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Old Oct 20, 2022, 09:53 AM
DoroMona DoroMona is offline
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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
Maybe your mother is on the autism/Aspergers spectrum and was never diagnosed. Sometimes a person is wired a certain way and they are never going to interact in a way that is responsive and understanding.

Has your mother ever seen a therapist?
No, she thinks she's perfect. She wouldn't even attend a mindfulness meditation class that I tried dragging her and my father to (my father came). She literally said, "Your father may need that, but I don't." That was it. I've told her for years she and my father need marriage counseling (I don't say this out of nowhere, which would not be my place -- I say it every once in a while when she's bitterly complained to me about my father for 45+ minutes and I can't take it anymore).

She's definitely not on the autism spectrum. She was always social, outgoing, good with people, etc. She also has her circle of friends that she only shows one side of herself to. So they all think she's this amazing, open minded and fun lady. But then with her family, she has this totally different, much darker side.

In the end...I'm her therapist... She goes to me to say all the crap she needs off her chest, and after she's complained about everyone else, she starts complaining about me...
Hugs from:
divine1966, Open Eyes, unaluna
Thanks for this!
unaluna