Were your parents overly critical of you while you were growing up?

[Extraterrestrial1999]

Yeah, they still are

Yeah, but it was warranted I'd say

Nah, they always balanced criticism and credit very wll

[MemeSupreme]

my dad wasn't at all bc he just didn't care lol

my mom and step-dad were very critical. not bc they cared, but they'd put others down to lift themselves up

[Nikki1989]

They only push me with musical ambitions, the only good thing they ever did for me. Apart from that, they were largely out of the picture.

[strateguy632]

Yes, at first i was fooled by the complaint but when i got 93% in 3rd grade and they still complained i realized... they were rotten people. Like meme wrote here.

When i realized they were jealous i would use every opportunity that my mom said something dumb , or denocrat party to accuse, you must have cheated to pass college.

[WhitneySnow]

Not so much but they did push me to excel

[FunkyMonkee]

Dad was!

[butterly248]

Yes, my mum is