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minus-squareNoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 months agoI just plain don’t tell my mother anything. Every hobby is an opportunity to criticize and belittle, so why bother?
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoAnd then they get mad that you don’t tell them what you’re up to. Either listen and don’t belittle, or be a belittler and don’t expect to hear anything. Pick one, you can’t have both.
minus-squarenikaaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoExactly, think: How does my mother treat me? How should I treat her?
I just plain don’t tell my mother anything. Every hobby is an opportunity to criticize and belittle, so why bother?
And then they get mad that you don’t tell them what you’re up to. Either listen and don’t belittle, or be a belittler and don’t expect to hear anything.
Pick one, you can’t have both.
Exactly, think: How does my mother treat me? How should I treat her?