Essay About Your Attitude

“What is up with your attitude?” That is the question I have been asked almost every day of my life. My mother would stare me down like a lion to its prey whenever the words came out of her mouth. My response was the same every time. “Nothing.” She would stare at me, her piercing brown eyes making me fidget. She acted as if this was a completely different way for me to act. As if it was not what she said that made me lose my temper and say something too harsh. This was the commentary that I had to and still have to deal with, no matter what I do. But then, depending on the day, either a few hours or minutes after our disagreement, she would act as if nothing had happened. My mother and I have always had a confusing relationship that is filled …show more content…
When she used to be my volleyball coach, I always felt like she put me on a different level than everyone else. I feel like she pushes me to be better than my teammates. Sometimes it is a good feeling, while other times I do not like it. She tries to make me better and that is great, but every time I would do something wrong, she would immediately get mad at me. She would give me a disapproving look as I walked across the court. I hated it because it never happened with anyone else; just me. Even now, when she is not my coach, she still makes me feel bad about mistakes I make. After my games, my actual coach may say something like, “Great job tonight!” but my mom will tell me how I did not do this correct and I need to do this better. And when I do not listen to her, she gets mad and thinks I am being disrespectful. She used to play volleyball so I do trust her opinion, but I prefer to hear from my coach what I need to work on rather than my mother. She should support me throughout everything, rather than getting mad at me when I make a mistake or do not care to hear about my mistakes …show more content…
When I come home from a friend or my dad’s house, I “have an attitude”. The only reason she thinks I have one is because I act like myself when I am there, not like the fake person she wants me to be. According to her, my true attitude sucks and I need to get rid of it. She also tells me just to leave her alone when I come back. But sometimes, she has mixed feelings. When I am gone, I will get repeated text messages and pictures saying, “I miss you!” and “When are you coming home?”. It is quite conflicting. Sometimes, I feel like she doesn’t care when I am gone and that makes me annoyed, but other times, she cares too much and it bothers me. It is truly a confusing