I hate it when people tell you something just because they think it's what they think you want to hear. Very few things go up my butt quite like that. I told my mom to quit saying she will go to my lessons. I understand she doesn't want to go and that's fine. Just to stop saying she wants to and will, because then I hope she will. Even though I know she won't. But every time, I hope, and then when she doesn't, my feelings get hurt. So... Easy way out: Just say no.

I don't think she enjoyed that. But I need her to stop saying yeah yeah yeah because... my feelings get hurt. And I don't want riding to be a cause for hurt feelings because I know she only wants to make me happy.