My mother is overly critical over everything and wants to win all the time.
For example: –
I order in food from well known eateries to make the family happy and to reduce her burden of having to cook, but she will always complain that the food is too bland or too salty or the food is too hard or soft.
I order in eggs so she does not have to go buy from the wet market. She complains that the eggs that are supposed to be AA size and it does not meet the grade of 70gms at least. (She weighed each piece individually ????????) Tried explaining that the seller did indicate +/-70gms but she responded, her threshold is 69gms, anything less is not acceptable.
I buy durians for the family because I know she loves them. She complains that the durians are not as good as the previous batch and has hard spots. (I tried it personally and think it’s alright & still nice) FYI, I only buy MSW and nothing less, but it is still not good enough for her. She forces me to feedback to the seller which makes me embarrassed every single time. (The seller confirmed the MSW is high mountain MSW and hence, flesh is thicker & creamier)
She can leave her bags and mail wherever she likes for months but if I leave my mail over one day on the table, she screams at me to keep it.
She loves to cook and will always try new recipes and insist the family try. She is not interested to listen to constructive feedback and perpetually praises herself for her wonderful creation. If you tell her she could perhaps make it better by doing this or that, she will cut you off by saying she thinks its nice & yummy.
She takes forever to get ready to get out of the house but if so happens, once in a blue moon, she gets ready before me, she screams at me to hurry. But if you tell her to hurry, she will lose her temper.
She is critical over my hairstyle, my complexion, my size, my child. Nothing seems to please her.
As a result, it is getting increasingly difficult to live with her. I guess the day will come, I will have to find my own shelter. ????