Morbidly A Beast:
If I had roast it was made in the crockpot and it always lost all the flavor and was super unpleasant to eat, at least for me. It always comes as odd when people get excited about roast but maybe it’s just me? My mother was a really good cook, she’d make all the good stuff but roasts just wasn’t it haha.
A good roast is full of flavor. I don't think your mom knew what she was doing. But that's okay.