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Jun. 29th, 2003 01:21 pmIt's a shame when adults are still getting pushed around by their parents. One of my housemates is moving out today with the help of her father, and he is making her feel useless and guilty at every turn. And she apologises for it and acts subserviently for no good reason. I mean... she's 21, about 25% of the way through her expected lifespan and she's still forced to answer to him like she's 10.
For example, he just tried to talk her out of taking her television with her to her new house, because he's not confident it will work with a portable aerial (that's antenna to my American viewers). He's had a go at her for not testing it before they move, and about how much trouble it all is. I mean, wtf? It's just a television. Yeah, so it's not exactly light to carry, but it's only going up another 2 sets of stairs. It just looks like he wanted to make her feel bad for not having planned everything perfectly. Does it give him a feeling of power? Or maybe he thinks he's doing her a favour by criticising everything she does or doesn't do? I don't know, really. I just know I wouldn't stand for it myself.
For example, he just tried to talk her out of taking her television with her to her new house, because he's not confident it will work with a portable aerial (that's antenna to my American viewers). He's had a go at her for not testing it before they move, and about how much trouble it all is. I mean, wtf? It's just a television. Yeah, so it's not exactly light to carry, but it's only going up another 2 sets of stairs. It just looks like he wanted to make her feel bad for not having planned everything perfectly. Does it give him a feeling of power? Or maybe he thinks he's doing her a favour by criticising everything she does or doesn't do? I don't know, really. I just know I wouldn't stand for it myself.
