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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe she can't, but you shouldn't interpret every comment she makes as a judgment against you.  So what?  She asked what costumes are you buying?  I would take it as a question not a judgment.

Just because something was an issue in the past does not mean it is the subtext for every conversation.

Just stop.  Don't let it bother you.  She raised kids in a different time.  It was a lot easier to live on one income then.  Comparing yourself to her and vice versa is apples to oranges.  [/quote]

Seriously, the OP is pathetic.

OP stop reading into every little comment.  Perhaps your mom is just recounting some of the nice things she did for you as a kid.

Tell her "Thank you.  Those costumes were great."[/quote]

how else is OP supposed to interpret: Just got off the phone with my mom who says - so what type of costumes will you be buying for the kids this year for Halloween? I have such memories of spending all of October sewing you and your siblings your costumes,[b] but I suppose your kids will never get these expressions of a mother's love given your important career[/b] That isn't a nice thing to say, and OP isn't misconstruing anything. [/quote]

PPs must not know what it's like to have a passive-aggressive parent. Or they'll eat any amount of shit, as long as it's fed to them by a blood relative. "but but but...FAMILY!"

No. Respect is earned, not given simply because we share DNA.[/quote]

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