I tell my mom all the time that she was a GREAT provider but a VERY SHITTY mother.
My mom used to tell me to my face that if I didn't meet her expections scholastically I would get no love...so Merrick, your case is not special. I'm not going to baby your ass like some of these other cats might. HANDLE THE FUCKING TRUTH ALREADY...the sooner you do, the sooner you can start doing constructive shit to improve your lot in life.
Neo couldn't learn Kung Fu and kick ass inside the Matrix until he puked his fucking guts out, passed out, then eventually HANDLED THE FUCKING TRUTH IN THE REAL WORLD.
I just told myself one day...FUCK what my mom thinks.
...and I've been free ever since.
The other day my mom asked me to put her on my bank account 'in case of emergency' (translation: she wants to know how much money I make)...I told her that I'm showing her how financially responsible I am by NOT putting her on there (translation: FUCK YOU, BITCH.
). She instantly threatened to remove me from the will. I just laughed and said, 'Go right ahead...and have a nice day.'. That bitch has never treated me better since.
Moral of the story is: QUIT YOUR FUCKING CRYING AND MAN THE FUCK UP ALREADY. Once you do that, INDEPENDENT of what THEY think, you will earn a respect from them that you never imagined possible.
Trust me.
As Kidd's example just showed, it's psychological warfare and a game with EVERYONE!! Even your mother. And remember, you don't owe anybody shit people, if your parents say "You were lucky we raised you good, you had food and a bed"...well guess what, if they didn't provide that for you you would have died and their asses would have went to jail....who does what for who?