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Ive been a lifelong Asthmatic and have it somewhat under control with meds. My mom still dosent get it. There are known, documented (via the painful skin tests) allergins that will set me off, (cat hair, mold, dust, peanuts or peanut products) yet my mom dismisses it. For instance, she got a cat, and when I go visit her, I cant go to her house. One Christmas I had to stay with her and I wanted to get a hotel room because I know I'd get sick. She told me then (and often does when I am around a known allergen) that if I "try hard enough" I wont have an attack.
LIKE ITS UNDER ANY OF MY CONTROL.
Then she gets all pissed off when I have to go to the ER.
Feeds right in to that whole never being able to please my parents thing. Nothing get sunder my skin more. "If you just tried harder, we wouldnt be in the ER right now and could be with the rest of the family enjoying ourselves"
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