Today, I drove across two states to see my brother, who's had a history of heart problems. My mother had sent me a long e-mail saying he was on his death bed and wanted to talk to me to "get his affairs in order." When I arrived worriedly, he was fine. My mother guilt-tripped me to come visit. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to my dad's workplace because my sister was there and I wanted to see my newborn niece. I was overjoyed until my dad came up to me. It had apparently been pretty hectic for the past week, because he was on the verge of another stress-induced heart attack. Yes, another. We had to help him outside. FML
Today, I saw an old friend while out and about. Since I don't leave the house very often, my friend was surprised to see me in person. He jokingly asked if someone was dying, and I cried in response. I was in fact going to the hospital to say goodbye to my grandma. FML
Today, I was driving home from swim practice with my mom. I glanced over and saw my brother's hot friend, who I've been secretly in love with forever. He waved to me, and excitedly I waved back. I then heard my mom say, "You're gonna die when you see how bad you look right now." FML
Today, at his request, I met up with my brother for lunch so we could catch up. Apparently, our mother put him up to it so he could tell me our parents are getting a divorce. They didn't want to tell me themselves because I'm "too emotional." FML
Today, my mum went and told everyone she only went to the doctor after being ill because my brother told her to. It was me who'd been telling her for weeks to go. FML
Today, my mom let my younger brother borrow my car. He managed to crash it through the garage door. While I was in another country. Somehow, I manage to get berated by my mom because I'm not doing enough to make my brother feel better about him having an accident involving my car and my house. 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, I went to visit my grandparents, as my grandmother may not have long left. When my stepfather wasn't grilling my visibly uncomfortable grandad about Bible passages, my mother was trauma-dumping about how hard her life has been, and how awful her marriage to my father was. They're his parents. FML
Today, I heard that my mom is coming back from France, where my brother lives. I have lived in the same place, exactly 45 minutes from my mother, for 6 years. She hasn't visited me once, but has been out of state to see my sibling. FML
Today, I visited my Mum. She has invited me to visit her before, but kept cancelling whenever I tried to arrange an actual visit. I finally went over anyway, only to find her in a soiled nappy, room in ruins, with kidney failure-induced dementia. Sometimes they hide it well over the phone. FML
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kbecks87 16
Do you never visit your family?
whitnayfortooh 29
I assume not if her mother had to tell that big of a lie just to get her to visit...either that or she's just crazy:/ how sad.
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Comments (57)
brocho 26
This does suck, but at least he is not really dying.
Geckosrock99 33
Your mother needs to stop guilt tripping you like that, OP. Not only is it wrong, if your brother really does get that bad, you might not believe it if your mother tells you. Doesn't she know not to cry wolf? I mean sure, she wanted you to see him, but, seeing as you had to drive across two states, you live too far away to visit all the time.
Seabass_Chan 33
Okay, first, **** your mother for her underhanded tactics. If she didn't think you were visiting enough she should have explained herself honestly and tell you how she felt. Secondly, if she did it because previous attempts to get you to visit failed, YDI for being shitty to family when they want to spend time with you. Sounds like her heart was in the wrong place though and she did the typical parental guilt trip thing. Call her out on it and try to fix your relationship.
gotbeer 7
sound like you already are a responsible adult, dont let other people rule you life
millie14225 31
If your Mother had to guilt trip you into seeing your Brother, YDI. Not everyone has a heads up to a loved one's passing; take advantage of it! Tomorrow is never promised!
esca6angel 16
time to Low contact your Mother
randomblahh 10
guess you don't visit your brother often enough.. gota do what you gota do sometimes
Muttley9 13
She had better be very careful. I would get to to "bullshit" stage and stop coming for any reason save his funeral. I hope that you are a better person than I am OP.
jizzyinmypants 8
thats mega ****** up. and for those judging op cause they never visit, how the **** would you know their history? some parents do actual damage to their kids and think they did nothing.
Hildy93 21
**** your mothers life