I do not want to go on your guilt trip, thank you.

Jul 08, 2008 00:35

I think my mom hates me ( Read more... )

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brannen July 8 2008, 11:58:52 UTC
I was always such a good boy. Till I left home. Perhaps I'm unusual, but I cut my mom off to 2-3 visits per year. She also learned that attempting to guilt me is like trying to buy a house in pennies.

My mom, at least, is far less crazy and judgemental when she realizes that if she annoys me, she won't see me again till I'm done being annoyed with her in 6-18 months.

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evcelt July 8 2008, 18:47:43 UTC
I think the best thing to do was exactly what you did...

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doc_smiley July 8 2008, 19:24:49 UTC
Jewish mothers weild guilt like Zorro lighting matches with a whip.

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Mothers storiedman July 10 2008, 19:00:21 UTC
Sometimes I think it's a generational thing. My mother is in her 60s and I think her mother used the same methods on her. Even though she has learned there are better ways to communicate (and persuade), she tends to fall back on the old heavy-handed coercive habits.

My only take-away from these situations is try to find out what her expectations are in advance and try to negotiate things out. She still tries the guilt method, but at least I can cut it off before she feels her reputation is at stake.

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