While theoretically all parents should be supportive, in reality not all are. Instead, some folks like putting their youngsters down. Sometimes through explicit criticisms, other times through more indirect comments.
Just like this mom, who keeps criticizing her adult daughter. Anything from the woman’s clothing choices to her whole persona can be turned into her mom’s criticism against her. And since usually all of them are said in quick comments, the woman wonders whether her mom is actually mean or just doesn’t know how to phrase things better.
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