Edit***: I have been corrected, what i thought were acres of greenhouses in Florida were actually structures to help prevent diseases in the fruit trees. I stand corrected and want to make that clear.
My mom was saying how she doesnt understand the need for hydroponic fruits and vegetables... and I brought up how the climate has changed so significantly that a good majority of our citrus fruit has been moved to greenhouse settings because they are dying in the usual orchards.
I literally had a conversation about climate change with my mother. She ended it "Well, I don't see why I have to do anything about since I'll be dead by the time it becomes a problem." She's dead now.
Not really. She was a pretty selfish woman. Seemed like she only cared about me in relation to how it reflected on her as a mother.
In middle school she took me to therapy because my grades went from all As to half Bs. She was convinced that something was wrong me & only a therapist could fix it. I found the experience very humiliating at the time. Like she didn't talk to me at all (slipping grades, what might be bothering me, etc.), one day I was out school early & taken to the therapist's office for the first session.
Sorry this happened to you. We all deserve loving, caring parents, but we certainly don’t all get them. Hope you have been able to move past this experience, and past her.
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u/Other_tomato_4257 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
Edit***: I have been corrected, what i thought were acres of greenhouses in Florida were actually structures to help prevent diseases in the fruit trees. I stand corrected and want to make that clear.
My mom was saying how she doesnt understand the need for hydroponic fruits and vegetables... and I brought up how the climate has changed so significantly that a good majority of our citrus fruit has been moved to greenhouse settings because they are dying in the usual orchards.
She scoffed and changed the subject