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minus-squareNoSpiritAnimallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·8 months agoI just plain don’t tell my mother anything. Every hobby is an opportunity to criticize and belittle, so why bother?
minus-squarenikaaalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoExactly, think: How does my mother treat me? How should I treat her?
minus-squareSLVRDRGNlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoAnd then they get mad that you don’t tell them what you’re up to. Either listen and don’t belittle, or be a belittler and don’t expect to hear anything. Pick one, you can’t have both.
I just plain don’t tell my mother anything. Every hobby is an opportunity to criticize and belittle, so why bother?
Exactly, think: How does my mother treat me? How should I treat her?
And then they get mad that you don’t tell them what you’re up to. Either listen and don’t belittle, or be a belittler and don’t expect to hear anything.
Pick one, you can’t have both.