Is it normal that my mother always criticizes me for what i do?

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I have had this issue recently with my mother where no matter what I do she seems to find something wrong with what I have done or what I plan to do. I can't even share good news with her anymore, she just brings me down by telling me how much of a bad event it might be, despite it seeming good to me. When I try to talk to her about it she just tells me, "Oh really, so I criticize EVERYTHING you do?" Which no, not everything, but a great deal of things. I just feel like she is playing semantics with me and avoiding the problem, it's really messing with me. I am planning on moving out soon, getting my feet wet, and she even told me THAT was a bad idea. Is this normal? Are all parents like this? What should I do?

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  • lapismirror5
    5 years ago

    me too dude, me too. my mom is exactly like this.

    i’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not normal. ive resorted to never telling her anything, but thats lead to about 90% of our interactions just being arguments.

    its fuckin hard. dont let it get to you.

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  • khorne
    5 years ago

    unfortunately some people are very obsessed with power dynamics and feel that criticizing is a way to assert themselves

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  • zimmo
    5 years ago

    Maybe you should check out r/raisedbynarcissists. It's a community of people with experiences similar to yours - since you're not sure if this is normal or not, you could also browse through some of the posts there and see if you can relate to any?

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