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By forfucksakes - 25/07/2016 07:20 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, while finishing her 5th cocktail before noon, my mom went off on me for being a bad mom because I downloaded Pokèmon Go and I play it once in a blue moon. She's been an alcoholic since before I was born. FML
I agree, your life sucks 978
You deserved it 70

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I've experienced sort of the same thing with my biological father. I'm not a mother, but the hypocritical criticism and the verbal abuse I definitely understand and it's incredibly frustrating The thing with alcoholics is, especially when they're drinking, they don't listen to reason and every emotion is just amplified. I don't know about you, but my father rarely means what he's saying when he's in that state, it's crazy how much alcohol changes people, that's still no excuse though and you don't need to put up with it. It's incredibly difficult, but the best thing to do is ignore it and don't listen to them, nothing behind what they're saying has any truth or logic behind it and arguing will just escalate everything. If it gets really bad, either leave yourself or tell them to leave. You're not a bad mom for a simple game, you might be a mother, but you're still human, you're allowed to have fun. In fact, you should have something outside of your children, if you totally neglect yourself and your needs simply because your a parent, it isn't good for you.

Drunk and a raging bitch of an emotional abuser, like the vast majority of alcohol addicts are.

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I've experienced sort of the same thing with my biological father. I'm not a mother, but the hypocritical criticism and the verbal abuse I definitely understand and it's incredibly frustrating The thing with alcoholics is, especially when they're drinking, they don't listen to reason and every emotion is just amplified. I don't know about you, but my father rarely means what he's saying when he's in that state, it's crazy how much alcohol changes people, that's still no excuse though and you don't need to put up with it. It's incredibly difficult, but the best thing to do is ignore it and don't listen to them, nothing behind what they're saying has any truth or logic behind it and arguing will just escalate everything. If it gets really bad, either leave yourself or tell them to leave. You're not a bad mom for a simple game, you might be a mother, but you're still human, you're allowed to have fun. In fact, you should have something outside of your children, if you totally neglect yourself and your needs simply because your a parent, it isn't good for you.

She's drunk, take it with a grain of salt.

Drunk and a raging bitch of an emotional abuser, like the vast majority of alcohol addicts are.

Well. You aren't an alcoholic or drug user, so you are already a better mother than her. And if it actually bothers you, most of the Pokestops in the game are actually important landmarks (not always, but many of them are). Use that to teach your sprogs about local history, while catching the Pokemans.