Today, I kindly asked my irate mother to respect my boundaries and to find other outlets for her frustration. Instead of responding AT ALL to what I had asked, she yelled at me for an hour about a completely unrelated political documentary she'd seen on YouTube, and then didn't apologize for her outburst. Typical. FML
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College Life
Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, my mom and siblings got into a fight. Being generally quiet and non-confrontational, I stayed out of it. Shortly thereafter, I was yelled at by my mother for being "ungrateful" and "disrespectful." I still don't know what I did wrong. FML
Today, my mother started cursing at a lady for tooting her horn at her in traffic, because there was "no need for road rage." When I tried to calm her down, she slammed on the brakes and told me to get out and walk. FML
Today, my normally very modest and prissy mom came home, pissed off about something. I asked her what was wrong, but she wouldn't say, and snapped at me to "fuck off." She then grounded me for "making" her use that kind of "vile language." FML
Today, my mom spent an hour lecturing me on how I'm a doormat who lets people walk all over me, and that I needed to be more assertive. So I stood up and told my dad, no, I am not going on that forestry camp he wants me to go to. Mom sat silently by as he screamed and grounded me for the entire summer. FML
Today, my mom decided to infodump on me as I came home needing to take a shit. She wouldn't stop talking and calling me back when I tried to walk off. I couldn't get a word in, and she was ignoring my gestures. She's now calling me disrespectful because I finally ran off and dropped a loud one in the toilet. FML
Today, like most days, my mom screamed at me for not knowing the answer to one of her random questions. When I told her she could easily Google it or ask Siri, she went full nuclear meltdown and raged, "I’m not asking that bitch Siri, I’m asking YOU!" The words "batshit crazy" come to mind. FML
Today, my mother once again interrupted me and talked over me, as though I wasn't saying anything at all. Then she wondered why I remained quiet after she was done talking about her mother doing that. Must run in the family. FML
Today, my wife said I was being difficult and unreasonable, and called my mother to talk to me about my behaviour. What did I do, you ask? I dared to share my opinion on something I happen to feel strongly about, instead of just mindlessly agreeing with her opinion like I have for the past 22 years. FML
Today, I was trying to explain to my mother-in-law how I hated the way my father-in-law talks to me, the tone he uses. She thought I was attacking him and got mad at me. FML
Today, my mother snapped and took her frustrations out on me. Whenever she has a problem with other family members, it falls on me because she can't show them her true face to them. And she wonders why I hide away all the time… FML
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RichardPencil 32
You need to yell back, "Trump lost, Ma! He ******' lost! There was no fraud that would have changed anything, and most instances of fraud were committed by Trump people." Don't let your mother push you around!
AzraelAngelus 15
Go no contact it really does help
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AzraelAngelus 15
Go no contact it really does help
Chazzster 32
Tough situation! Obviously if you are old enough and can afford to do so you could get your own place or share a place with roommates. Assuming that’s not an option the best you can do is be insistent but respectful and tell Mom that you need certain boundaries - Which it sounds like you are doing. Unfortunately we do not get to choose our parents. You are stuck with the ones you have. OP sounds like a sensible and mature person and I hope they manage to find a workable accommodation with Mom or can get their own place. By the way , if you do get your own place - Never, ever let mom have a key. A lot of FML’s have started with Mom showing up unannounced…
poopface82 25
First chance you get, get the hell out of there and don’t talk to her again unless she can prove she’s gotten professional help.
RichardPencil 32
You need to yell back, "Trump lost, Ma! He ******' lost! There was no fraud that would have changed anything, and most instances of fraud were committed by Trump people." Don't let your mother push you around!