My parents have given me so much, but try to make me feel guilty

My parents have always given me so much, I am 23 now and live at home.

When I was a little boy, I thought they were the best parents, but around the time I was 10 I became constantly uncomfortable, self conscious, and guilt filled.

They always seem to belittle my emotions when they talk to me, and will talk over me if I talk about my feelings.

They also will roll their eyes and laugh, if I try to speak seriously with them.

They will deny any instance of them doing something hurtful, and say things like "I'm so sorry that made you feel that way" but never accept that what they were doing was hurtful.

They also will now tell me they want a better relationship with me, and tell me I'm so angry, and criticize me for avoiding them.

They expect me to change, but never accept any criticism of their actions.

Also, they would always make me feel uncomfortable when I was younger, by insisting that I was depressed and struggled in school. They distanced themselves from me, and made me feel alienated. As I began to grow up, they have shown less and less empathy for me, and will say they love me, but usually in the same conversation that they yell and glare at me.

I have not been perfect at all, and am ashamed of the ways that I've responded, but still feel their is a fundamental lack of empathy on their part.

Whenever they say they love me, it sounds very overdramatic, or completely insincere.

I have friends who truly support me, and when they talk to me it feels very different.

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