I'm angry at my mother, she never seems to understand me and always criticize everything I do whether good or bad.
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How is your feeling now?
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Question
I have mixed feelings sad and angry at the same time.
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It seems that you are feeling blue and upset by others, right?
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Restatement or Paraphrasing
Yes. Am sad because I love my mom so much and I never like to get into arguments with her.
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From the short conversation, I can feel how sad you are.
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Reflection of feelings
Yes. My mom never approves of most of the things I do.
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What kind of arguments did you have with your mom?
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Like the kind of friends I should have. I believe I have freedom to choose my friends not her.
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I had similar situation like yours. My mom did not want me to make friends with some people.
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Self-disclosure
Really? How did you deal with that because for me it makes me angry.
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I just had good conversations with my mom to express my thoughts. Did you have a frank chat with your mom to express your concerns?
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Providing Suggestions
I try to but it never ends well if I don't agree with her suggestions.
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Take a deep breath and it can make you feel better. What are her concerns about your friends?
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OK! I have taken a deep breath.
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ok, that's good. tell me more about your mom's concerns of your friends.
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Question
She feels that they have some bad influence on me because of their family background. I don't do anything bad with them. Some of my friends are so good they even inspire me to be better everyday.
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My mom told me similar concerns before. It is understandable.
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Self-disclosure
All I need is to find a way to show her that I can make some good decisions as well and that she can trust me to make good friends. I have never gotten into trouble before with my friends
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My suggestion is that tell her these facts and she can make a better decision. I think she assumed your friends are bad influencers just based on their family background.
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Providing Suggestions
Do I need to buy her a gift or something to let her know I care so as to start the conversation?
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Yes, a good idea, it pleases her.
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Providing Suggestions
Thank you for your time. Bye
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