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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
Today, my mother won't let me intern at a prestigious college, working with graduate students and professors, and being paid, because she doesn't want to drive me. FML
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
Today, my moms are driving me mad. My biological mom, a therapist, keeps telling me I need to try new things because life is short. My non-biological mom, a doctor, keeps telling me everything new I want to try has health risks that will shorten my life even further. FML
Today, I’m an adult and my mother lives with me, not me with her. She found out I was going to be gone for 9 days on vacation and that she couldn’t come, so she had a “mental break down” and checked herself into a psych ward. Last year, she did the same thing when I graduated college and celebrated it. FML
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
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
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
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
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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Top comments
LadyKaya 0
Wow...I'm a college student, and it would drive me INSANE to have my mother around that much. FYL.
stardustskye 0
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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Comments (100)
whatnow2859 0
oh boohoo, you go to great university and your mom cares about you
MCKCWHITETIGER 0
I hate mums like that.
winnbrat 0
Maybe you should be more concerned about your mother's well being.
laxitup41 0
Hopkins all the way!!!! Go blue jays!
worldclassrager 41
Is there another college that offers her condition that's closer? That's your best bet...
slboston 8
Congratulations on being accepted! Hopefully I might get into John Jopkins math program this summer!
Hidebehindarock 19
Why not just be honest with her?..
fantasyworld 39
Congrats JHU is impressive. I constantly had family members come up almost every weekend during my first semester in a 4 year college. One even came up during my first weekend. I barely got to experience freedom in college, I feel you.
Count_Coolness 26
You my friend have disturbed the balance of "close enough to home if you need it, far enough parents don't visit". Sorry to hear though.