My mom did this so now I compliment people in front of my daughter all the time to reverse the cycle
2026-06-30 06:54:46
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MariaMeri :
my mom criticized everyone but herself 😒
2026-06-30 16:31:58
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🌈 :
"That which I resist, persists." Avoiding perception doesn't help with overcoming it, trust 😩
2026-07-12 00:04:28
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Pixel G. Flare :
My mom is quite literally the most judgmental person I know
2026-06-30 15:45:03
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꧁ ChunkyGemstone ꧂ :
My mom was worried about her house being messy before a Christmas party last year and I reassured her it was fine because “not everyone is as judgmental as you and probably won’t notice.”
2026-07-11 15:32:24
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0mfgeez :
ironically enough I completely relate. plus she used to call me dramatic. what a rip.
2026-07-12 02:27:09
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CatLover3000 :
I grew up being criticized and made fun of for literally every single, tiny thing I did. I have agoraphobia now so yay.
2026-06-30 15:13:35
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Tiny.Frog :
I literally tried explaining this to my mom and she tweaked out and said “I never said anything bad about YOU.”
2026-06-30 10:10:10
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Jackie😘😜🍉 :
my mom commented the other day that I should use better conditioner because my hair looks dry 🫠 it wasn't nice and my hair isn't that dry
2026-07-11 16:40:34
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Freakshow :
I feel I have to be perfect or “picturesque” all of the time. She would constantly talk about how I looked or what I wore, my failures and shortcomings with EVERYONE she could get on the phone. My perfectionism stems from her
2026-07-11 20:57:03
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Parliament-Funkadelica :
I agree that parental criticism can lead to a fear of being perceived, but I also think that fear has a lot to do with living in a punitive surveillance state. Nearly everything we do is now recorded and subject to public scrutiny. People increasingly go out of their way to demean and attack anyone they view as different, while the safety of anonymity is becoming a thing of the past. Even in our own homes, we’re tracked, monitored, and picked apart. The fear isn’t just of being seen; it’s of being seen, judged, and punished. Those are very real concerns right now. Of course people don’t want to go outside when strangers are recording them with Meta glasses to make cruel TikTok videos or uploading photos of them to Reddit or Telegram to mock their appearance. Bad parents are just the tip of the iceberg in a society addicted to judgement.
2026-06-30 18:29:47
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SRA FIELDS :
“No one is looking at you” has been a very healing mantra for me.
2026-07-11 02:51:27
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✿ k e l s e y ✿ :
What’s wild is that I always thought *I* was the weird one for not being so nitpicky and judgmental of others. I thought I wasn’t paying enough attention or something.
2026-07-11 20:02:17
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Blue Rose Healing 💞 :
Omgggg 🤯🤯🤯 my mom talks shit about everyoneeeee this totally just clicked for me!!! I thought it was from something else but maybe this was it?!
2026-06-30 00:17:47
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🪐✨ :
This is why i find mean spirited gossip about others as a terrible character flaw
2026-07-10 14:27:06
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Hair By Eric :
Wow memory unlocked! I forgot how she used to talk about people 😭
2026-07-10 16:39:18
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Sable York 🌈✊🏾 :
Wow I never made this connection. Thank you for this.
2026-07-10 14:27:09
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✨💚Ellie🪷🌸 :
If my mother is not gossiping, she has nothing to talk about. And she wonders why I'm never around
2026-07-11 01:19:21
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Sandie :
This and triangulation was completely what I grew up with. I never knew why I hate public attention. I can't ever just "be" in public or around anyone without anxiety over their perception.
2026-06-30 15:04:07
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CBliss17 :
My grandma, mom, and all of her sisters. I thought it was normal convo to have with others until I figure out it wasn’t. 😏
2026-06-30 02:02:55
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user4355619888065 :
Well that just explained a lot
2026-06-30 01:07:50
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Macie :
I just want to move on. No one tells you your childhood trauma is a life sentence.
2026-07-01 17:55:23
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Kati Potati :
my mom announced to the house that I had started my period before she even explained to me what a period even was 🥰
2026-06-30 12:50:18
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Marybananaberry :
My mom used to call people in rotation to talk about me. In front of me.
2026-07-01 00:19:52
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