Confronting Mom About Nothing

I used to try talking to my mom about things that were important to me. Sometimes in my young mind, I would think of something trivial and important to me and would bring it up. She never cared and would always start talking about how important her things were.<br><br>I learned to use this to my advantage. I would talk about something that wasn't important. But when she started talking about her things I would say, "It sounds like you're expecting me to be your therapist. I can't help you with that. If you're not expecting my help, then why are you telling me?"<br><br>This always made her mad. But at least it would get her off expecting my help. I would just let her stew and think about it.<br><br>I never understood her wanting to talk about things only to try and get emotional support from me. That was never going to happen. It never made any sense to me why people think their kids should always be there to help. I guess it's probably like incest.