Sometimes it is what it is. My dad is difficult and I just have to live with it. He won't change

I didn't really understand your comment about reading. You probably the first person who considers reading classics as something negative? I have never heard that people might have problems because they read a lot. Both I and my daughter read a lot ( in more than one language) and in fact everyone in my family reads a lot. My adult daughter and I have good relationship and our view on life and relationships isn't skewed because of reading.

Nobody I know is messed up because of reading. I wonder if your mom has some undiagnosed mental illness.

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