I don't like being dismissed when I'm already struggling.

Especially when my problems are treated as insignificant compared to everything else. I’ve started to feel like my mum's calls are more about gathering information than offering real support or meaningful advice when I’m not doing well. And sometimes it feels like if I were to step back or disappear, I’d simply be labelled as too sensitive, as if everything is my fault and mine alone to fix, just because she isn’t there to see what I actually go through.

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OlderSometimesWiser · F

Sometimes those who theoretically should be closest to us just aren’t able to offer what we need. No doubt painful but maybe it’s a situation that can still improve. Or maybe it’s necessary to accept the limitations of the relationship and look for help and support elsewhere.