Today, my mom told me she'd scheduled me for a cleaning with my hometown dentist. When I reminded her that, according to my university's COVID guidelines, students shouldn't leave the county unless there's an emergency, she threw a hissy fit and told me I'm being "combative" and "looking for an excuse to fight." 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, my mom got angry that I wasn't responding to her texts. I couldn't because I was in the dentist's chair. She'd dropped me off, and after returning from errands, sent the text from the waiting room. FML
Today, my mom told me she'd canceled my spring break trip to Europe for my 16th birthday. Why? So I could get my wisdom teeth pulled 2 months early. FML
Today, I was telling my mom about how my dentist lectured me for not doing a cleaning in the past 5 years. I haven’t been able to do so because of affordability. My mom asked, “How about the thousands of dollars you spend in concert tickets and plane tickets to party and slut out with your friends every year?" FML
Today, my mom told me that I would get to leave school halfway through the day. What she didn't tell me was that the reason I was missing school was to get 2 teeth pulled. FML
Today, I woke up with a terrible toothache and called my mother for a lift to the dentist. This super cute dentist chick enters and says, "Nice to meet you, your mother just told me you're afraid of dentists?" I'm 29. FML
Today, my mother is acting pissy because I poured my drink out on our front lawn. Apparently, this was, "ridiculous and embarrassing." Meanwhile, COVID is surging and it looks like I'll be quarantining with her. Kill me. FML
Today, I went to the school dentist for the yearly routine check. She took ages trying to clean out my teeth with the metal toothpick-thing, constantly hitting my gums. After half an hour of pain and spitting blood, she looks up and says, laughing: "Oh, I forgot to put my glasses on". FML
Today, my mom threatened to kick me out for asking if I could skip church for the next few weeks, because, you know, I have Covid and have been told to isolate for ten days, which obviously includes two Sundays. The woman would rather I infect her congregation than let me stay in bed while sick. FML
Today, my mother bitched me out for not coming to my sister's birthday tomorrow. She's 25 and lives at home, and she, my mother, and father all have Covid. FML
Today, after years of having seasonal allergies and months of having my throat close up, my mom agreed to see a doctor, only to insult me in front of the doctor, saying I just find new ways to make their lives harder and I'm probably making it all up. FML
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BMXDude22 12
You're gonna need a bigger shoehorn.
TinScarecrow 15
"County", not country. OP is probably still in the same state. With that reference and the context clues available OP is probably only the next county over. Probably less than an hour drive
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RichardPencil 32
It is an emergency! Your teeth are under a Plaque Attack!
Chazzster 32
OP, either your family is outrageously wealthy to expect you go go to another country for a dental checkup or your mom is off her rocker. It’s unfortunate, but the break in people’s routines, the social isolation, and the worries about the pandemic are making some people act strangely. The nutty ones either deny the pandemic or take out their frustrations on the other people in their household - It could be some of both in your Mom’s case. Update: Oops, OP wrote county, not country. That makes more sense. But I stand by my statement that Mom is behaving irrationally and it’s probably due to stress from COVID.
TinScarecrow 15
"County", not country. OP is probably still in the same state. With that reference and the context clues available OP is probably only the next county over. Probably less than an hour drive
Susan Yee 9
It’s “county”, not “country”
bloopaloop 27
Nancy pelosi would do it, even if it was her law saying not to. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-calls-private-hair-salon-visit-against-local-regulations-a-setup/ar-BB18Ee2Y
BMXDude22 12
You're gonna need a bigger shoehorn.
RichardPencil 32
It was a local San Francisco ordinance and the owner lied to her about the permissibility of her hair styling. Hopefully, she won't get her teeth cleaned by Dr. QAnon.