And yet another argument with my mother
So my mother and I just got into another one of our huge arguments. This time, it was because she claims that I'm argumentive. This might be a good time to point out that she was wrong and I was trying to explain to her how and why, and she calls it argumentive. Grr.
So she says that she's not paying for our Limewire anymore. Pay anymore ? It is a one time fee of $20 and we paid for that in September 2005. She hasn't paid since, I guarantee it. It's not an every six months deal, and she claims it was. Might I also point out that if this were true, she would have been charged three times by now, not two. So she can't be right. But whatever...I must not know what I'm talking about. Of course. I'd forgotten that to disagree with this woman who must simply know everything is illegal. So sorry! She has been this way her entire life. She can criticize till kingdom come, but the second she's the center of the critique, it's all wrong and I'm stupid, worthless, will never find anyone to love me because I'm cold hearted, etc.
So, this might seem jumbled. Let's start at the beginning. Back on Halloween night in 2006, I told my mom that I wanted to upgrade our Musicmatch Jukebox software on our computer, because it was telling me we couldn't burn CDs. It was supposed to be $19.95. However, when my mom handed over her card for me to use it, I discovered that I didn't have to upgrade and was able to transfer my music files from Limewire into a Musicmatch folder and burn them to a CD player. So Mom's card was never charged. I told her that when I gave her back the card. I swear I did. She even said "Oh, okay. Great!" This whole transaction had nothing to do with Limewire...it never did. She now claims it did and I don't know what I'm talking about...when I was the one who got on the computer and solved the whole thing! Of course, that must mean I don't know what I'm talking about...
And just now, as I was writing this, she came over and started lecturing me on how I talk down to people and make them feel stupid. And how I'm a mean person. She also tried, again, to guilt trip me into being more open with her. She says I show no emotion, and that I lock things up inside and don't share them with her. Maybe there's a reason I don't share them with her! There are things I just can't tell my mother, and that's what friends are for. My friends, to me, have always made me feel more accepted and human. My mother just criticizes every time I try to vent instead of just listening. She does not have the ability to just listen. If I wanted advice, I would say to her "Mom, I want some advice." But did I say that ? No. That's why I have always felt more comfortable talking to my friends. They just accept me. They don't judge or tell me what I did wrong. They just accept me.
Oh well. End of rant.
So she says that she's not paying for our Limewire anymore. Pay anymore ? It is a one time fee of $20 and we paid for that in September 2005. She hasn't paid since, I guarantee it. It's not an every six months deal, and she claims it was. Might I also point out that if this were true, she would have been charged three times by now, not two. So she can't be right. But whatever...I must not know what I'm talking about. Of course. I'd forgotten that to disagree with this woman who must simply know everything is illegal. So sorry! She has been this way her entire life. She can criticize till kingdom come, but the second she's the center of the critique, it's all wrong and I'm stupid, worthless, will never find anyone to love me because I'm cold hearted, etc.
So, this might seem jumbled. Let's start at the beginning. Back on Halloween night in 2006, I told my mom that I wanted to upgrade our Musicmatch Jukebox software on our computer, because it was telling me we couldn't burn CDs. It was supposed to be $19.95. However, when my mom handed over her card for me to use it, I discovered that I didn't have to upgrade and was able to transfer my music files from Limewire into a Musicmatch folder and burn them to a CD player. So Mom's card was never charged. I told her that when I gave her back the card. I swear I did. She even said "Oh, okay. Great!" This whole transaction had nothing to do with Limewire...it never did. She now claims it did and I don't know what I'm talking about...when I was the one who got on the computer and solved the whole thing! Of course, that must mean I don't know what I'm talking about...
And just now, as I was writing this, she came over and started lecturing me on how I talk down to people and make them feel stupid. And how I'm a mean person. She also tried, again, to guilt trip me into being more open with her. She says I show no emotion, and that I lock things up inside and don't share them with her. Maybe there's a reason I don't share them with her! There are things I just can't tell my mother, and that's what friends are for. My friends, to me, have always made me feel more accepted and human. My mother just criticizes every time I try to vent instead of just listening. She does not have the ability to just listen. If I wanted advice, I would say to her "Mom, I want some advice." But did I say that ? No. That's why I have always felt more comfortable talking to my friends. They just accept me. They don't judge or tell me what I did wrong. They just accept me.
Oh well. End of rant.