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In this story, a daughter had an argument with her mom because the ring she had bought her to give her good luck as she took her college entrance exams was causing her an allergic reaction.
The mom was very superstitious and had taken her to an astrologer. The astrologer recommended she buy this expensive ring and wear it for the rest of her life to boost her luck.
However, the jewellery soon began to irritate her skin, and she felt she could no longer wear it. Her mom accused her of being ungrateful and claimed that the ring was rejecting her. The daughter reacted to this angrily, but she wasn't sure if she had taken things too far.
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Am I wrong for not wanting to wear my mother's superstitious ring because I developed an allergy to it?
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Commenters advised that the daughter wasn't being unreasonable.
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Mom buys daughter ring from astrologer for good luck in her college entrance exams, gets mad when she has an allergic reaction: 'I was the problem, and the ring was rejecting me'
The problem with having superstitions is that there is rarely any concrete evidence to prove them.
While people are within their rights to believe things that others don't, it has to be expected that they may face some opposition to this, and that there might be times when their faith in these concepts will be tested. Also, even the most ardently superstitious individuals have to admit that all the ephemera that they are observant of has a tendency to attract the worst kinds of snake oil salesmen.
As a loved one, dealing with somebody who is insistent on making you a part of this world that is so important to them can be frustrating, not least when it appears to be totally illegitimate. Often, the easiest thing to do is keep your mouth shut when you don't agree, but occasionally, circumstances will arise where taking this path is going to be impossible.
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