Re: Something Bothering you?/Daily Doldrums
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:13 pm
Well ive been by my self for some of my teenage years. Does fighting myself count?
Precise the meaning. You mean fighting against your own body or thoughts or something?DandyGuy wrote:Does fighting myself count?
My mother doesn't just need to accept something, she needs someone to tape her saying what she does, and then have her really think about how ridiculous some the things she says sound. She doesn't want me to follow the news, she doesn't want me to look at media (movies, music, etc) critically, she doesn't want me to interact with people I have things in common with, and she'd prefer I keep away from certain hobbies. She wants me to be one of those overly sporty guys who are always flirting with girls and being the biggest extrovert at all the parties. She keeps claiming she's so worried about me and my health but is too stuck in her believe I'm this incapable person who doesn't understand and because of that, no matter what I say, she doesn't even fucking listen because I can disprove her claims entirely and she'll still be all "No that's not how it is!!".saerleiya wrote:Do not forget you are still 16: it's hard to be able to understand some complex aspects of subjects such as this one when you are young. Being able to stand back from the details takes time, expecially while you are living such a "terrific" period of your life (teenage years were incredibly hard for me to live too). However, you are right in the way that it's hard for people to accept that young ones eventually grow and become adults. I've done that with my youngest brother, only realizing I was beginning to ignore his own growth as a person until a few months ago.
Yeah but that's the problem: I'm constantly being told to explain my choices, yet when I do they either don't care or go "Now look here son, I just said that I feel disconnected from you and don't even know who you are anymore, but here's my speech about how I obviously know you better than you do yourself!". It's fucking disgusting. The amount of times my mother has gone "Oh I remember what a fun person you were back when you were younger", or the amount of times she's gotten angry at me for having anxiety. It's just, I don't even know how to explain it. When my mother starts talking on that subject I feel like wanting to slam her against a wall or just leave the fucking house for a day. What am I supposed to say? I'm sorry mum, your right, social anxiety can be easily cured by just going "I'm not gonna have it anymore!" in my head? She's the type of person so ignorant that she'll never understand a single concept until it actually happens to herself.saerleiya wrote:Hard to tell to your own parents of course. My advice: your parents are right in many ways, but that doesn't mean they are always right. When you are becomnig an adult, you can start to understand that you can make your own choices and decisions based on your own experience. Others may have some answers, but the final one is the one you choose yourself. So even if it's hard, don't try to explain your parents why some of your choices are the way they are until you feel it's right moment to do so. Most of the time, it wo'nt be before you could live without their help and be independant. At that moment, even if they disagree, you could simply tell them: "this is what I am, and I'm fine with it. If you are not, maybe it's sad, but I won't accept blindly any judgement upon myself".
Then do it while at school or something and show her it's worth. I know you are in a bad situation, but I am not able to see how to help you as everything you told is that nobody can't debate at all with your mother.Keane wrote:My mother doesn't just need to accept something, she needs someone to tape her saying what she does, and then have her really think about how ridiculous some the things she says sound. She doesn't want me to follow the news, she doesn't want me to look at media (movies, music, etc) critically, she doesn't want me to interact with people I have things in common with, and she'd prefer I keep away from certain hobbies. She wants me to be one of those overly sporty guys who are always flirting with girls and being the biggest extrovert at all the parties. She keeps claiming she's so worried about me and my health but is too stuck in her believe I'm this incapable person who doesn't understand and because of that, no matter what I say, she doesn't even fucking listen because I can disprove her claims entirely and she'll still be all "No that's not how it is!!".
There we go, what I couldn't find, you said it o/.Earth Gwee wrote:I would suggest having someone outside of your family talk to her, someone who she'll be more likely to listen to about your problems with her. Not sure if that'll help, but it's worth a shot.
You mean terrifying. 'Terrific' is 'amazing'.saerleiya wrote:"terrific"
Ignore her. If she won't listen to Keane, he needs not listen to her. At all. Maybe that's the shocker that will put her in the right state of mind for once.saerleiya wrote:What solution would you bring, then? If she doesn't listen to anybody, even to Keane himself, I don't know what he should do.
Just say this.saerleiya wrote:What solution would you bring, then? If she doesn't listen to anybody, even to Keane himself, I don't know what he should do.
I justified it before...Shrooblord wrote:You mean terrifying. 'Terrific' is 'amazing'.saerleiya wrote:"terrific"
PluMGMK wrote:Just to point out that where you say "terrific", you probably meant "terrifying" or something like that. "Terrific" generally means something very good.
saerleiya wrote:It's of course irony here: if you say you have passed through your teenage years completely unscathed with 0 conflict with other people, you are probably lying.
I justified that too.Shrooblord wrote:Ignore her. If she won't listen to Keane, he needs not listen to her. At all. Maybe that's the shocker that will put her in the right state of mind for once.saerleiya wrote:What solution would you bring, then? If she doesn't listen to anybody, even to Keane himself, I don't know what he should do.
I actually answered that to Ad' because he countered Gwee's solution in bringing another person, more understanding and seemingly 'mature' to Keane's mother, to come and talk with her.saerleiya wrote:Others may have some answers, but the final one is the one you choose yourself. So even if it's hard, don't try to explain your parents why some of your choices are the way they are until you feel it's the right moment to do so.
answer in any way what I said withsaerleiya wrote:Others may have some answers, but the final one is the one you choose yourself. So even if it's hard, don't try to explain your parents why some of your choices are the way they are until you feel it's the right moment to do so.
?Shrooblord wrote:Ignore her. If she won't listen to Keane, he needs not listen to her. At all. Maybe that's the shocker that will put her in the right state of mind for once.
That, reminds me of somebody.Shrooblord wrote:They can help you see that you must, but you are the one who will have to do it. No pressure - I don't mean it that way - but if you're unhappy, there's only one person who can solve that problem.
hehehe.Shrooblord wrote:We're realling talking straight passed each other here. xD
I've been feeling like this for months already. But I'm not a teenager. At least it's getting better right now.Shrooblord wrote:What do you mean...?