Today, I called my mum, crying because of my low self-esteem. She interrupted my sobs by saying, "Can I hang up now? The phone's getting hot." 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 called my mother to say hi. She spent a whole hour and a half complaining about how I never call her, bawling and calling me "a waste of human flesh." I call her at least once a week. FML
Today, I called my mom for the first time in a few weeks, just to chat because I miss her. When she picked up, the first thing she said was, "Why are you calling? What's wrong? Do you have swine flu??" When I told her that I didn't, and I just wanted to chat, she hung up. FML
Today, I called my mother crying, telling her how my husband has apparently been cheating on me for months. To my surprise, she didn't interrupt me or cut me off the whole time. Only when she didn't respond, did I realize she'd hung up a half an hour ago. FML
Today, I was crying after having argued with my boyfriend. My mom saw me, she asked, "Why are you crying? Don't you have homework to do?" FML
Today, I was talking on the phone to my crush so I went into the bathroom for some privacy. My drunk mother started banging on the door, asking what I was doing in there. I told her that I was on the phone, so she yelled super loud, "While you're shitting?" He immediately hung up. FML
Today, I called my mom from Australia. I have been abroad for two months and hadn't talked to her in a long time. A few minutes into the conversation my moms stops me and says this call must cost a fortune and hangs up on me. A few bucks in more important to her then me. FML
Today, I found myself crying in the bathroom because I started to feel lonely and depressed. My mother came into the bathroom, hearing me cry and gave me an hour long speech about what a beautiful human being I am… And to not forget to lose weight. FML
Today, I came home crying and informed my mother that someone had called me a 'fat bitch' today. She held me at arms length, looked me straight in the eyes, and lovingly said, "You can't change who you are." FML
Today, my girlfriend broke up with me because she heard me say "love you" on the phone. I was talking to my mom. FML
Today, while I was sitting in the living room with my mother, my phone rang. She immediately exclaimed, "I'm not calling you! Why is it going off?" She was serious. My own mother doesn't believe people talk to me. FML
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eddeeezzyy 19
What a bitch. Sorry OP! :(
olpally 33
Your mom is horrible!!! Sheesh... Parents are terrible sometimes... Don't let her get to you like that.. The fml community supports you op! Hang in there!
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Comments (51)
BigSkeeze 0
Well, it is time consuming listening to someones problems when really they are trivial
sully2453 0
Your mom is an asshole
PawnShopPenguin 4
"Thanks for the morale booster Mom, love you too!"
numbersystem 4
Try doing some volunteering. Its hard to feel down about oneself when you're helping other people. ;)
mugu 0
Dont worry, when your Mom gets old, miserable, lonely and dependent, ditch her! Feel better and hang in there :)
stash01 0
Seeing as you're feeling down, aren't you maybe taking what your mom said the wrong way? I have a sister who talks a lot and had to tell her on more than one occasion I had to talk to her later as my phone got extremely hot. I really hope your mum wasn't being insensitive. If she was, it explains your where you get your self-esteem issues from.
shayshayshazam 14
Maybe you should take it as a compliment? You're SO hot that you even made the phone heat up?! Keep your chin up, OP :)
flashback.miss 28
Ouch. But stay strong, OP.
DanniMal87 3
Dont be so hard on the mom! This most likely happens all the time and she just got tired of hearing the same bitching....get a therapist instead of crying about it
THE_A_TEEN 28
Either way, the mom should help her child instead of acting like an apathetic bitch.
Gymnastlevel10 0
Then she is part of the problem.
pattipan 7
That's what I was thinking, No. 53. I think we have identified at least part of the OP's problem. Even if the mom's disinterest isn't the direct cause of the OP's low self-esteem, it is certainly a contributor. OP, you are seeking help from a source of your problem. Her goal isn't to help you, it's to get rid of you because you're an interruption of something she'd rather be doing. Get your butt to a real therapist who will actually listen to you and try to help you.