Yesterday my mother told me that she always compares me to herself. I always knew. In everything I did, whether good or bad she would always compete. If I said I was stressed out she would list all the things she had to do just to prove she has more. If I was doing the dishes or even in the shower she would talk about how much faster she is than me. So no I'm not surprised, so I told her not to. Why do you and Dad keep doing that? I'm so tired of always having to meet up to something. I'm tired of always being reminded of how inadequate I am. Being told how slow I am, how lazy I am, how ignorant I am, how disrespectful I am, it's exhausting. And then you have the audacity to lie to me saying that it's all for the best? I read to you today a story I wrote about a mother who always criticized her child and how the child ended up. I wanted it to be a cautionary tale, but I forgot that you both are emotionally immature people that will never be able to empathize with anyone.