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thought i'd help my mom out with her incipient hopeful writing career by telling her about a market she didn't know about, and she came back saying it was all childish/highschool writing because she only looked at two (2) of the thousands of available things.

i don't know how to explain to her why that puts me on the defensive and makes me regret showing her the market at all without her getting :( Upset :( or >:( Armed Defensive >:(.

jlgdkfhj stupid stupid ugh

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