. They made me like I was Polly Perfect, which was ridiculous so that when I bump into kids on the street they’d say ‘I wish my Mom were like you.’
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that Charlotte Rae's parents expected her to be perfect all the time, even though that was unrealistic. When she would meet other kids on the street, they would wish their own mothers were as perfect as Charlotte's parents wanted her to be. This made her feel like she couldn't be her true self and just be a normal person. Her parents' high expectations of perfection were unreasonable and made her feel like she couldn't be herself.
About Charlotte Rae
Charlotte Rae was a beloved American character actress and singer who had a career spanning over six decades. She is best known for her roles as Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Even in her later years, Charlotte Rae continued to act in films and voice popular cartoon characters.
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