me and my mom have had a very VERY rocky relationship when it comes to me writing. Up until a few years ago as in when i was 17, she finally got over her delusion that "It was a phase"
Before then she would try to stop me from writing, because she thought i was "cutting my self off from the world" but in reality writing was the only thing that made me happy. She didn't quite understand that and thought it was unnatural for a girl to want to stay in and write rather then go outside and play. (but considering i had no friends at the time.. who the hell would i have played with) She used to be so embarrassed that i wrote that every time someone either in the family or a family friend would ask me what i was writing about, i would have to lie and say it was a journal otherwise she would yell at me.
Finally when I finished my 4th book in the series and began re-writing my 1st book was when she seemed to either give up trying to change me to make me normal, or finally realized this "phase" wasn't going away. She began tolerating my writing at that point. But still wouldn't read any of my stuff just would reply "I'll wait till the movie comes out"
Then a few weeks ago as a joke she asked me what i wanted for christmas and i told her "to read my book" she actually agreed!!! Then when I found out she was getting an operation she told me that's why she wanted to read my book because she would have all the time in the world to finally give it a good critique. I'm still beside myself!
Before then she would try to stop me from writing, because she thought i was "cutting my self off from the world" but in reality writing was the only thing that made me happy. She didn't quite understand that and thought it was unnatural for a girl to want to stay in and write rather then go outside and play. (but considering i had no friends at the time.. who the hell would i have played with) She used to be so embarrassed that i wrote that every time someone either in the family or a family friend would ask me what i was writing about, i would have to lie and say it was a journal otherwise she would yell at me.
Finally when I finished my 4th book in the series and began re-writing my 1st book was when she seemed to either give up trying to change me to make me normal, or finally realized this "phase" wasn't going away. She began tolerating my writing at that point. But still wouldn't read any of my stuff just would reply "I'll wait till the movie comes out"
Then a few weeks ago as a joke she asked me what i wanted for christmas and i told her "to read my book" she actually agreed!!! Then when I found out she was getting an operation she told me that's why she wanted to read my book because she would have all the time in the world to finally give it a good critique. I'm still beside myself!