I have wanted to make this move since before I can remember. You would think that 15 some-odd years would be enough to prepare my family for this; it's certainly prepared me. I called my mom at lunch to tell her I got the interview. She couldn't answer because she was in a meeting. Ok, I get that, that's cool. But she knows I just put in for 5 positions recently. So I text her an hour later. "Now?!" and y'all she literally says "no... I'm about to watch the news. Can we just talk later?".
THE NEWS?!?!!?! I HAVE POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST NEWS OF MY LIFE AND YOU NEED TO PUT IT ON HOLD FOR THE NEWS?!??!!?!
Omg. I'm so over this. That's the end of being excited. I should have known she'd ruin this. She's *never* supported this move. At every turn, she's been "Well, that will never work."
Oh, so but then just now, she txts me (let's count - 5 fucking hours later. Musta been real important news, Ma.) "wait...are you ok? are you mad at me?" and I'm so fucking tired of coddling her. "yeah. I am. Idk why but for some reason, I was excited to tell you something but now I'm just pissed and don't really care anymore." Then all of a sudden, everything was about her and how she was hurt that I could dare be mad at her.
Whatever. Be "hurt". Make it about you. I'm over it.