These two happened around 2000 or so.



Mom: You do realize you have your couch over your heat vent on the floor.

Me: Yes.  And my house is still heated, it's fine.

Mom: Oh, so you obviously don't give a shit about your child (I only had one at the time) if your house burns down, right? 

Me: *sigh*  Well, that's mean.  And heating vents aren't on fire mom, how the hell could it start a fire on my couch? *laughs*  If they could start fires, every house would be burning down.

Mom: Well, I guess you're a great mom, then. 

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Now, this same conversation happened at a different time in the same apartment when it had to do with stuff being too close to a lighbulb in my closet.  I did move that stuff because I know that bulbs can burn things.  But there's never a need to attack someone's parenting over a mistake like that LOL  *sigh*  I think deep down she knew I was a better parent than her and it just made her feel good to down me so she could feel better about herself. 

Oh and the vent thing?  My mom moved into that same apartment years later and put a couch over that same vent LOL