Today, I learned from my parents that admitting you're ignoring someone who is trying to give you genuinely helpful advice is not rude, but snapping at said person for ignoring you is in fact very rude. Narcissistic parents at their finest. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my dad all but told me that he ignores me and my advice on purpose, just so he can yell at me for pestering him when I get annoyed, and being ignored really ticks me off. Then my mom, who is the more level-headed one, didn't even scold him for it. This is why I have acute self-esteem issues. FML
Today, I finally confronted my father about how rude and tactless he is. It wasn't until I'd finished my rant that I realized he was ignoring me. He then told me to get him something to drink. I replied, "Since you asked so rudely, you can go get it yourself." As soon as I'd said that, he grunted and repeated himself. FML
Today, I told my parents that I was going to stop being so hard on myself all the time. They responded by calling me a narcissist. FML
Today, my manipulative mother got upset and started ignoring me. All because she lectured me about doing too much for other people, then proceeded to tell me all her problems, and I actually took her advice. Other people's problems are not my responsibility to fix. FML
Today, I've finally accepted that my parents do not love me. They constantly do things that I hate, then casually remark to other people, "I think he's mad at me now." They also know my hearing is insanely hypersensitive, yet they're still obnoxiously loud for no apparent reason all the time. FML
Today, I was told I was disrespectful for letting a parent know that her son was disrespecting adults. FML
Today, I tried to confront my parents with the fact that they're almost certainly going to outlive me unless I radically change my lifestyle, and that I needed their assistance to help me stay on track. I only realized after my impassioned speech that they were ignoring me the whole time. FML
Today, I actually had to spell out to my parents that if you don't want someone to repeat the same thing several times, you have to acknowledge that you're listening to them. I've had several occasions where I said something to them 3-5 times, thinking they weren't listening, but then they snapped, "WE HEARD YOU!" FML
Today, I admitted to my parents that I have an eating disorder. Instead of trying to help, my mom stared at me and said, "Duh". FML
Today, an old friend of my mom's yelled at me for "ignoring" her. I wasn't responding because she was getting my name wrong, so I assumed she was referring to someone else. FML
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spinningrecords 14
The third person usage makes this a bit confusing, is that how you communicate with your parents?
RichardPencil 32
It's rarely a good idea for children to give unsolicited advice to their parents. It's a judgment call to help them with The Face Book or Snap Chap.
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RichardPencil 32
It's rarely a good idea for children to give unsolicited advice to their parents. It's a judgment call to help them with The Face Book or Snap Chap.
spinningrecords 14
The third person usage makes this a bit confusing, is that how you communicate with your parents?
Ellimac21 14
WTF that's confusing? Scenario 1: A tries to give B good advice but B ignores A (=not rude from your parents' point of view) so A snaps at B for ignoring the advices (=rude from your parents' point of view) --> well yeah? Advices are only advices, doesn't mean you have an obligation to follow them? Scenario 2: A tries to give B good advice, B ignores A (=not rude from your parents' point of view), so it results in A stopping giving advice to B and B snaps at A later because A does not want to help (=rude from your parents' point of view) --> I agree it's kinda dumb from B