When I used to ask "When are we leaving?" I always got "Not yet," which was frustrating because I didn't want to leave, I just wanted to know how much more time I had left, but I was a kid, and didn't know how to properly word things.
I remember a time when I asked my mom when we were leaving, and she said we'd be leaving soon. It ended up being two hours.
I then asked her why she lied about how long we were staying. She then answered why we stayed, which isn't what I asked. She made it seem like I was being unreasonable for demanding that we leave soon, even though I had literally zero complaint about how long we were staying. And I made that very clear.
She has done that since longer than I can remember. She does something that bothers me, I spell out what part bothers me, she pretends I'm bothered by something else in order to make it look like I'm the unreasonable one.
And not only does she misinterpret and add hidden meanings that I never meant, but she holds onto her interpretation even after I correct her.























