I work for my mom. Working with her isn’t that bad while we’re at work, but I’ve noticed my mom is better as a boss rather than as a mom. She raised us like we were incompetent, (everything was “basic common sense” despite us being small children who need taught what common sense is) she was never patient or tried to teach us things without yelling that we’re stupid. Every step of any chore was either screamed or beaten into us. Everything was measured by the standard of an adult. If anything is imperfect, we’ll never succeed in life.

She’s so patient and seemingly-understanding at work. She’ll sit next to you and calmly and explain it. She says everyone acts like children so she treats them like children because she fears they’ll leave. But she never treated her kids like children. Never feared any of us leaving. She acted like a bitchy boss that can’t find a way to legally fire us, probably how she viewed us. Hell, during my first year employed I got fired 3 times because I didn’t meet her expectations. Once because my room decor was “too gay”, once because I didn’t clean her room and wash her clothes(she never asked) and once she didn’t give me a reason outside that I’m not a good enough child.

It’s so frustrating to see that she’s capable of controlling herself and being patient but refuses to with her own children.