I think it is very easy to convince ourselves of any number of reasons for our actions and think the belief alone has some kind of role in whether it is true, but to other people, you might not be the first one behaving in such a way and though everyone can come up with reasons that are different and their own, the actions remain the same.
That is putting one in a box, assuming that you act the same as the others, disclaiming that there are different reasons for one's actions. Limiting the possibile reasons of one's actions.
Were you playing games all day? If not, just say so. Don't be a smart-ass by trying to fault her line of reasoning, just tell her you that you weren't, and prove it by telling her what it was you were doing instead. That conversation is what I would expect from a 10 year old.
That conversation happens every day, a bit different each day. It starts with me answering "that's not what I was doing," continuing to her repeating herself and completely ignoring what i just said due to her extreme suspition towards everybody (no exceptions), and hence distrust towards anybody.
I don't think a 10-year-old would think of stating a fact that she's living in her head and knows no facts.
If you really were playing games all day and this is your way of avoiding having to admit to it? Then I feel sorry for your mum that she has to live with a piece of shit for a son like you. She probably feels embarrassed that her son acts like that.
I feel the juice flowin'!
I never play games all day, I used to for a relatively short period of time when I bought my first PC, and even shorter when I bought my second PC.
That's quite a judgemental opinion, don't you think? Judgemental, isn't that somehow related to emotional imaturity, not accepting others as they are, judging them by what they do? Calling someone a piece of shit and all...
Your mum sounds like she genuinely loves and is concerned about you, but you're too worried about having to admit to being a loser who spent all day playing games, hiding behind the fact that she can't 'prove' that you did. What does it even matter? Did you or didn't you?
That's sweet, even more bashing towards video game players - calling them losers. Now who's emotionally imature?
Who pays to keep you in the place? Her? If so, she should kick your ungrateful ass into the street until you're ready to act like a grown-up.
She pays ~1/5th of the price. And she owns a quarter of the place, I own another quarter. But even if she paid full, why should she kick my "ungrateful" ass until "I'm ready to act like a
grown-up?" Don't "grown-ups" play video games? And besides, what is grafulness? I never asked her to do it, she never did anything I asked her to, hence it's her choice, not mine.
If anything, I should throw her stuff outta my quater of the place and expand from 4m^2 to 10m^2.
Seems to me like it's you who is trying to get personal and enforce your opinions now... But hey, it's just me doing this thing called "thinking."
Do you ever help her around the house? Or let her relax while you take care of housework? Do you make an effort to see to her wants and needs? Do you even care about these things?
We don't do stuff around the house, she's too busy being out or relaxing. She's a minor/moderate hoarder.
The question you should be asking is if she makes an effort (or ever did) to see to my wants and needs. Then we can talk about hers, if a parent doesn't take care of his child, he doesn't deserve to be cared after when the child grows up. Respect has to be earned.
Seriously, the conversation you describe is how my nine year old cousin speaks to HIS mother. Except he's only NINE YEARS OLD, so it's understandable.
You said 10. So is it 9 or 10? Make up your mind dude!
Oh, and also read up about your argument here.
I hope you realise that the way you speak to your mother isn't intelligent, you're just playing the victim
I knew you were pathetic, but I had no idea how pathetic.
I love it when you talk dirty. *makes a homosexually attractive pose*
I made cookies earlier for the kids.
just now, while reading about redbaron's opinion about
@intpz 's treatment of his mom, I said "ohhhh! I need a cookie!"
my INFP 12 year old set down his controller and went and brought me one with a smile.
Then I said "Ohhh! I need another cookie!"
and my ISTP 15 year old brought me another one and asked why I hadn't started the water for the noodles for dinner yet. I told him I was waiting on his dad to come back with the lettuce and bread from the store. and he said.
"Hmmm. Oh."
*sits back and eats cookies and reads thread and thinks about how great her kids are*
Those are nice kids, you must be a good parent.
Completely unrelated to the topic. But there are ways to improve your interaction with your mother. The way you two act now, you make a spiral of negativity that make you quick to anger towards each other over minor details. These types of conversions are not debates, they are quarrels.
Try not to get irritated, try to remain calm. Don't feed this negative interaction. Even if you feel unjustly treated, nothing will improve by quarrelling with her. It's difficult to suggest how you could try to talk to her without knowing more than this quote.
It's either me listening or us talking. I prefer us talking, wouldn't you?
Yea, there's A LOT of details behind this quote, would take me 2k words to give every RELEVANT detail. I do get irritated, I don't get angry, when I can, I don't raise my voice, unless she is rising her's, as then she's not listening to what I'm saying and it turns to me listening for a prolonged period of time, which is what I'm trying to avoid in the first place.
Minuend, are you related to Dr. Phil? You seem to have a lot of good advice for people. Have you thought about writing a book?
Dr. Phil, is that the thing they talk on American movies, some syrup or something?