I'm a diver and in diving, it's a very mental sport because you need to be intense if you want to suceed and all. My mom is SOOO damn controlling about me and diving. I had my shoulder popping in and out of it's socket one night and I toughed it out and finished practice and I told her afterwards and she was like, "Whatever. Get your bag and lets go. You wasted a practice." Even in High School season and summer season, she's always like, you have to be the best! All year round practices, which tend to be more competitive and intense, she's always telling me not to waste her time and money by not working as hard as possible at practice. I love diving, but she's making me hate it because it's no longer fun. Seems like if i'm not the best, I'm not her daughter. She's not happy if I'm not diving and I can't ever just dive because I like it, i have to dive because she wants me to.I've told her to not be so anal about it before, but she doesn't stop! How do I tell her to lighten up?
2006-07-23
07:34:11
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Caitlin K
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