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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty early on...it's not the worst thing that was done to me, but it was the moment I knew. I was 4 or 5.

My mom used to take me to the grocery store most days, and kids would get to pick a cookie from the dessert case without charge. My mom would take me to the bakery and the woman working would ask me what I wanted, and then get it from the case and hand it to me in wax paper to eat in the store.

And as soon as we left the store, my mom would yell at me about how I always had to pick the cookie that was hardest to reach for that poor bakery lady. How I wasted her time by taking too long to decide. How I told which one I wanted and then inconvenienced her by changing my mind.

I always wondered why she cared more about that bakery woman than me..... [/quote]

I am sorry, unfortunately I recognize myself in your mom. My kid DID take a while to decide, then would change his mind, etc. I wasn’t yelling but I did reproach him for this. Honestly, for the free thing you make your pick quickly and stick to it. Sorry it’s probably not what you wanted to hear. [/quote]

NP here. Honestly, PP?? That’s what you wasted your time to comment on this devastating thread? Little kids are little kids and do little kid things, like change their minds about a fabulous FREE cookie. After all, you only get one choice so there’s a lot on the line!

I think you and PP’s mom suffer from such anxiety that you probably take it out on those who can’t fight you back. Like your children or a vulnerable PP just trying to tell their story. That bakery woman was getting paid whether or not that little child changed their minds 39 times about that free cookie.

PP with the anxious mom- I’m sorry. I too remember the fun of getting that cookie. Treats were few and far between so it meant something. I’m sorry your mom was so anxious and immature that she berated you for being a child. I hope you are doing ok now, have a life full of love, and all the cookies you want- no matter how long it takes you to decide which one you want.[/quote]

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