my mom just basically told me i’ll only be happy and ‘live my life’ when i stop living in fantasy world like????? excuse me this is what makes me happy????
I was just going to make a short comment on this, but I realized I had too much to say!
She just must not see that you’ve actually lived more of your life through “fantasy worlds”. All she sees is is you living in a fantasy land while the real world is passing you by.
Try not to get too upset about it. As her mother it’s her job to be concerned and make a comment on it. But yes…explain to her that she’s wrong and why.
The same thing happened to me years ago. My mother made a “passing” comment about how I would have an easier time in my quest to advance myself if I stopped reading all those ghost books (I was really into ghost stories back then). This didn’t hurt my feelings, it PISSED me off. This is because in my head, I was busting my ass at work, busting my ass with my classes, getting assignments done, helping her out with stuff, etc. My ghost books were for me and a way for me to unwind and decompress. Who the hell can do “real world” stuff all day and all night?
I cooled down and I spoke to her about it. She never brought it up again.
Sometimes all you need is to put things in a little perspective. :)
