Is it normal that my mother cheated on my school projects?

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My mother basically crazy nagged me into entering all kinds of art and essay contests when I was little. She would be controlling of what I made and would always criticize it. She would give me a sealed envelope to turn them in. I would win a lot. In about fourth grade after entering all this since 1st I looked at them on the wall and she had changed them, adding details and shading, like footprints in the sand and a boat in a beach painting or whatever. I kept entering until she passed away when I was in seventh grade because otherwise she would have nagged, guilted, and possibly silent treated me.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    Sadly, it's normal for a parent to want to live through their children. Obviously, there was a lot that she did not do in her own childhood and she is trying to recreate that through you.

    Often times, parents see their children as small versions of themselves rather the individual and unique human beings that they are. We all have a little bit of Mom and Dad in us, but we are not Mom or Dad.

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  • VioletTrees
    11 years ago

    No, this wasn't normal or healthy. It would've been normal if she'd just helped you write and make art, like by giving you pointers, helping you edit, or getting you started. It's not normal for her to criticise you like that or take matters into her own hands.

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  • jitterbug66
    11 years ago

    Sorry about your mom.

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