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I have the older sibling syndrome in my family. My brother was perfect to my parents: 4.0, valedictorian in h.s., all state/all colorado swimming/football (was going to kick for CU but that girl got his tryout position...rrrrr....that's ok, he has med school interviews now). Anywho, smart kid and I was shoved into following in his footsteps. I think I've basically gotten away from that, but a lot of times I don't hear from my parents for weeks because they're fussing over his so much that they forget about me. Blah! Anywho, I also have an authoritarian parenting style mother. She's commanding and has the problem of "you are doing it because I say so". She still tries to do it while I'm in college and don't live with her. She's incredibly unreasonable and I can't get her to understand that she needs to explain her reasons for her decisions to me otherwise I don't understand and I get angry. I just can't get her to understand what she's doing (or not) though. Any suggestions? And yeah, I've sat her down numerous times and talked calmly, but it just doesn't seem to sink in!
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