What makes a person do this?
We took #2 son to see a college today. This is his first visit, and the college that he is most interested in. Now she was very adamant that she didn't want one of my friends who graduated from this school to influence his decision, so I haven't put them in touch. Well, he loved the school, and is more excited than I've seen him in a long time. He said that any other school was going to have a hard time measuring up. I also liked the school, and think it would be a good match for him.
Well, she also claims to like the school, but ever since the visit she has been pointing out things about the place that she didn't like. "The buildings look old." "The sidewalks have salt damage." "The buildings need to be renovated." "Tell me some things you didn't like about it." He has asked her to stop putting the school down, and she has refused, saying that her opinion is important too.
Why is she doing this? The minute he is excited about something, she tries to tear it down. I think this is yet another control issue. Whatever anyone else thinks is automatically wrong, and she has to make them feel wrong. She does this all the time. What the hell is wrong with her?