Posted by metric on April 30, 2009, at 17:52:54
In reply to nerve collapse, posted by rjlockheart on April 30, 2009, at 15:32:43
If you're unable to change your environment at the present time, here is my suggestion, taking into account that I have no idea of what your home life is like.
Try being super nice to your mother (even if you think she's a raving lunatic paranoid control freak bitch whose mission in life is to cause you misery). For instance, cook her a nice breakfast or dinner totally out of the blue. That ought to throw her off guard. She won't know what to make of it. Pretend that her actions don't get under your skin even if they do. Get creative. Make it a game and have some fun with it.
Face it. You're not gonna change your mother. She's not going to see things your way. You just have to do your best to avoid escalating the confrontations, or at least derive some enjoyment from them.
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