Dear Abby: I don't like my mom

[cereta]

DEAR ABBY: I'm 16 and lead a pretty good life. I attend a fantastic school, do well, have lots of friends and am overall happy. I have siblings and a mom who love me. The thing is -- I don't love her. It's not because of "teenage angst"; I just don't like her as a person. I'm polite to her and she doesn't know how I feel. How should I handle this? -- CONCERNED DAUGHTER IN SAN FRANCISCO

DEAR CONCERNED DAUGHTER: I think you should "handle it" by keeping your trap shut. Not every mother likes/loves her daughter all the time either, but the feeling usually passes. Consider this: Because you have so many positive things going on in your life, your mother may have had something to do with it, so try to be a little less judgmental.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Ah, teenagers. On the one hand, I feel a little identification with LW, since this is how teenage me might have described my relationship with my parents before I was ready to describe the physical and emotional abuse they put me through. OTOH, don't say so, it's best an asshole move and at worst bad for your safety.

Also, I'd be willing to bet a candy bar that the LW would cringe to reread this letter in a decade.