A Parents Acceptance

Christmas Eve I was visiting my family and my mother said we were going to church. I had packed some dress clothes, jeans without holes, a dress shirt with skulls, and boots. Well my mother only said dress up. She didn't say no skulls (impossible anyway I don't own such a thing) so she ended up screaming at me because I didn't bring anything normal. Well I told her God doesn't care what I look like. She preceded to scream and say YOU HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS FOR HOW MANY YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!! GET OVER IT!!!!!! Well lets just say she is now embarrassed of her 19 year old daughter who has been "goth" since 7th grade. For those of you that have parents that hate your appearance like I do, just ignore them. I have tried everything to get my mother to understand how I feel. It doesn't help. Just keep being who you are. That is all you can do. I have come to accept that my mom and I won't have a strong relationship, and she will always want the old me back.