They try. Really they do.
But they insist I am wrong and they are right. About everything; cleaning, - I do it, they don't; money - I spend it, they don't; - clothes, food, petrol, gardening etcetc.
As I've got older, I've become more and more aware of how utterly selfish my mum in particular is. The world revolves around her, she struggles to empathise with anyone else. She cannot understand that I would be right and she wrong about anything at all- and I do mean anything -from how the tv works to what I should do for a living.
So, is it a case of second childhood? Does she truly think of me as a small child still?
And, those of you with adult kids or experience of this, HOW do I get over it.
I'm aware their time will be limited and I want to make the most of it and not spend all the time with them trying not to snap at them for being so pig headed. And how the hell do I avoid being just like then when I'm old??!!
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Queenmarigold · 07/07/2013 22:27
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