My Oh-So-Subtly Hateful Mother

There are certain people in my life who just can't help saying the wrong thing. For example . . .

"I was so disappointed that you didn't get that job at the University. I had such high hopes for it."

It seems innocuous, no? Well . . . no. It's ambiguous at best. Now imagine that the speaker is my mother. Loving and supportive, right? No. I don't feel those things. Especially since she then hung up on me, because she's just sooooo busy with her . . . um . . . reading junk mail catalogs? Not sure.

I 'didn't get that job' eight months ago. LET IT GO.

Sheesh.

What about you? Do you have a "loving" underminer in your life? Want to report on their sadistic little quips? Post now and receive absolution.

And as always - have a nice day.

:o)