Students, Parents and Harassment: Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

By notcool - 15/09/2009 19:45 - United States

Today, I learned that my anxious and obsessive mother is going to drive three hours every weekend to attend a Johns Hopkins medical course on stress reduction. Why is this bad? I just left home for college and have enjoyed my last two weeks of freedom without her around. I attend Johns Hopkins. FML

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By PetitPrincePerdu - 08/05/2009 00:42 - United States

Today, I found my mother wandering the halls of my fraternity unescorted and asked why she was here, she told me she was concerned when I didn't pick up my phone for two days. She then informed me that she had also moved to the same city I live in. My mother moved over 600 miles to stalk me. FML

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By anonymous - 19/07/2012 01:29 - United States

Today, I told my mom about the severe phobia I've developed towards driving. She was very supportive and even made me an appointment to see a psychologist. His office is two hours away. I have to drive to see my doctor about my fear of driving. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/03/2024 10:00 - United States

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By wowjuststop - 03/10/2009 01:01 - United States

Today, I got offered a ride to go home for the weekend. I go to college six hours away from home and haven't seen my family for almost two months. When I called my mom with the good news, she told me not to come. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/11/2009 04:13 - United States

Today, my mom came home and told me she was going back to college. She's going to the community college that a lot of the graduates from my school go to. She has biology with my ex. They're lab partners and have to do take home labs together. FML

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Leave me alone!

By Jack Slate - 12/12/2020 11:02

Today, my anxious, obsessive, overbearing mother called me four times. That's significantly less than usual. When I complained to my dad, he said, "She just worries about you because she loves you." I don't feel loved, I feel smothered. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/06/2018 01:30

Today, my mother knocked on the door of my room at 7am. I am currently over 300 miles from home, on a vacation to get away from my overbearing family. I told none of them where I was going. FML

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The root

By Anonymous - 02/08/2021 02:01 - United States - Floral Park

Today, I got a lecture from my mother about how bad my stress has been, how I have to treat myself better and do something with my life. She still doesn't realize that most of the cause of my stress has been from her berating me about how stressed out I am. FML

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Spooky

By Anonymous - 12/07/2022 14:00

Today, my mother continues to copy everything I do. So far, she's switched to seeing my doctor, my therapist, my hairdresser, and even shopping at my preferred supermarket. I've lived independently for ten years, but I'm starting to fear for my safety. FML

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LadyKaya 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 23:12

Wow...I'm a college student, and it would drive me INSANE to have my mother around that much. FYL.

stardustskye 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 23:23

oh god. she probably signed up for the course to spend more time with you. that sucks, I'm so sorry.

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stuipdthing 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 4:40

Dude my parents are the same way and then my parents both added me on facebook and when I say the word stupid I get in trouble

TheTruth1428 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 4:49

So just don't house her? Casually greet her if you see her, and move on.

vvtumblesbee 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 5:10

she's at JHU undergrad, at the Homewood campus... not at JHU Med.

Turquoise_Sheep 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 14:21

Awww poor you! You have to see the woman who birthed and raised you every weekend so that she can get a handle on her life? My heart bleeds!

phonyreal98 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 20:09

If this is a medical course, isn't it held on the JHU medical campus? And isn't the medical campus pretty separate from the main campus?

ilovemusic1991 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 21:59

Hey Matt, is that you?

Railynn_daisuki 0

Wednesday 16 September 2009 23:45

I visited Johns Hopkins University before. It's a pretty big campus. As long as your mum doesn't know where your dorm is then everything should be okay. Your life sucks because you live in Baltimore.... like me >.

laxitup41 0

Friday 5 August 2011 5:12

Baltimores freaking great

mawk1989 0

Thursday 17 September 2009 6:59

that sucks. shes probably doing it just to have an excuse to be around you. heres my advice...get a class at the same time her "stress Reduction" course is at...then another class right after. so you will have a legit excuse to not see her.