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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I just read over your post again. Yes you are right to be upset. Your parents are here for the weekend— that’s Friday Saturday and part of Sunday, and when your mom gets here she drops the news that “her at risk student is playing at a venue and it’s a must see on Friday night”. 
Then she acts all innocent and suggests that dinner at 9:30 will be an option. Doesn’t ask if OP wants to eat a very late dinner, which of course she doesn’t. 
I do think this is a dynamic that has played out with OP many times in which these at risk children she works with are the center of her moms life and OP has been asked many times to praise her mom for this. As for going to the performance— it just seems very manipulative to me. It also makes me question the timing of this long awaited visit. 
If you have ever had to deal with people who always flaunt their charity work this way you know how uncomfortable being manipulated this way is. [/quote]

Oh good grief.  :roll:

OP is an adult, not a child, yet she's acting like a child.
It sounds like you AND the OP need to get a grip and stop with your self-centered victimization.
"Oh, poor me... sigh".[/quote]

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