To hate my mum sometimes

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I mean, of course I love her, she's my mum and I'd do anything for her but today she ctiticsed DS2 (as she often does) who is only 5 and a really really lovely little boy, and she criticised my parenting of him too. Her parenting was CRAP, completely CRAP, and caused me to be bulimic for 10years among other things, so I told her I'm a good mum actually and wouldn't be taking parenting advice from her. She wasn't happy about that, so I left. To be honest, I feel like 40 years of anger towards her is boiling and boiling and I'm so scared of telling her how it is one day.every little thing she does now annoys me.

Grrrrr. I know I'm being a bit unreasonable to get so upset over the criticism today, it's relatively minor. It's just that my bottle is full and any extra crap she gives out there is no room for

Perhaps she’s jealous of your good parenting, & guilty that she wasn’t such a great parent. Don’t let her treat your little boy like she treated you. Stay away for a while & see if there’s any change. If not you’re gonna have let her have it, as it can’t go on.

Thanks GreatAunt

If you really do dislike her and feel she damaged you as a child, you don’t have to stay in contact with her. It sounds like she’s just continuing to hurt you and I don’t think you sound over-sensitive really.