Posted by Emme on June 26, 2003, at 21:20:53
In reply to Re: Getting worser and worser » Emme, posted by Dinah on June 26, 2003, at 14:40:52
> Your mom sounds a lot like mine. I've just learned to politely say goodbye when she starts her rants. Fortunately she lost her ability to hurt me an awful long time ago.
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> You have to do what's best for you. You can't worry overly much about whether your family will be upset or angry. They'll live, and probably learn to accept. Or not. But if you're pretty consistent about telling her that you won't listen to certain things, and politely saying goodbye if she starts to talk about them, chances are good she'll eventually get trained.Sensible advice. I'm told they can be trained....
I wish I could train her to not over-react to everything. She has been convinced for a decade that I have an eating disorder (I don't). She finds problems where they don't exist. Her response to an actual problem would be extreme.But I do need to worry less about what everyone thinks of me. I guess if people want to be critical of someone they can find something at any given time anyway...
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