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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love my parents. They're good people, generous and kind. They've taught my brother and I good values that would benefit us throughout life.

Unfortunately, I don't like being around my mom, who's the worst kind of micromanager and a nit-picking perfectionist. The realization started dawning around my 20s, but it was manageable b/c I lived far away. Now that mom lives close, our daily interactions really magnify our dysfunctional dynamic. I'm in my 40s and still being parented on every little thing. It's exhausting. [/quote]

I was out with friends at a bar last night. The bar is nearly empty but thus middle aged woman sits right next to us and starts loudly talking on her phone "- so loud that we have to listen to her instead of having our own conversation. 
Then she starts talking to my friend about the food and realizes I don't eat meat. I haven't since I was a very young child because I was (and am) crazy about animals. My own mother was an intolerant but case about it (but I fed the meat she served to our dogs or my brother). My mother has at least now tempered herself and accepts me for who I am and has long since stopped trying to shove meat down my throat. For gosh sakes I've since birthed three healthy babies and I'm still physically active and play sports even - I don't need meat.

This woman starts going on loudly about how I need to start living a good life and shoving bacon and burgers down my throat. Literally she says that and i told her no thanks I don't eat meat and this is why and she says 'I know, if you were my daughter I wouldn't have allowed that for a second I would have forced you and on and on'

I immediately felt awful for the kids who had to live under this inflexible intrusive tyrant and I'm guessing that they don't often bring their grandkids around. Everything has to be loudly called out and everything has to be done this woman's way 'just because'. She hadn't even had a drink yet - and she was there alone (surprise). If we hadn't already been leaving I would have changed tables to keep from spending my evening cutting her a new one (lost cause).

Shudder. [/quote]

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