Mom lives off a trust fund but still attaches a guilt trip to any money she spends, unasked, on her grown child.
I am a young professional carving my own way, and my reality makes me increasingly tired of this dynamic. What would you do? Why can’t she see how hypocritical her behavior is?Your reality, I’d guess, makes her ask questions of herself that she’d rather not be asking.
Even if I’m completely wrong about her reasons for fussing at you, that general rule still fits. Persistent faultfinding is not a trait you tend to see in people who feel good about themselves, because they tend to be at peace.
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