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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized anytime I try to say anything, relatives will talk over me, change the subject, or go off on tangents about ancient family history that I don't want to hear for the 1000th time. Yet if I interrupt them once, I'm the bad one. FML
Today, I realized my parents, especially my dad, interrupt me so often when I'm talking that I've become completely accustomed to being interrupted whenever I speak. When they aren't interrupting me, they're either ignoring me, or just not acknowledging me. They still wonder why I don't talk much. FML
Today, I couldn't say a single sentence without being interrupted or having the conversation hijacked into a monologue of past grievances by family members against people they have issues with. And they wonder why I hide in my room all the time… FML
Today, as every morning since I started working from home, my mother interrupts me with her complaints about family members and old history. I'm not qualified to be a family therapist, and I need this job to pay my bills. She doesn't take the hint with my headphones on, but heaven help me if I interrupt her TV show later. FML
Today, I realized I could say nothing in my home without being interrupted, talked over, or the subject derailed into a 30 minutes monologue by my housemates. And they wonder why I'm so quiet all the time… 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
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, I walked in on my mom ranting on about what a useless bitch I am. She was talking to my cat. It's not the first time this has happened, either. FML
Today, my mother went on another long rant, detailing 20 years of bad things that we all already knew about a relative. The slightest recollection in a conversation never fails to turn into unending monologues. I can't change the past, nor the subject of conversation apparently. FML
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
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Top comments
Jillian Cosby-Kelly 15
family or not, no one needs to tolerate toxicity. it may seem necessary because she's related. its ******* not. love yourself. advocate for yourself. if she wont let you, leave her in your dust.
JasonThorn 23
Mothers have a responsibility to their kids. I had a similar situation where I was made to feel as though I had no defense for what I was being lectured about. Then I started verbally fighting back, and got the Surprised Pikachu Face and a comment about how "disrespectful" I was. I told her if she wanted respect, she had to SHOW SOME FIRST. We had a rough couple of years, but we are about to talk civilly now and have a good relationship.
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diraven 15
Try it on your own kid. It's really fun!
Jillian Cosby-Kelly 15
family or not, no one needs to tolerate toxicity. it may seem necessary because she's related. its ******* not. love yourself. advocate for yourself. if she wont let you, leave her in your dust.
galvinizd 7
**** this respondent. she is your mother. respect her no matter her faults
Jillian Cosby-Kelly 15
nope, people who don't earn respect don't get it.
JasonThorn 23
Mothers have a responsibility to their kids. I had a similar situation where I was made to feel as though I had no defense for what I was being lectured about. Then I started verbally fighting back, and got the Surprised Pikachu Face and a comment about how "disrespectful" I was. I told her if she wanted respect, she had to SHOW SOME FIRST. We had a rough couple of years, but we are about to talk civilly now and have a good relationship.
Brightside86 31
self awareness is a rare quality.