My mother claims that Iām self righteous.
āSelf righteous: having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superiorā
Unfortunately for myself, I have no standing with which to change her mind.
She would argue that my support of my trans brother, and lgbtq+ identities, and standing up for those people when my mother disrespects them, is me āshoving my beliefs at her.ā
She disagrees with my political views and claims that I would ātake others opinions from themā when I talk about climate change, or supporting BLM.
She doesnāt like that I laugh at stupid arguments on the Internet, cause I āthink Iām right all the time.ā
She gets mad when I try to tell her that I donāt actually like her calling me a āstupid bitchā and tells me that āeveryone else has excuses for their behaviors, but nobody allows [her] any grace.ā
She claimsthat Iām ānegative all the time,ā and āneed to be thankfulā for what I have, when I talk about the way her husband has verbally abused me, or I suggest that maybe people could work on improving themselves more.
She complains that I ācomplain too muchā, especially when Iām talking about my chronic migraines, or mental illness, or the fact that I do a disproportionate amount of work in the house.
She tells me that I ānever allow [her] to have an opinionā just because I ask for the reasoning behind misgendering people.
So I have to askā am I self righteous, or am I firm in my beliefs? Does thinking that her opinions are potentially harmful to others make me self righteous?
