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"1. She had a shopping list of what she thought you needed and would pull it out at every store. And when you asked her to buy something not on the list, she would look at you like you just tried to order lobster at McDonald's.2. She would ask the store manager to turn down the music. You know, so she could, like, talk to you (aka ruin your life).3. She acted completely shocked and disturbed by the giant half-naked photos in Abercrombie &amp;amp; Fitch. And right in front of the hot sales guy!4. When you would run into someone you knew, she would totally say hello. Like it was no big deal!\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\n\n\n5. She tried to come into the dressing room with you to help you try things on. Or, just as bad, she pulled back the curtain while you were still getting dressed to \"see how you were doing,\" thus exposing your half-naked body to the entire store.6. She forced you to try on horrible clothes you wouldn't wear if you were dead. Was she trying to make you look like stupid? What had you ever done to her?7. She asked strangers to weigh in on your clothing choices in the dressing room. As if some other mother's opinion was really going to sway you.8. She pulled up your shirt to make sure your pants/shorts/skirt fit properly. And then tugged them like she was trying to give you whiplash.9. Or she would make you buy clothes that were too big for you so you could \"grow into them.\" It wasn't your fault you kept growing. Why were you being punished?10. She would describe something you were trying on as \"cool,\" making you instantly hate it, no matter what it was. That's not your word, mom! Stop using it! You're ruining it!11. She talked really loudly about how expensive something was so that, like, everyone could hear her. As you made a silent promise to yourself never to be so stingy and lame with your own kids.12. Underwear anything: reminding you that you needed to get some within earshot of other human beings (and certain mannequins); asking a salesperson for help with sizing; even just the act of holding it and buying it in your presence. God! Was nothing private??!!13. She checked to make sure everything adhered to your school's dress code. She had it printed on a piece of paper in her purse and would pull it out while you were shopping, or, worse yet, when you were at the register. All those people behind you. You could feel their eyes drilling holes into the back of your head.14. She refused to buy things that she thought were too sexy or revealing or baggy or whatever, even though they were totally cool and everyone else had them. \"Over my dead body!\"\"Is that an option?\" (is what you wanted to say).15. She was just so there. Standing. Talking. Breathing. Just right there next to you. Out in the open where everyone could see her. Like it was no big deal. The nerve!Follow Charles on Twitter and Instagram."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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