I share similar behaviors, although with key differences, and you just alerted me—I should be careful with my failure mode. It’s gotten to a point where I don’t want to try improving particular skillsets around my parents. I’ve already shown them that I’m bad at them, and that I’m not interested; trying to improve through my usual all-or-nothing approach would feel very awkward, a 180 personality turn.
I share similar behaviors, although with key differences, and you just alerted me—I should be careful with my failure mode. It’s gotten to a point where I don’t want to try improving particular skillsets around my parents. I’ve already shown them that I’m bad at them, and that I’m not interested; trying to improve through my usual all-or-nothing approach would feel very awkward, a 180 personality turn.