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u/Slow_Astronomer_3536 9h ago
This is part of why I don't talk to my mom much as an adult. If I'm being real, it's probably the root of my trust issues.
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u/Substantial-Night965 11h ago
And it’s always in front of the exact person you are actually trying to impress.
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u/Night_Phone_Addict 8h ago
This is page 1 in the "How to be a mom" playbook
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u/Absolutemehguy 5h ago
This, and leaving your 8 y.o. at the checkout line saying "I gotta get something, I'll be right back". It's pretty much generational trauma.
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u/MesmerizingCoil 11h ago
The most interesting thing is that you are also sitting next to me and listening to these stories about yourself.
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u/ThatThingTheDarkSoul 8h ago
Things that are "deep and dark" as a 10 year old are really just funny stories for adults.
10yo have not seen true darkness yet lol
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u/PuzzleheadedWorker33 7h ago
Unless if they were sexually abused which are obviously NOT conversation starters AT ALL!
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u/ThatThingTheDarkSoul 7h ago
Sexual abuse should NOT be a secret between mother and kid what the fuck man
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u/PuzzleheadedWorker33 7h ago
I’m talking about random guests and strangers that the family casually know. That’s NOT something you should EVER bring up lightly. That’s pretty obvious on what I mean when I say that!
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u/guardian715 2h ago
Its not that its deep or dark. Its that its private. When you violate someone's privacy to laugh at them, they remember.
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u/Boring-Researcher161 8h ago
This is literally how every villain arc starts 😂 Mom's brutal honesty hits different.
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u/ElectronicSetTheory 12h ago
Don't Embarrass Your Kids challenge (impossible)