Treated like I know nothing?

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This has been happening since I was born. Literally every time I ask a question to my mom, not my dad but my mom, she purposely answers unclear and gets me more confused. Just a minute ago, I was going to write an email regarding a topic that she wanted me to send to someone important. It’s supposed to be a debate/argument type email. I knew the points I had to talk about in the email, but for me, I always need a main goal to write a good text. So I asked her, she basically just repeated the main points I told her I was going to write and never told me the main goal. As a normal person, I just nodded and said I know… I got it.. Okay… Alright…” and right away she stopped talking and walked away while saying “Well since you know everything and don’t want to listen, do it yourself, why did you even ask me since you know everything.” Once again, this happens almost every day so I’m used to her obnoxious attitude. But still, what’s her problem? I didn’t say anything rude or mean, she’s just walking away spitting out those words as she goes, mumbling under her breath and scoffing about me.

Any opinions/comments/experiences?

Category: asked September 15, 2014

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Well, with the email thing, I believe you could've approached it differently--you say, "I knew the points I had to talk about in the email, but for me, I always need a main goal to write a good text." Did you communicate this to her like you are to us? Whenever situations like this happens, express that you understand but that you want to make sure you've gotten a solid foundation before initiating. Sometimes this happens to me however (and probably a myriad of others), but don't get discouraged. Just be more specific and it'll lessen the scoffs. If it doesn't then try and tell her carefully that it bothers you and makes you feel like you're being treated like you know nothing. I hope this helps a bit? Sometimes it's hard to get a parent or even both parents to understand completely where you're coming from and that's normal, we won't always get each other.