• RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Even without YouTube, mother hated hearing me talk about Digimon and stuff. It was depressing. I had to listen to her ramble about her stupid colleagues, she could have at least pretended to listen to me ramble about Angewomon.

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      7 hours ago

      God, I feel that!

      My mother was scared that anything I liked might be harmful, so getting her to let me enjoy my games and music in peace felt like a win. She wouldn’t feign any sort of interest, so if she asked a question you knew it was a threat.

      In fact, I was almost 30 the first time either of my parents asked a genuine question about my favourite game of all time (that I spent literally thousands of hours playing). I was almost too shocked to answer.

      I mean, I get that kid’s stuff is boring, but I feel like if you can’t take some kind of interest in your kids you shouldn’t have any.

      Rant over. Sorry, I just wanted to say that you’re not alone!

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        4 hours ago

        The first time my mother was genuinely interested in a hobby of mine was when I started gardening last year. It was the first time I heard pride in her voice that wasn’t tied to education?

        I’m very emotional now.