Word/phrase/idiom for taking flak (of any kind or amount) from people who can't handle everyday details well












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So, this is the kind of thing that happens to me and some of my friends...a lot! And we struggle with finding words to describe it. Here's a real-world example; let's pretend it happened to you for better understanding.



You just had a baby. You're in the hospital, and it's time to go home. Your mother comes to pick you up but forgot to bring the infant car seat, probably because you were born before car seats were invented, so it's understandable.



However, when you state that the baby can't leave without a car seat (not legally), your mother somehow implies, repeatedly, that you are just being fussy about it (the whole car seats being required in the 21st century thing). Due to exhaustion, you respond in an Eeyorish way: "Yes, Mother, I'm anal-retentive today...but not vaginally retentive, not anymore." And you add: "See there!" as you point towards your newborn babe (to drive home the safety issue side of your argument).



Well, your response could've been better (much, much better), but what is a word for what just happened to you there?



My mother just _____ me.



In the 80s, we would've filled in the blank with dissed (which, in fact, could be used to mean just wronged in some way), but I'm searching for a more specific word, phrase or idiom to describe taking flak from people who can't handle everyday details well, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be.



Re: research, mostly Psych 101 terms because I thought I had forgotten a word or phrase (such as rationalizing or filling in the gaps) or an idiom (such as the pot calling the kettle black, referring to projecting), but all that seemed to go nowhere.










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  • It's an interesting idea BUT unclear precisely what you are after. Will the word describe the attitude of the self-important/impatient person, or the person who is being 'frowned' at? Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

    – Dan
    10 hours ago













  • Depending on the circumstances, the speaker might be deserving the frowns, or the frowning "audience" might be anal retentive. KannE, can you provide a sample sentence (with a fill in blank), so we know what you mean?

    – user22542
    10 hours ago











  • @user22542, I totally reworded the question; I hope it's clearer now. I'll delete my previous comments to avoid confusion.

    – KannE
    6 hours ago








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    Hmm, the question asks for a word to describe the (grand)mother’s action of calling the daughter fussy, but it goes into a lot more detail about the daughter ‘dissing’ the mother. The one you seem to describe as “can’t handle everyday details well” (cf title) is the mother, but she ends up taking far more flak than the daughter. Which of the two are you trying to describe?

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago






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    @KannE Copped a bit of flak is used widely in Australia in an informal sense - don’t worry too much about that. The context makes clear it’s not a military conflict.

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago


















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So, this is the kind of thing that happens to me and some of my friends...a lot! And we struggle with finding words to describe it. Here's a real-world example; let's pretend it happened to you for better understanding.



You just had a baby. You're in the hospital, and it's time to go home. Your mother comes to pick you up but forgot to bring the infant car seat, probably because you were born before car seats were invented, so it's understandable.



However, when you state that the baby can't leave without a car seat (not legally), your mother somehow implies, repeatedly, that you are just being fussy about it (the whole car seats being required in the 21st century thing). Due to exhaustion, you respond in an Eeyorish way: "Yes, Mother, I'm anal-retentive today...but not vaginally retentive, not anymore." And you add: "See there!" as you point towards your newborn babe (to drive home the safety issue side of your argument).



Well, your response could've been better (much, much better), but what is a word for what just happened to you there?



My mother just _____ me.



In the 80s, we would've filled in the blank with dissed (which, in fact, could be used to mean just wronged in some way), but I'm searching for a more specific word, phrase or idiom to describe taking flak from people who can't handle everyday details well, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be.



Re: research, mostly Psych 101 terms because I thought I had forgotten a word or phrase (such as rationalizing or filling in the gaps) or an idiom (such as the pot calling the kettle black, referring to projecting), but all that seemed to go nowhere.










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  • It's an interesting idea BUT unclear precisely what you are after. Will the word describe the attitude of the self-important/impatient person, or the person who is being 'frowned' at? Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

    – Dan
    10 hours ago













  • Depending on the circumstances, the speaker might be deserving the frowns, or the frowning "audience" might be anal retentive. KannE, can you provide a sample sentence (with a fill in blank), so we know what you mean?

    – user22542
    10 hours ago











  • @user22542, I totally reworded the question; I hope it's clearer now. I'll delete my previous comments to avoid confusion.

    – KannE
    6 hours ago








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    Hmm, the question asks for a word to describe the (grand)mother’s action of calling the daughter fussy, but it goes into a lot more detail about the daughter ‘dissing’ the mother. The one you seem to describe as “can’t handle everyday details well” (cf title) is the mother, but she ends up taking far more flak than the daughter. Which of the two are you trying to describe?

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago






  • 1





    @KannE Copped a bit of flak is used widely in Australia in an informal sense - don’t worry too much about that. The context makes clear it’s not a military conflict.

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago
















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So, this is the kind of thing that happens to me and some of my friends...a lot! And we struggle with finding words to describe it. Here's a real-world example; let's pretend it happened to you for better understanding.



You just had a baby. You're in the hospital, and it's time to go home. Your mother comes to pick you up but forgot to bring the infant car seat, probably because you were born before car seats were invented, so it's understandable.



However, when you state that the baby can't leave without a car seat (not legally), your mother somehow implies, repeatedly, that you are just being fussy about it (the whole car seats being required in the 21st century thing). Due to exhaustion, you respond in an Eeyorish way: "Yes, Mother, I'm anal-retentive today...but not vaginally retentive, not anymore." And you add: "See there!" as you point towards your newborn babe (to drive home the safety issue side of your argument).



Well, your response could've been better (much, much better), but what is a word for what just happened to you there?



My mother just _____ me.



In the 80s, we would've filled in the blank with dissed (which, in fact, could be used to mean just wronged in some way), but I'm searching for a more specific word, phrase or idiom to describe taking flak from people who can't handle everyday details well, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be.



Re: research, mostly Psych 101 terms because I thought I had forgotten a word or phrase (such as rationalizing or filling in the gaps) or an idiom (such as the pot calling the kettle black, referring to projecting), but all that seemed to go nowhere.










share|improve this question
















So, this is the kind of thing that happens to me and some of my friends...a lot! And we struggle with finding words to describe it. Here's a real-world example; let's pretend it happened to you for better understanding.



You just had a baby. You're in the hospital, and it's time to go home. Your mother comes to pick you up but forgot to bring the infant car seat, probably because you were born before car seats were invented, so it's understandable.



However, when you state that the baby can't leave without a car seat (not legally), your mother somehow implies, repeatedly, that you are just being fussy about it (the whole car seats being required in the 21st century thing). Due to exhaustion, you respond in an Eeyorish way: "Yes, Mother, I'm anal-retentive today...but not vaginally retentive, not anymore." And you add: "See there!" as you point towards your newborn babe (to drive home the safety issue side of your argument).



Well, your response could've been better (much, much better), but what is a word for what just happened to you there?



My mother just _____ me.



In the 80s, we would've filled in the blank with dissed (which, in fact, could be used to mean just wronged in some way), but I'm searching for a more specific word, phrase or idiom to describe taking flak from people who can't handle everyday details well, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be.



Re: research, mostly Psych 101 terms because I thought I had forgotten a word or phrase (such as rationalizing or filling in the gaps) or an idiom (such as the pot calling the kettle black, referring to projecting), but all that seemed to go nowhere.







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  • It's an interesting idea BUT unclear precisely what you are after. Will the word describe the attitude of the self-important/impatient person, or the person who is being 'frowned' at? Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

    – Dan
    10 hours ago













  • Depending on the circumstances, the speaker might be deserving the frowns, or the frowning "audience" might be anal retentive. KannE, can you provide a sample sentence (with a fill in blank), so we know what you mean?

    – user22542
    10 hours ago











  • @user22542, I totally reworded the question; I hope it's clearer now. I'll delete my previous comments to avoid confusion.

    – KannE
    6 hours ago








  • 1





    Hmm, the question asks for a word to describe the (grand)mother’s action of calling the daughter fussy, but it goes into a lot more detail about the daughter ‘dissing’ the mother. The one you seem to describe as “can’t handle everyday details well” (cf title) is the mother, but she ends up taking far more flak than the daughter. Which of the two are you trying to describe?

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago






  • 1





    @KannE Copped a bit of flak is used widely in Australia in an informal sense - don’t worry too much about that. The context makes clear it’s not a military conflict.

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago





















  • It's an interesting idea BUT unclear precisely what you are after. Will the word describe the attitude of the self-important/impatient person, or the person who is being 'frowned' at? Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

    – Dan
    10 hours ago













  • Depending on the circumstances, the speaker might be deserving the frowns, or the frowning "audience" might be anal retentive. KannE, can you provide a sample sentence (with a fill in blank), so we know what you mean?

    – user22542
    10 hours ago











  • @user22542, I totally reworded the question; I hope it's clearer now. I'll delete my previous comments to avoid confusion.

    – KannE
    6 hours ago








  • 1





    Hmm, the question asks for a word to describe the (grand)mother’s action of calling the daughter fussy, but it goes into a lot more detail about the daughter ‘dissing’ the mother. The one you seem to describe as “can’t handle everyday details well” (cf title) is the mother, but she ends up taking far more flak than the daughter. Which of the two are you trying to describe?

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago






  • 1





    @KannE Copped a bit of flak is used widely in Australia in an informal sense - don’t worry too much about that. The context makes clear it’s not a military conflict.

    – Lawrence
    5 hours ago



















It's an interesting idea BUT unclear precisely what you are after. Will the word describe the attitude of the self-important/impatient person, or the person who is being 'frowned' at? Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

– Dan
10 hours ago







It's an interesting idea BUT unclear precisely what you are after. Will the word describe the attitude of the self-important/impatient person, or the person who is being 'frowned' at? Please supply a sample sentence with the word you want left blank.

– Dan
10 hours ago















Depending on the circumstances, the speaker might be deserving the frowns, or the frowning "audience" might be anal retentive. KannE, can you provide a sample sentence (with a fill in blank), so we know what you mean?

– user22542
10 hours ago





Depending on the circumstances, the speaker might be deserving the frowns, or the frowning "audience" might be anal retentive. KannE, can you provide a sample sentence (with a fill in blank), so we know what you mean?

– user22542
10 hours ago













@user22542, I totally reworded the question; I hope it's clearer now. I'll delete my previous comments to avoid confusion.

– KannE
6 hours ago







@user22542, I totally reworded the question; I hope it's clearer now. I'll delete my previous comments to avoid confusion.

– KannE
6 hours ago






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Hmm, the question asks for a word to describe the (grand)mother’s action of calling the daughter fussy, but it goes into a lot more detail about the daughter ‘dissing’ the mother. The one you seem to describe as “can’t handle everyday details well” (cf title) is the mother, but she ends up taking far more flak than the daughter. Which of the two are you trying to describe?

– Lawrence
5 hours ago





Hmm, the question asks for a word to describe the (grand)mother’s action of calling the daughter fussy, but it goes into a lot more detail about the daughter ‘dissing’ the mother. The one you seem to describe as “can’t handle everyday details well” (cf title) is the mother, but she ends up taking far more flak than the daughter. Which of the two are you trying to describe?

– Lawrence
5 hours ago




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@KannE Copped a bit of flak is used widely in Australia in an informal sense - don’t worry too much about that. The context makes clear it’s not a military conflict.

– Lawrence
5 hours ago







@KannE Copped a bit of flak is used widely in Australia in an informal sense - don’t worry too much about that. The context makes clear it’s not a military conflict.

– Lawrence
5 hours ago












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Thank you for offering a suggestion of how you might use the word/phrase that you seek. Deriving the meaning from your story and example sentence, I think your mother just "disregarded" you.
I attached the thesaurus page using the same word. It has several other clever and nuanced suggestions.



However, if you would prefer to use an idiom, she might also be "turning a deaf ear" to you. Hopefully these will help helps.




My mother just disregarded me.



My mother just turned a deaf ear to me.




https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disregard



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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+a+deaf+ear






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  • Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

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The problem is I don't think there's an English word for exactly this, because you said your mother thought you were being „fussy“ about this. It certainly was not such strong opposition to suggest „flak“ which would be far too strong.



Flak is like military shells (figuratively). Saying you were „dissed“ doesn`t sound too 80sish to me, just not quite right. That´s more like she put you down over it (not what happened). I think the closest you can get to it is something a lot milder, like „she gave me a little heat about it.“ But I wouldn’t say „heat“ alone, just „a little heat“. It needs to be a word or phrase that suggests you were worrying unnecessarily about something, in her opinion.






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  • The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

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  • Correct. I edited the comment.

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  • You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

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Ignore, perhaps?



My mother just ignored me.



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pay no attention



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    Thank you for offering a suggestion of how you might use the word/phrase that you seek. Deriving the meaning from your story and example sentence, I think your mother just "disregarded" you.
    I attached the thesaurus page using the same word. It has several other clever and nuanced suggestions.



    However, if you would prefer to use an idiom, she might also be "turning a deaf ear" to you. Hopefully these will help helps.




    My mother just disregarded me.



    My mother just turned a deaf ear to me.




    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disregard



    https://www.freethesaurus.com/disregard



    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+a+deaf+ear






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    • Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

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    Thank you for offering a suggestion of how you might use the word/phrase that you seek. Deriving the meaning from your story and example sentence, I think your mother just "disregarded" you.
    I attached the thesaurus page using the same word. It has several other clever and nuanced suggestions.



    However, if you would prefer to use an idiom, she might also be "turning a deaf ear" to you. Hopefully these will help helps.




    My mother just disregarded me.



    My mother just turned a deaf ear to me.




    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disregard



    https://www.freethesaurus.com/disregard



    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+a+deaf+ear






    share|improve this answer


























    • Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

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    Thank you for offering a suggestion of how you might use the word/phrase that you seek. Deriving the meaning from your story and example sentence, I think your mother just "disregarded" you.
    I attached the thesaurus page using the same word. It has several other clever and nuanced suggestions.



    However, if you would prefer to use an idiom, she might also be "turning a deaf ear" to you. Hopefully these will help helps.




    My mother just disregarded me.



    My mother just turned a deaf ear to me.




    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disregard



    https://www.freethesaurus.com/disregard



    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+a+deaf+ear






    share|improve this answer















    Thank you for offering a suggestion of how you might use the word/phrase that you seek. Deriving the meaning from your story and example sentence, I think your mother just "disregarded" you.
    I attached the thesaurus page using the same word. It has several other clever and nuanced suggestions.



    However, if you would prefer to use an idiom, she might also be "turning a deaf ear" to you. Hopefully these will help helps.




    My mother just disregarded me.



    My mother just turned a deaf ear to me.




    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/disregard



    https://www.freethesaurus.com/disregard



    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+a+deaf+ear







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    • Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

      – KannE
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    • Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

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    Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

    – KannE
    4 hours ago





    Ha! I never would've thought of "turned a deaf ear" because my parents were actually deaf, so I can't really use deaf figuratively (guidelines), even though it was a friend's mom in the scenario, not mine. Sorry, I didn't think that would come up.

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    The problem is I don't think there's an English word for exactly this, because you said your mother thought you were being „fussy“ about this. It certainly was not such strong opposition to suggest „flak“ which would be far too strong.



    Flak is like military shells (figuratively). Saying you were „dissed“ doesn`t sound too 80sish to me, just not quite right. That´s more like she put you down over it (not what happened). I think the closest you can get to it is something a lot milder, like „she gave me a little heat about it.“ But I wouldn’t say „heat“ alone, just „a little heat“. It needs to be a word or phrase that suggests you were worrying unnecessarily about something, in her opinion.






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    • The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

      – Trevor Reid
      6 hours ago











    • Correct. I edited the comment.

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    • You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

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    The problem is I don't think there's an English word for exactly this, because you said your mother thought you were being „fussy“ about this. It certainly was not such strong opposition to suggest „flak“ which would be far too strong.



    Flak is like military shells (figuratively). Saying you were „dissed“ doesn`t sound too 80sish to me, just not quite right. That´s more like she put you down over it (not what happened). I think the closest you can get to it is something a lot milder, like „she gave me a little heat about it.“ But I wouldn’t say „heat“ alone, just „a little heat“. It needs to be a word or phrase that suggests you were worrying unnecessarily about something, in her opinion.






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    • The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

      – Trevor Reid
      6 hours ago











    • Correct. I edited the comment.

      – John
      6 hours ago













    • You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

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    The problem is I don't think there's an English word for exactly this, because you said your mother thought you were being „fussy“ about this. It certainly was not such strong opposition to suggest „flak“ which would be far too strong.



    Flak is like military shells (figuratively). Saying you were „dissed“ doesn`t sound too 80sish to me, just not quite right. That´s more like she put you down over it (not what happened). I think the closest you can get to it is something a lot milder, like „she gave me a little heat about it.“ But I wouldn’t say „heat“ alone, just „a little heat“. It needs to be a word or phrase that suggests you were worrying unnecessarily about something, in her opinion.






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    The problem is I don't think there's an English word for exactly this, because you said your mother thought you were being „fussy“ about this. It certainly was not such strong opposition to suggest „flak“ which would be far too strong.



    Flak is like military shells (figuratively). Saying you were „dissed“ doesn`t sound too 80sish to me, just not quite right. That´s more like she put you down over it (not what happened). I think the closest you can get to it is something a lot milder, like „she gave me a little heat about it.“ But I wouldn’t say „heat“ alone, just „a little heat“. It needs to be a word or phrase that suggests you were worrying unnecessarily about something, in her opinion.







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    • The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

      – Trevor Reid
      6 hours ago











    • Correct. I edited the comment.

      – John
      6 hours ago













    • You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

      – KannE
      6 hours ago





















    • The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

      – Trevor Reid
      6 hours ago











    • Correct. I edited the comment.

      – John
      6 hours ago













    • You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

      – KannE
      6 hours ago



















    The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

    – Trevor Reid
    6 hours ago





    The mother was not being fussy. Fussy is what the mother implied about the daughter. OP wrote "your mother somehow implies that you are just being fussy."

    – Trevor Reid
    6 hours ago













    Correct. I edited the comment.

    – John
    6 hours ago







    Correct. I edited the comment.

    – John
    6 hours ago















    You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

    – KannE
    6 hours ago







    You're right about the flak thing. I went all the way from frowns to flak in an effort to be clearer, not taking into account...we're military here, and use flak more casually, duh. I will edit again ASAP...which means whenever I'm up to it. BTW, it wasn't my mother; she loved details.

    – KannE
    6 hours ago













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    Ignore, perhaps?



    My mother just ignored me.



    Or other phrases with similar meaning -




    pay no attention



    take no notice



    brush aside (my) concerns







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      Ignore, perhaps?



      My mother just ignored me.



      Or other phrases with similar meaning -




      pay no attention



      take no notice



      brush aside (my) concerns







      share|improve this answer


























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        0







        Ignore, perhaps?



        My mother just ignored me.



        Or other phrases with similar meaning -




        pay no attention



        take no notice



        brush aside (my) concerns







        share|improve this answer













        Ignore, perhaps?



        My mother just ignored me.



        Or other phrases with similar meaning -




        pay no attention



        take no notice



        brush aside (my) concerns








        share|improve this answer












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