I say this because I love you

"I say this because I love you." -Just about every parent out there.

I absolutely enjoy getting cornered by my mom, yelled at for a long time, then being forced to hug her. Quickly to follow is the line so many teens have heard. "I say this because I love you". That would be the point where I smile, nod, say I love you too, then I walk in my room so I can yell in my pillow about how stupid she is. She isn't stupid of course, but sometimes it's really frustrating. Especially since this is the only time she ever says it.

Now don't think I still call her mommy and pick her dasies, because thats the way it's coming off, however; if that's the best way she can show me how much she cares for me, there is a problem.

The best part about all of this is that while she was telling me all of these things that "I need to do better on", she never once asked why I might be acting differently. If anything was bothering me. After all she's doing this because she loves me right? So asking someone you love if everything is ok, is part of the script right? Particularly when they have been having a hard time in the past week. I don't know. It just doesn't make sense to me.

I guess the only thing to do is take her word for it, she loves me, and take her advice so I can do better in life instead of being so selfcentered. Still they need to find a new line...