I never could quite figure you out, and I don't think I ever will. I do understand what you went through a few years ago though, and I believe you still struggle with it, whether you admit it or not. What I don't understand though is why was/is it always me you take your anger out on? Why do you say the things you do? Is it to make yourself feel better? Is it because it's true? Is it because you really don't care about me? All of the above? Either way, there's always an argument. Why? Because I don't back down from you anymore. You obviously didn't like it the day I finally decided not to take your insults anymore, and for once I felt like I had control of something in my life. Heck, I still somewhat feel that way when we argue. That doesn't mean every single thing you've said to me didn't hurt though.
You realize I'm often irritable, and sometimes I'm difficult to deal with. Trust me, I can't stand myself either. For once though, did it ever cross your mind to ask me, "What's wrong?" or "Why are you so angry?" There was a time where your son went through a bit of an anger phase. He was always angry, not just simmering angry, but he would break things. I remember one day you asked him, "Why are you so angry all the time?" and you two sat down and had a talk. Not once did you offer that to me, and you still don't. Rather you just blurt out whatever word/phrase that comes to your mind, "b****," "grump," "stop pmsing," "I don't want to hear it," etc. Then you wonder why I'm so angry and irritable most of the time. For once, I would love it if someone would just sit with me and ask me "What's wrong?" and just be patient with me. Is that really too much to ask?
Another thing I never understood is why you weren't affectionate towards your children. You never were like most mothers, who would say "I love you" after the end of every phone call, when they left to go to school in the morning, or when saying good night. You've never done any of those things, and I really have to ask why? You were never the type to say to your children how "beautiful" or "pretty" they were. Call me sappy, but I love seeing/hearing parents say that to their children. Not once have you ever called me "beautiful" or "pretty." You've called me "cute" occasionally, but more times have you referred to me as "ugly." Many times going over friends houses I've seen how their mothers treat them and I wish(ed) so bad that my mother would treat me the same.
I hate how distant we are. Even when we do get along, there's always a sense of tension, never really a true sense of closure. We are so incredibly different, we always have been. I know you can't understand the way I act, and I can never understand why you're so outgoing, but that shouldn't make you treat me the way you do sometimes. I'm not "boring," my interests and views are just vastly different from yours. I'm not a "hermit," I just really like my alone time because I'm extremely introverted. I'm not "anti-social," because I want to be, it's because I'm too afraid to talk to people, and it's people like you who don't help any.
You're not the worst parent in the world. I don't hate you, and I never could even after all you've done, how you partially caused the way I am now. I am extremely disappointed though, and I can't seem to let go of that. You're just not the parent I wanted you to be. Then again, maybe I'm not the child you wanted me to be either.