card The caretaker-mother thrust intoresponsibility beside an eternal child. Sheembodies the ache of growing up — sewingshadows, telling stories, cooking meals,bringing order to Neverland while Peter Panrefuses to mature. Carries domestic andemotional labor. Acts as mother when she longsto be a partner. Includes the Wendy Syndrome:relational dynamic where one partnerperpetually caretakes the other who resistsadulthood.