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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother thought she was helpful. I thought she was controlling. I knew how to pick my classes and schedule them. She wanted to plan when I would take which classes. When I pushed against that, she wanted my class schedule each semester so she'd "know where I was". She wanted the names and phone numbers of my roommates' parents. I said no. She wanted to decide which food plan I should have, based on when she thought I should be hungry. She wanted me to take specific clothes to college that I told her I'd never wear. We compromised, and I never wore the ones she forced me to take. She wanted me to call her when I got home to my dorm each night. I told her absolutely not, but I'd call twice a week. When I called she wanted me to tell her eveyrthing I did on Monday, go over each class, each friend I talked to, each meal, then Tuesday, etc. Hell no.

She TRULY thought she was being helpful. She wasn't. She was interrupted my thought process, my schedules, etc. [/quote]

Wow, you were beyond patient. Suffocating parents don’t realize what a nightmare they can be![/quote]

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