My 16 year old has just announced with their characteristic total arrogance that I am ‘milking’ my MS, that I mention it ‘every 45 seconds’ (I don’t really talk about it at all, I’m desperate not to be seen as different or a victim), that I just want people to feel sorry for me. Im very independent, am working, try to be active, my children don’t have to care for me (they don’t actually do as much as lift a finger to do ANYTHING around the house in fact). I do get tired from time to time abd I can’t walk a long way. That’s it.
the absolute disdain from my child has really shocked me. They clearly don’t give a fuck about my illness or how I suffer from it.
I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how I can stay in this family with these attitudes to me, like I am just a worthless sub-human. My husband challenged them but not very strongly.
Is this in any way normal? Is my child a psychopath?