Anyone else have deal with a hyper critical parent? I recently moved closer my parents, my mom has always been very critical of me (I’m not smart enough, pretty enough, wasn’t popular, didn’t marry well....). I’m on her radar even more now and it’s draining.

There’s no way tactfully point it out either so please don’t suggest that. It only gets me the silent treatment weeks. Not as fun as it sounds, believe me. Plus I’ve had borrow a fair amount of from them so that’ll be help over my head if I say anything as well.

I am going try find a way get her stop venting to me about my dad though. My parents are still married and my poor dad can’t do anything right. She constantly bitches about him. I don’t know if she’s trying to turn me against him too? Or if she just thinks we’re BFF’s so she can complain about him to me. He’s still my dad!!

Really not looking advice, just needed vent. My daughter’s school graduation party is Sunday and she’s adding stress it.