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So, since it is 30th of September here and tomorrow is the first day of Igromir/Comic Con Russia I want to know if there are any redditfurs attending it.

I'd like to see some of ya there :D

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​My mom and I moved out of our house and into an apartment. I really don't mind it, but my mom hates it she also works from home for costumer support and she hates her job. We also live near my dad and brother, which my mom hates, and again I really don't care. The problem is that she is always taking out on me and I hate it! We are always yelling at each other for stupid petty things! How can I get her to stop yelling at me?
 
Tuski (age 14)
 
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Dear Tuski,
 
What is happening here is what psychologists call “displaced anger.” This means that other things are bothering your mother, and even though they have nothing to do with you and you didn’t do anything wrong, her anger needs an outlet and, unfortunately, you are it. Here’s an article about that.

The thing is, your mother probably doesn’t realize she’s doing it. She gets irritated because of her job and things that are happening in her family, and she probably tries to hold it in, but then the least little thing will set her off.

What you need to do is show your mother that she is exhibiting displaced anger. Tell her that you understand she is going through stuff and she is unhappy, but that you are on her side, so please don’t take it out on the daughter who is routing for you, Mom! This will, hopefully, wake her up to what’s happening. (Oh, and don’t use the argument “I’m okay with where we live and being near Dad, so what’s wrong with it?” because that will just make her defensive and more irritated). If she does wake up to the problem, you should see her attacks on you diminish significantly.

But she’ll still need an outlet of some kind other than you. Start doing some activities with your mother that will help relax her. This will both help with stress and with the mother-daughter bond. If you can afford to, take an exercise, yoga, or tai chi class together. Try to take her mind off things by doing a fun activity together, even if that is shopping, or just going to the park, or a cheap matinee.
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Tuski, your mom is going through a rough spot and she needs your support. I know this will be hard, but to end this cycle you need to stop fighting back for a while, even if she yells at you. Just don’t react. Let her yell for a bit, and, when she stops, ask her if she is done yelling (very calmly). Then explain to her what I told you about displaced aggression and how you are trying to help her.

This might take a while and some effort on your part. The less you yell at her and the more you behave supportively, the more likely she will back off of you and see you as an ally and not a punching bag (using a real punching bag, by the way, is a great way to destress).

Hope that helps! Let me know how it goes!
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Hugs,
Papabear

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Headlines, links and little stories to make your tail wag.  Guest posts welcome. Tips: patch.ofurr@gmail.com.  Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race features Fursuiters. I’m told that a minute of air time was recorded during a “furry scurry” in Chicago.  (I’m pretty sure I have heard of such an event, but can’t find it at Lake Area Furry Friends.) I […] Fursuiters on Food Network, and Cosplay celebrity wants a suit – NEWSDUMP (9/30/15)

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Hello once again!  This week on Furballd we look at the Lupin III anime movie, The Castle Of Cagliostro.  This pre-Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki animated film is chocked full of action, comedy, suspense, and is well on the way to becoming one of the crew’s favourite movies.

Bye for now, but not forever!

This week’s song is “Innocent Deception” by Claire Yaxley and Dj Mystix.  You can find the song on OCRemix here.

Episode 93 – The Castle Of Cagliostro - Hello once again!  This week on Furballd we look at the Lupin III anime movie, The Castle Of Cagliostro.  This pre-Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki animated film is chocked full of action, comedy, suspense, and is well on the way to becoming one of the cr...

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And so now I'm 21. And now, I'm not going go get drunk and forget various details of my life so Youtube can remember for me. Instead, I shall have a quiet day and later watch movies with some friends during the weekend. Remember the name of that one movie, No Breaks for College Students? That should be it.

Alright. This is partially a break.

I'd like to thank you guys for being so marvelous. I'm hoping I can spend more years here on this sub' with all of you. I'm thankful that you've become my friends. On the good news, I'll be putting out some chapters of a story I'm working on right now. It should be out relatively soon.

So a little about me.

I was born in California, lived there until I was four years old, then moved to Missouri for various reasons. Then when I was ten I moved to Washington State and lived on a military base until I was 16. For one more year I lived in Lakewood. Afterwards my parents told me we were moving back to Missouri, and so I'm here now. To this day, and in about 20 minutes I'll be going to college, where I hope to learn theology and such.

But my biggest aspiration is to become a novelist and produce works of fiction. Beforehand I wanted to be a game developed, but that was merely misunderstanding the feelings - I wanted to tell immersive stories in a way that video games just couldn't reach by their nature.

And a bit about Mr. Turnip as well...

Mr. Turnip is my answer to an existential crisis I was suffering sometime after I came here. I know it's non-traditional for things to get bad after you become a furry, but I love breaking rules (which is why my fursona's a turnip.) I felt so small, so vaporous in my existence, and so at loss to understand the nature of mankind's efforts and the universe, that adhering to any sense felt like a vain attempt at conforming. And so, in my decision to stop making sense I created a nonsensical creature who had never felt the burden of terror over what this world is, and how the bad outweighs the good - he was purely innocent. In fact, I made him so innocent that he wasn't even a proper furry: he didn't even have genitals. This made things weird when I went an IRC and the morphing-scorpion monster that stung me is all, "Are you excited?" and I'm all, "No! I'm terrified!"

So I'm not going through that crisis anymore, but I've grown quite attached to Mr. Turnip and I just can't stop talking about him. One day I'll attend a con, and if I can't afford a costume of the fella, I'll just give out turnips with little faces drawn on them for all the con-goers to enjoy.

Anyways, I'm going to go prepare breakfast. Talk to you later, everybody!

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Tons of thanks for these replies. You've all been wonderful! And I guess since I'm back, we can also make this into an AMA.

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