I was thinking (I think) in these ways:
* Her authority felt challenged.
* Her view of herself was challenged.
* She saw something in you that was suppressed/repressed in her, she needed to keep it that way in you too.
* Her view of what her family or children "should" be was challenged.
One or all of the above? I'm thinking also of my relationship with my own mother. I've recently started to think that I was probably always asking her "why"?
I have a great need to understand things, figure them out, know all the details. Maybe this came across to her as rebellion or questioning her authority.
I think my mother thought I spoke up too much. Just said things in a straightforward honest way as a child that maybe she found embarrassing. Children should be quiet, especially girls. There wasn't much room for noise in our house.
My husband thinks my brand of humor is fun, my mom thought it was silly. He appreciates the way I am, my mom couldn't.
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