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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just grow up. "Mom, I work and you telling people I don't is insulting to me."
She is clearly a bully and you are scared of her. Grow a spine. She is also passive aggressive because you let her walk all over you.[/quote]

+100

You're being a doormat to avoid conflict.
Your children won't respect you for not standing up for yourself & they certainly will question if you're capable of standing up for them if the need would arise (school bully, etc).

My grandmother/mother dynamic was the same exact way & because my grandmother was so great to us grandkids, I lost even more respect for my mom because she wouldn't stand up for herself to her sweet, innocent mother (so we all thought).

She used to tell me "when someone is yelling, it makes no sense to yell back because they can't hear you over themselves" & she was absolutely right & it would pacify the situation.

But man, just once I wanted her to say something back.  As I got older, I would have her back & my grandmother would IMMEDIATELY back down & apologize... which would make me upset even more that my mom wasn't capable of standing up for herself after I showed her how easy it was.

Now I know better of course, but I am telling you now, your kids will not respect you if you don't stand up for yourself.
I've seen it one too many times.[/quote]

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