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50 Pics Of Awful Moms That Are The Prime Example Of How Not To Parent
Interview With Expert
For many people, a relationship with their mother is their very first one. And, although 63% of young adults say their relationship with their parents and especially their mom is excellent or very good, not everyone is so lucky. Some have to deal with a mother's toxicity daily.
Here we have collected the wildest examples of bad parenting done by mothers. Some of these are humorous, others downright cruel and heartbreaking. Yet they have one thing in common: most of these mothers will probably go down in history as the worst parents in the world.
To know more about the difficult topic of toxic mothers, Bored Panda sought the expertise of Ellen I. Carni, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. She told us more about the types of toxic relationship between mothers and their adult children, and gave some recommendations on how to heal from having a difficult mother. Read her expert insights below!
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#1
My Mother Dearest, Whom My Sister And I Just Let Back Into Our Lives, Talking To My Sister About Her Daughter (My Niece). Behold The Kind Of Person She Is
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
The only appropriate action. Nan-not eff'ed up big time this round with the vile name-calling >:-(
TruthoftheHeart 1 year ago
Imagine having that reaction because you found out a little girl doesn't like Barbies
Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
If anyone ever asks why they don't see nana much, she can show them this exchange.
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CrochetPanda 1 year ago
My mum regularly called my older daughter similar names. For some reason, though, she doted on the younger one. I had to stop both girls from going near her after a while as she made her unequal treatment of them so obvious, and it was harmful to them both. It was difficult as the older daughter still wanted to go and visit, even with the poor treatment. I grew up in care along with my 6 siblings and our mum had always blown hot and cold with us, some were better treated than others. I was glad when she died.
Annie 1973 1 year ago
My grandson asked me for a doll for Christmas one year when he was 5. I had no problem with it so he got a doll and lots of doll clothes I made for it. His dad was absolutely furious with me. I just told him toys are unisex, as are clothes. He tried telling me that my grandson would end up gay because he played with dolls and I got right in his face and told him he was incredibly stupid and that was a crazy notion. That he needed to back off and not be an idiot. I personally had 3 daughters all adults with their own place but I still had dolls here and bought toy cars and my two grandkids were allowed to choose whatever they wanted to play with. Oldest liked playing with cars and youngest dolls. Fine by me. My daughter thanked me later because her fiance did back off and stopped with arguing about boy/girl toys. He didn't even say anything when my daughter put nail polish on the boys because they watched her do her own nails. The grandma here needs to get over herself.
Danish Susanne 11 months ago
Makes you wonder what made you let that sort of "mother" back into your life?
"A toxic mother usually refers to a mother who consistently harms their child's emotional, mental or physical welfare through their words, actions and behaviors," clinical psychologist Ellen I. Carni, Ph.D., who specializes in helping people heal from toxic mother relationships.
The term 'toxic' gets thrown around pretty easily these days. Dr. Carni, too, warns against using it lightly. "'Toxic' is a strong term. When I use it, I refer to 'toxic' as a spectrum of harmful behavior, rather than the worst possible behavior because, in most cases of the challenging mothering I see, 'toxic' is a matter of degree. Many so called 'toxic mothers' can also have good qualities, which is why it can be so hard for adult children to separate."
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#2
An Insane Mom
Michael Largey 1 year ago
You were depleting all the breakfast food, so mom reported you as a cereal killer.
Isaac Harvey 1 year ago
There's "helicopter parenting." I'd say this is along the lines of "military drone parenting."
Kristal 1 year ago
My mother did something similar when I went to university. It was in a different state and I didn't answer my cell phone so she called campus police. My phone was off cause I was in class ... you know, the whole reason I was there. It was ridiculous considering the summer prior I was in another state from where she lived working and living at a summer camp. She never tried to call me then or if a call was missed, she never called the camp.
TruthoftheHeart 1 year ago
The cops will arrest her mom for misuse of 911 doing that kind of thing
Gingergirl 11 months ago
My mother sent the cops to my door claiming I ran over her foot at a carpark. She didn’t go to the doctor and asked the cops to get me to apologise.
Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 1 year ago
Also we just gloss over the creepy a*s "checking on" your 22 year old child in their room in the middle of the night
#3
Should've Stayed At Home
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
Finally! I'm tired of hearing about secret government plots and labs in Wuhan. We've all know it was this ladies' fault all along. Glad she owned up.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
OP has just discovered one of the primary motives behind religion - the desire to control other people.
However, Dr. Carni says that adults use the term 'toxic mother' to describe mothers "who continues to undermine their child's decisions and, in general, emotional safety (in rare cases physical safety) even after the child is grown up and capable of making their own choices."
"These mothers can be manipulative, controlling, critical, gaslighting, boundary-violating, emotionally absent or narcissistic and otherwise toxic, maintaining a dynamic where the adult child feels pressured to please her and never truly feels 'good enough," Dr. Carni explains.
#4
My Friend Hasn't Spoken To His Mother In Months. She Finds Out He's Living With His Girlfriend. He Also Shares Some Exciting News
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Checked OP on Reddit. He says his friend was 24 at the time of these texts and had graduated college and was completely self-sufficient XD
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Miltown. I can remember female relatives and their friends popping them like M&Ms and sharing them among each other. Looks as if it needs to make a BIG comeback. Who’da thunk “Valley of the Dolls” would look good in 2024? (I remembered the correct movie, right?I originally had Peyton Place,” but I think the dolls were pills..)
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varwenea 1 year ago
This mom will be badmouthing the police for not doing their jobs when they decline to drag a 24 year old adult home.
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
I think you meant when they decline to drag a 24 year old man from his home, in order to place him into a prison, formerly known as the mother's home.
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Kellyann Conway 2 months ago
There’s a bit of a dementia red flag in her texts. I wonder if she’s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
Danish Susanne 11 months ago
It is funny how the silly mother actually talks about the police removing him from his home, and thereby admitting, that his home is not with her.
#5
My Mother-In-Law Gave Us All Covid. Tested Positive And Never Told Us
Chich 1 year ago
Had a friend fly cross country to see her ailing elderly mother. There was a family get together when they arrived and everyone had been told to stay away if they had covid. One asswipe showed up knowing he was positive and got the lot of them sick. She had to isolate and did not see her mum before she passed away.
Captaindolly_767 1 year ago
That is horrible! Shame on the selfish asswipe who prevented your friend from seeing their mother before she passed away. The asswipe isn’t just an asswipe they are a selfish asswipe. My condolences to your friend.
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Ilia Bauer 1 year ago
My Aunt: "We had fevers of over 100F this morning but we're fine now!" after coming into our house and spending an hour talking. We got the flue a week later. Also My aunt: Gets Covid. Gives it to her adult children. Gives it to her grandchildren. "This Covid thing is such an overblown scare tactic!" Also my Aunt again: "Why can't we visit you unless it's been over a week since we felt sick?!"
Captaindolly_767 1 year ago
That is vile! How could someone be so selfish?! Why would they knowingly expose their loved ones to such a nasty virus?
#6
I'm 25, I Have Schizophrenia, And Have Zero Support From My Mom
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Q: What do you call people who believe in the devil? A: Christians.
Kira Okah 1 year ago (edited)
Baha'i uses the terms "devil" and "satan", Islam has Shaytan/Iblis in the same fashion as Christianity, Mandaeism depicts them as a leviathan called Ur, Manichaeism has a devil being, Tengeriism has Erlik as the ruler of Hell, Zoroastrianism has the earliest idea and depiction of the devil in Angra Mainyu.
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Ladedah 1 year ago (edited)
I am SO grateful to have not grown up in a religious family. I don't follow any religion, yet - ironically - I live my life much more ethically / morally than virtually every "religious" person that I have encountered. Weird how hypocritical some religious people can be; not entirely sure, but I thought judgement and cruelty toward others were supposed to be frowned upon?
Chich 1 year ago
Ended a friendship when I was told my leukemia was a result of "condensed sin"
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
Also I'm sorry your "friend" turned out to be such a cruel POS. I hope you made a full recovery; leukemia is horrible.
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Sue Denham 1 year ago
Come on, Mom, why are you wasting time arguing with your offspring on the devil's device when you could be down on your knees praying for their health?
Ephemeral Mochi 1 year ago
Wait, if the hallucination are the devil's way of trying to get to you, wouldn't it be a good thing to take meds that make them go away?
Snowy Ashton 1 year ago
As a Christian...THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS!!! I have a (Christian) friend who has schizophrenia! I deal with 4 types of mental illness! The brain can be sick just like any other organ! I'm tired of people spreading this type of religious rhetoric and not all of us think this way!
Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
So, according to her, the devil doesn't want you to have hallucinations, but religion does. Makes sense. When one person suffers from a hallucination, it is called insanity; when many people suffer from a hallucination, it is called religion.
Years ago, Dr. Carni developed a quiz titled "Is Your Mother Toxic?" In it, she identified eight types of unhealthy relationship between a mother and her child.
1. Holds You Hostage: this mother will only support you if you make choices she approves of. She may withdraw love if you make your own choices or, at worst, cuts you off.
2. Besties: this mother wants to be your best friend. She wants to know every detail of your life. You feel smothered.
3. Boss and Subordinate – this mother tries to control and dominate your life. She expects you to follow her rules and expectations. She's demanding, rigid and closed-minded. She makes you feel you have to be perfect to win her approval.
4. Rivals: this mother sees you as a rival, a threat. She compares herself to you to see who is smarter, thinner, prettier or more successful. She is often insecure about herself around you.
#7
Extremely Racist Mother Tells Her 5 Year Old Daughter That Her Asian Stepmother Eats Dogs
MauKini 1 year ago
Sir, this is the internet, not the United States. There are plenty of countries that didnt vote an orange turd into office.
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SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Well, Asian Man-da here, and suffice to say I don't eat dogs but I will happily unleash the hounds on that bigoted excuse of a birth giver >:-(
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
My ex-boyfriend is Chinese. We were together for 23 years and my mother and sister ALWAYS made sure to "accidentally" mention Asians eat dogs/cats (I had one of each when he and I met.) Obviously it's a freaking stereotype (*did/do "meat dogs" exist in certain areas? yes, but in the modern world, even Asians who live in VERY rural areas have access to "normal" meats and keep dogs as pets/family members) and it just infuriated me that my family is so racist. Hilariously, they're Mexican (I'm adopted and white af) and they will complain that people are racist against Mexicans. I just cannot with this family.
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Kiyoko_tanaka (she/her) 1 year ago
I'm an Asian woman and that's so disgusting that pathetic human beings pass on their ideas to little children. I've had to explain to little kids before when I worked as a teacher that I wouldn't eat the school pet fish (I'm from Japan and sushi you know) but I can't imagine having to explain to a child that you wouldn't eat their dog
Haywood Jablome 1 year ago
But some Asian people DO eat dogs. And some of the ones that do torture them before cooking them
Kiyoko_tanaka (she/her) 1 year ago
That's not an Asian only thing- many people eat and torture animals
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N. 1 year ago
"...you had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides." You're right, he called them very FINE people.
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I Think We Should Make Leashes Mandatory For Everyone Under 15!
Pernille 1 year ago
This was funny. Being on a leash allegedly saved my life as a toddler, and I'm not against it at all.
Norm Gilmore 1 year ago
Very common when I was growing up. Especially as some toddlers are prone to just dashing off when they see something interesting!
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CrochetPanda 1 year ago
They are called reins here in the UK and I used them for all 3 of my kids when they were toddlers, none of them ever came to any harm or got lost when we were outside.
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
Apparently my parents used a leash for me when I was a toddler since I was always dashing around. Now its an effort for me to be motivated to get up off a chair
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
I had a runner daughter. Yes, I put a harness/leash on her. I didn't give a single f*ck what other people thought. She was safe and that was ALL that mattered.
quentariel 1 year ago
I might have said the same thing, probably. But even though leashes/reins are really rare where i live, in some places they are quite normal and have nothing weird or abusive in them.
3 Possums in a trench coat 1 year ago
kids can sometimes need leashes for example if a kid often runs away and could get themselves into danger
Lorraine R 11 months ago
I was a dasher as soon as I learned to walk. I know my mom had a harness for me but the only time I remember having it on was when we visited an aquatic garden, which I think was sensible.
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A Friend Of Mine Who’s 27 Years Old
Boredest Panda 1 year ago
Imagine going to your GROWN DAUGHTER’s house and being a disgrace to raccoons everywhere.
Siege Rook 2 weeks ago
Well, it seems likely they have a cat. Just throw a couple of scoops of used cat litter in every trash bag, that won't last long. Also, if you have a cat, and any sensitive materials to throw away - like credit card statements - whether you shred them or not, put them with your cat litter. Almost NOBODY will try and reconstruct them, and usually the urine will do a good job of ruining most inks.
Dr. Carni continues with the four remaining types of toxic relationships:
5. Role Reversal: this mother expects you to mother her and be there to support her. It is one-sided. She is concerned about her own needs, wanting nurturing from you.
6. Enmeshed: this relationship is co-dependent. She’ll give you love if you give her love. You cannot separate from each other.
7. Good Mom/Bad Mom: the relationship is erratic. You never know whether the good Mom or bad Mom will show up. She runs hot and cold. Sometimes she puts up a good image in public but is cold and rejecting when you are alone.
8. Abandoning Mom: this mother is emotionally and/or physically unavailable. She withdraws love. She may give love you your siblings.
#10
Just A Cold
Nikki van Reenen 1 year ago
Or a cold that could be passed on to someone more vulnerable and be a lot worse than a cold. A lady who lives near me, early 40's, had a stroke because of covid. There was no reason to think she was part of the vulnerable population, but she had a stroke and she still suffers because of it, 4 years later.
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Ansi 1 year ago
Yeah LOL, it's not like COVID-19 killed 7 million people world wide. Relax, hair appointments are hard to reschedule. https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths
Anna Drever 1 year ago
And those numbers are probably way lower than the actual headcount which we can’t be sure of. 😞
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My mother died from that "cold" and my sister's in laws still insist it's "just a flu" and refused to vaccinate, even buying fake vaccine proofs to travel during lockdowns.
Sue Denham 1 year ago
Lunch plans and a hair appointment? Totally okay to aid in the spreading of a possibly lethal illness then. ( I *am* being sarcastic here.)
brandyy17 1 year ago
my aunt is a teacher and i went to work with her once we i was like 18 so i kno that the student kindergarden thru 5th all come into contact with each other and classrooms arent that big. at least 15 students 20 at most in a classroom. after lockdown was over and schools were going back for sorta normal kids wouldnt wear masks due to being kids and not wanting to wear them. 6 students all different grades all siblings were sent to school all positive for covid. the parents both had it as well. 20 teachers and almost half the school ended up getting covid bc this set of parents decided to send all 6 covid positive children to school. they had to finish the rest of the school year with online classes. my aunt told me (she was one of the teachers who got covid) that wen the school asked y they sent their kids to school knowing they had covid both parents said that covid isnt real and that its just a bad cold. 18 kindergarden students ended up being hospitalized due to severe covid symptoms. due to a ton of angry parents the 6 kids transfered to a different school. the kids and parents were basically bullied and threatened. a few of the parents of the kids who had to b hospitalized sued the parents of the 6 kids. each one of them successfully sued them too. 5 of the 18 were severely immune compromised and almost died. my aunt said there is still covid issues in the school. she plans on retiring after this school year. she has had covid 7 times due to ppl sending their kids to school thinking its fine. she works in queens ny. the schools in long island where i m will send a kid home immediately if they see any symptoms. city schools r much larger and should do the same but they dont. my aunt suffered thru symptoms 7 times bc of stupid parents. and if ur wondering about the immune compromised students they were given the option to do completely online classes or come to school. most parents chose to have their kids do online classes. as far as my aunt knows the ones who did come back didnt have any covid scares but she isnt 100% sure.
#11
My Mom Thought She Found Weed In My Sisters Car
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I was once accused by my father of having a "stash" of pot. It was catnip. For my cat. LOL! We've never let him live that one down.
TruthoftheHeart 1 year ago
Wow that says something about her cooking skills if she can't even recognize broccoli on sight
Mia Black 1 year ago
Tells a lot when a person from probably a first world country (as most of this content is from usa) doesn't know how Broccoli looks like
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Now now, the USA isn't a 1st world country, it's a 4th world country in a gucci belt and too much makeup.
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Grey Beard 1 year ago
A friend of mine was really upset because one of her kids had stolen her stash of pot. She was mostly upset because she couldn't tell them off because then they'd know she smokes it and she was trying to keep it a secret. I suggested she maybe have a break from smoking and try to think that through again.
#12
The Nerve Of This Mom
Terri Rowland 1 year ago
My brother was the golden child in ours. When I was talking to mum she said she wanted her ashes scattered in the same graveyard as the old gentleman who her mum looked after, he left them a small fortune when he died. When my brother passed away though all those thoughts went out the window and she straight away told my eldest brother she wanted to have her ashes scattered with his in a city that I can't get to, so I never got to say goodbye fully to her 💔 😢 she would do absolutely anything for the brother who died, she gave him loads of money to spend on his gf, but he never had to pay her back, if I asked for some money to get lunch at school I had to pay her back when I got a part time job..
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Mike Rodrick 1 year ago
My sister did this to me while I was playing golf with her husband. She waited nearly a month to tell me & then didn't want to use her insurance to repair it because her rates would go up. I knew she did it the day it happened. Her husband said nothing after he saw it. No apology or even acknowledging it happened. I guess it was out of sight, out of mind. This was the last of a slew of other issues. Haven't spoken since. Basically death by a thousand cuts. Even family can be toxic.
Those who have a toxic relationship with their mother shouldn't judge themselves. "Your experience is valid. Your feelings are valid," Dr. Carni says. "Your mother's bad behavior is not a reflection of your self-worth. Treat yourself with compassion. Avoid comparing yourself to others on social media. Take care of yourself. Eat well. Exercise. Partake in activities that are enjoyable."
#13
My Mom Just Randomly Texted Me…
Sue Denham 1 year ago
Wishing *you* a simply fabulous day and hoping your deity of choice cures your narrow-mindedness.
Space Invader 1 year ago
"Actually, it was your bigotry that drove me away from god, which makes you satan's helper"
Penny Hernandez 1 year ago
Another so-called Christian. Jesus (if you believe in him) said NOTHING about same sex relationships.
Tobias Reaper 1 year ago (edited)
should worship Odin instead the allfather accepts all regardless of age creed sexual identity or gender race or even species yes even pets will be accepted
Mecha_Phed 1 year ago
I cannot fathom that some people would actually say (and more alarmingly think) something like that
Teutonic Disaster 1 year ago
God is supposed to "pray someone's hatred away"? And to whom, pray tell, is he, you know, god, supposed to pray anyway. Zeus? Krishna? Some Aztek deity?
#14
Got Shot In An Armed Robbery? Sounds Like A You Problem. In My Day We Just Died
Stephanie Did It 1 year ago
She committed the crime of attacking that bullet with her body and now she must pay! 🤕 The mind boggles.
Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
If they WERE the robber it would be an interesting plot twist.
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Sara Frazer 1 year ago
Capitalism is gross. No one should have to pay for life-saving measures.
ADJ 1 year ago
American version of capitalism. Everyone else seems to doing well.
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Seadog 1 year ago
Details. It never said OP was the robber. I've never thought about it but seems to me you shouldn't be responsible for paying medical bills if you were injured in a robbery not of your own doing. But, this is America, so I'm not surprised. IF, this person was a repeat offender, I'd go after the judge that set him free to begin with. It's way passed time judges be held responsible for their idiot actions.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
It's a crime to be a victim of a crime? There is so much wrong with OP's mom's puny, irrational brain.
#15
Mom Just Asked Me For 600$ When I Work A Minimum Wage Job Then Tells Me To Stop Spending ???
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Tell birth giver to ask for a discount or cancel it altogether. She should take their own advice and stop spending -_-
oceanseleven225 1 year ago
what does she do with her money hmm and why are you even buying that car if you cant afford it there's like millions of other cars and im sure more than one of them is cheaper than 1100
Dr. Carni says that it's important to express your emotions in a constructive way. "Talk to a trusted friend. Journal. Write a letter and burn it. Even sports, exercise or art can release feelings. By all means, seek out therapy. Examine yourself. What might you be contributing to the toxic dynamic?"
#16
My Mother Blames Me For My Sister's Husband Trying To Have S*x With Me When I Was 15
michael Chock 1 year ago
Call the cops. Tell your sister. Emancipated yourself. Find a chosen family.
Shark queen 🦈🦈🦈 1 year ago
Hello, my name is shark Queen. I will be the chosen family.
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Time for OP to dump the sh*tbucket excuse of a family and not just burn all bridges with them, but leave nothing of said bridges except ashes and dust instead! If they try to initiate contact, get authorities and if possible, a restraining order involved! SMH!!! >:-(
Racing Tadpole 1 year ago
Restraining order sounds good then the BIL can get thrown in jail when he breaches it...
CrochetPanda 1 year ago
I once asked my mum why she had never reported my brother's years-long abuse of me (I was 4 when it started), her reply was "I don't remember that happening, are you sure you didn't make that up?" My sister caught him ráping me when I was 8 and she dragged me to mum to tell her what was happening, the next day social workers came and took me to a foster home at my mum's request, there was never a police report.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
OMG. The wrong kid was taken away. I hope and pray that he ended up in jail at some point.
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Bookish Panda 1 year ago
Girl, run. that is not a safe woman to call your mother. nor a safe man to call your brother-in-law. stay safe hun ❤
#17
This B**ch I Used To Go To Church With Made Her Kid Be A Cactus For Trunk Or Treat
I blocked the kids' faces, but believe me when I say that this poor girl looked absolutely miserable.
Boredest Panda 1 year ago
Do people hear themselves? “Hahaha, I love watching my kid do stuff she hates! Oh how I love making her feel uncomfortable!” Like, what?
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago
YES! That‘s what enrages me the most here! Why do people like these reproduse? So they have people they can bully and torture without them getting away? What?
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Sara Frazer 1 year ago
As a 30-year-old who still hates physical touch (since I was a child) fuçk you bítch.
Beak Hookage 1 year ago (edited)
I note that on top of everything else, Mother Dearest is putting her hand on the kid in this picture, and quite firmly too. You know, the kid who doesn't like being touched.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
It's a suburban, car-centric bastardization of trick-or-treat.
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Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Why do I get the feeling that she's the reason that kid hates physical touch? And wtf is trunk or treat?
#18
My Mum Is Abusing Our Brand New Security System
Shark queen 🦈🦈🦈 1 year ago
Ooh that looks like something that'd be fun to take apart. * Takes camera apart*
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Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 1 year ago
Sounds to me like a dont bother to fo it. Its literally impossible to avoid the punishment so why abide by some psycho twats emand
Sharkbait1313 1 year ago (edited)
My mom would pull this c**p on us. She would leave us huge lists of chores to do everyday after we got home from school. Most of them ending with some kind of threat if we didn't complete them. We had no time to go play with our friends because we would be doing chores well into the night. My dad used to come home after a long day at work and help us do them because he felt bad for us.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
Please demonstrate the procedure for zero-duration dish washing..
Dr. Ellen also reminds us that relationships can change, they are not static. "Your relationship with your mother is an ongoing evolution from your birth to her [passing]. Where you are with her today may not be where you are with her a year from now or five or 10. If you've done enough work on yourself you might be able to forgive her for what she wasn't able to give you."
#19
I’m A Horror Artist, It’s A Sculpture
I don’t know what else to say. Sorry if it bothers anyone, I’ve been a horror special effects artist for 15 years and she has no problem when I make werewolves, vampires and other things that eat people.
CanadianDimes 1 year ago
"I'm scared of everything I don't understand, so I'm scared of everything."
Kurt Hartman 1 year ago
These are modern times. If you want to ward of Satan and demons you'll have to sacrifice a chicken.
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
Bonus point, you get a tasty chicken dinner. I believe the gods would like some roast potatoes as well
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quentariel 1 year ago
At least the mom was kinda polite with this. After reading some other posts in this thread this seems one of the least bad ones. Annoying still, though.
#20
My Mom's Response When I Came Out To Her. Haven’t Talked To Them For Two Weeks Now
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
My parents didn't talk to me for 10 years when I came out as trans. Somehow it was the quietest, least stressful time of my life.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
Good but also very bad? Hope you're at peace and happy
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Joanne Mendonza-Earle 1 year ago
That is soooooooo something my mother would say. Did say when she browbeat me into admitting my serious boyfriend and I were doing it. She about threw me out and said they wouldn't pay for the rest of my college unless I broke up with him. My dad interceded. So the whole 3 years we were together and engaged, she refused to talk to him or let him in the house. He'd visit me once a week in summer taking the bus down and all we could do was drive around till he took the bus back. I had no backbone and didn't stand up to her and it cost me that relationship.
#21
This Was By Far The Worst Incident. I Was In 2nd Grade, 7-8 Years Old And Just Went Through Some Of The Worst Trauma Of My Life And My Mom Was More Worried About Going To Vegas Then My Health
David Martin 1 year ago
My question is, what lead the teacher to think that? I know it's not important to the story, but I still want the backstory there o.O
S. K. 1 year ago
How is a seven or eight year old suicidal? What kind of awful trauma has that poor kid suffered?
Deborah 1 year ago
Suicidal tendencies can occur at any age, due to mental health issues, trauma, or both.
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Skadi Lifdis 1 year ago
Yep. Slit my wrist the night before Thanksgiving when I was 17. While we were sitting in the room at the ER waiting to get my wrist stitched up, I told my mom I was sorry. Her response was "Me too. I'm not going to get any sleep before I have to cook." Awesome - nice to see where I am on the importance scale 🙄.
justagirl 1 year ago
I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope you cut ties with your mom.
Load More Replies... oceanseleven225 1 year ago
bro your kid was thought to be suicidal and you thought vacation was more important. priorities, priorities
Koala 11 months ago (edited)
Yeah, a plane ticket can be expensive. /jk 🙄
Load More Replies... Siege Rook 2 weeks ago
I am frankly unimpressed with any parent that takes a child to Vegas. A parent who b*****s about not being able to go on vacation because a child is (possibly mis-diagnosed) as depressed or worse is just trash.
Through therapy, other healing methods, and with time, a person might be able to see the big picture. There's often a reason why mothers are the way they are and parent the way they do. "What was her mother like to her and her mother’s mother to your grandmother? How many generations back does the toxicity go? Staying with the big picture will keep you from carrying resentful feelings in your head all the time," Dr. Carni notes. "It doesn't make bad behavior right but it gives you a broader perspective on human behavior."
#22
I Don't Understand How Scientology Came Into Play
Neb 1 year ago (edited)
She is not an animal. Probably a stone. I would say plant, but plants are at least useful.
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CanadianDimes 1 year ago
According to some aliens on Star Trek, we are ugly bags of mostly water
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
Wait until she finds out that the kids in drama class are being groomed to be thespians.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
1. Humans aren't vegetable or mineral, so must be animal. 2. Scientology being taught in public school ? You can't fix stupid.
oceanseleven225 1 year ago
Humans are animals we're mammals. The level of stupidity is high. Also WTF is "scientology"
#23
Traditional Asian Parents And Mental Health Don’t Usually Align
Annie 1973 1 year ago
I've been in therapy for over 30 years and still having issues.
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I Synced My Calendar With My Mum And Forgot I Have My Birth Control Implant Replacement Date Marked 3 Years From Now. She Saw It And Texted Me This While I Was At Work. I’m 20
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
I don't understand these Mom's that go all batshit crazy, upon learning their adult daughter is on a form of birth control, like would you prefer to learn that she is pregnant? Whether as a parent you choose to believe or not, that your late teen/adult child is having sexual relations doesn't change the fact that it's likely happening.
Skogsrået 1 year ago
Why on earth would you sync your calendar with mommy if you know she gets like this? Plain stupid.
Connie Hirsch 1 year ago
Well, you didn't realize she'd go all Sherlock Holmes on every single detail. You probably thought it was to coordinate holiday travel and noncontroversial stuff...
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Doodles1983 1 year ago
My mum hit the roof when she found out I was on the pill. Then used to wonder why I never confided in her.
oceanseleven225 1 year ago
mummy can't accept her little girl is now a full-grown woman who can make desicions for herself
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
I always told my daughters , “If you’re gonna do it, at least be safe about it.”
The licensed psychologist tells Bored Panda that people can seek mother figures elsewhere. Aunts, grandmothers, mentors, even music teachers or coaches can fill a bit of the void that a toxic mother has left. "As an adult, you can make choices that you couldn't as a child. Make them wisely," Dr. Carni adds.
#25
Random Loving Little Messages From Mother Dearest
For context, my mother is weird about my facial and body hair. Once I was literally in the hospital for an accident that SHE caused and as they were cutting my clothes off me, she was more worried about my leg hair than the fact I, you know, just got beat in the head til I was unrecognizable and was not sure I was gonna make it out alive. Good times!
Mike F 1 year ago
Lots of questions here and the least important one is why mom is so invested in OP's leg hair.
LynzCatastrophe 1 year ago
My mom is like this. I remember a few years ago I was wearing shorts on a hot day (duh), hanging with my mom and my sister at my uncles house. She was making comments on how I should shave my legs if I wanted to wear shorts or cover (she and my sister chose pants). I finally snapped back that my uncle was wearing shorts and his legs aren't shaved. She was like "that's different, he's a guy and it's unhygienic for women to have hairy legs." Me: unhygienic? I know which one of us around here didn't shower this morning." She shut up for a bit after that.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
My mom is like this with me. I wear shorts during the summer (Costco brand men's cargo shorts) and she is ALWAYS nagging me for having hairy legs (I don't give a c**p about my leg hair.) She also constantly tells me I need to wax my eyebrows, put on makeup, and do my hair. I loathe all of those things and don't think I need to do them in order to be happy with myself or be attractive (not that I currently care about being attractive, but yeah.) Hilariously, my mom has waxed/plucked/bleached her eyebrows for so many decades (she is 80) that they no longer grow and she's had to pencil them on for years now.
Deborah 1 year ago
I'm with you on this one, whether or not I shave hair anywhere on my body is my business, nobody else's.
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Squirrelly Panda 1 year ago
We need to normalize women having body hair. and facial hair, for that matter. I think it was Gillette that introduced the idea that women need to shave so they could sell more product. Don't quote me on that though
BossyHossy1 1 year ago
I have had more than one Mom ask me to shave their daughter's legs while they were in the SICU S/P accidents. We're trying our damnedest to save their child's life and your biggest concern is that we didn't completely shave your daughter's leg(s) when we put them in external fixation (think pins thru bones and muscles connected to large fixation devices). We, the nurses, are hoping she doesn't lose the leg(s) or be left with a permanent disability. How thoughtless of us to not waste precious time shaving her from thighs to toes.
#26
My Dog Ran Out While I Was At A Friend's House. This Is What Happened
Bryn 1 year ago
Have you never been around dogs? Dogs like to run & be chased.
Load More Replies... Connie Hirsch 1 year ago
I expect that toxic Mom just let her out the door so she would "accidentally" run away.
Kazistuta 1 year ago
Not particularly nice, but it seems this example need more context. Might as well be the last straw kind-of-case, and the sentence "come pick me up" doesn't make the OP seem totally innocent either.
Joe Reaves 1 year ago
How is the OP meant to get home from their friend's if mom doesn't pick them up? Sounds like they're a teenager.
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Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Sounds like she abuses that dog. Why else would it constantly run from her when she gets close?
Mary Tonningsen 1 year ago
My mom sent us kids to live with my dad for a few weeks right after he got remarried and my dog ran away. She would not go look for her. Actually, I suspect she just took the dog to the dog pound, since she hated that dog. But, she didn't tell me about the dog being gone until we got home from dad's. My mom was a nasty, mean, woman. :(
#27
My Mother, After She Kicked Me Out When She Found Letters My Girlfriend Wrote For Me (We're Both Girls)
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
What the fork are the cups gonna do? Spoon me? I've got enough on my plate already.
Tams21 1 year ago
Take a screenshot and send it to her when she whines about not being allowed to see her grandchild.
WindySwede 1 year ago
She would not understand anyway? "You were possessed by the devil, this was my only option" or something?
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"Naturally, I am a big believer in psychotherapy. I attribute my success in resolving things with my own toxic mother to my therapy. I was one of the lucky ones," Dr. Carni tells Bored Panda. "She changed once I could forgive her."
"But, in any event, I worked through all my feelings – guilt, shame, rage, loneliness, sadness – and was able to accept her for who she was. I grieved what was and what couldn't be and built an identity apart from her. You can do all of this, too," she encourages.
#28
Apparently I’m Not Using The Right Essential Oils
michael Chock 1 year ago
Plant extracts and oils can treat or even cure VERY SPECIFIC things. They cannot cure bad parenting or being a teenager.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
This just isn't true. If you spray a teen's bedroom with oils on the day of their 13th birthday, then exactly seven years later they will be cured of being a teen.
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Montanavanna 1 year ago
I wish more people would give teens some grace. It is such a difficult time in human growth. I tell every kid turning 13 the same thing. The next 5 to 7 years are gonna be really difficult. You are getting a better sense of what you want out of life, desire more autonomy while you go through many physical changes and confusion about damn near everything but you lack the ability to do much about it or capacity to understand it until that time passes. I just hope I am able to help my kids through the teen years when their time comes.
Penny Hernandez 1 year ago
Haha.I raised 5 boys who were all in their teens at the same time. What her son is going through is perfectly normal, though she seems to be determined to mess him up for life. I wonder how well her daughter adjusted to being an adult.
#29
My Mom’s Bats**t Insane Racist Tangent
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
Asians are immortal? My wife never told me that she's gonna live forever. We'll have to have a long talk about this when I get home.
Sarah M. 1 year ago
Well, she can have a long talk. You might want to shorten yours, considering you're not going to live forever. Sounds like she has more time than that.
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CanadianDimes 1 year ago
I, a white person, have never known a single Asian person who has died, so this *must* be true!
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago (edited)
Since we're immortal, I'mma live forever as an Asian Man-da... XP
Kiyoko_tanaka (she/her) 1 year ago
Me and you both! Except I'm a woman-da if that exists
Load More Replies... Sara Frazer 1 year ago
The first time the orange idiot got in office? My sister and I were lying on the couch crying and drinking wine. This time? I'm still in shock, dear Pandas. I knew there were idiots in this country, but I didn't think there were ~that many~ idiots ...... I'm from a "blue state" so most of us up here are bummed to heck. Just...what??!! What......still doesn't feel real. I suspect soon the shock and disgust will be replaced by a burning rage or a terrible numbness.
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
I felt second-hand embarrassment for Harris too. I mean imagine what it would be like having to share the stage with that absolute disgrace to clowns everywhere.
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
It speaks volumes too that the word "autism" cropped up in the initial typing. I wouldn't want to look too hard through her previous texts
#30
Not Mine. Found It On Facebook
Dr. Carni mentions that a good therapist will validate a person's experience and be their ally. "You can find a safe, compassionate space from which to explore your hurt feelings without fear of judgment. You can let go of the past that set you up for pain."
"You can form healthy boundaries. You can prioritize your emotional needs in a positive and loving way. You can tame the inner critical voices of your mother. You can claim your own authentic and creative self without guilt or shame."
#31
I’m Going To An Iron Maiden Concert. I’m Also Almost 30
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
And Nicko McBrain (the drummer) is a born again Christian, he’s serious about his faith. Their imagery is very provocative but if you actually care enough to listen to their lyrics they aren’t promoting satanism, but hey, don’t let that get in the way of your pearl clutching.
WindySwede 1 year ago
The only lyrics she is following is the one about killing off all the humans with a flood, OK to slavery, and other horrible things..
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SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago (edited)
Oh, if she thinks Iron Maiden alone is bad, wait til she hears about Slipknot and Dope...
Yellow dot 1 year ago
I remember my brother was/is really into Demon Hunter. As a teenager he would play their albums in the car and he would be drumming along against the dashboard. One day soon after he started playing them on car trips to the store, my mom grabbed the DVD out of the player and tossed it out the window! Ranted and spewed about DEVIL MUSIC. My brother slowly pulled out the album case, grabbed the lyric sheet and began reading them aloud. That is when she found out Demon Hunger is a Christian metal band. She did buy him a new album while out at the store.
Bill 1 year ago (edited)
Bruce Dickinson owns an airship company now too. All that devil jazz is just a show, entertainment sells tickets. Look at KISS, they weren't the best musicians but they put on a hell of rock circus. Alice Cooper, same, Black Sabbath, etc. They are entertainers lol. My moms the same way. I remind her that She is the same age as Ozzy lol
#32
Let's Hope He Didn't Get His PC With His Own Savings
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
That's a Noctua fan there on the ground. OP knows their stuff. That was probably a pricey PC :(
Meaghan Stewart 1 year ago
My abusive ex-husband shot my $6,000 gaming rig with his AR-15. Totally destroyed.
Sharkbait1313 1 year ago
I remember when my mom was still lost in her addiction and DESTROYED my bedroom. Her excuse was that she was looking for a pack of playing cards and still tried to make me feel bad because she could never find them.
Ralph Vanloton 1 year ago
Even sober that behavior will continue! Time to live somewhere else.
Siege Rook 2 weeks ago
I have zero use for drunk people, and even less for alcoholics. Unpredictable, unreliable, angry, a*****e, confrontational. I'd rather hang out with burned out stoners than drunk people any day of the week.
Mare Freed 11 months ago
I grew up with an alcoholic mother. I'm so sorry this happened to you, OP.
Annie 1973 1 year ago
Back in the 80s my mother, now dead, was an alcoholic and habitual d**g user and she hated me. She would beat me just for looking at her. One year I saved money by working little jobs for neighbours, I was 9, and I decided to buy myself a ghetto blaster. She was furious and destroyed it. She didn't know I'd had money and according to her she birthed me so the money ought to have been given directly to her.
#33
Trying Her Hardest To K*ll Her Kids
Joe Reaves 1 year ago
You won't because you won't be allowed to travel without the correct vaccinations.
Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 1 year ago
I mean.. by every major standard in the world. America is a 3rd would country. And gutter trash like this are a big part why.
Gustavo Heredia 1 year ago
In most third world countries,vaccination is mandatory,so we are all cool
#34
Welp, I’ve Officially Blocked Her On Everything…
And she’s spiraling. This is honestly…so unhinged.
Momo ONeil 1 year ago
I have two young adult daughters and I can't fathom speaking about them in this way. It's honestly heartbreaking. All of these posts are making me so sad for these young people who deserved parents who love and support them.
Sue User 1 year ago
It is actually helping me. I normalised the c**p for so long. Reading this thread, and seeing people being upset at such treatment validates my feelings. I am not " too defensive", " too sensitive", etc.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
I know someone who did this. The two named heirs just split everything three ways with the left-out sibling despite what the will said.
StarCrossedFriday 1 year ago
…how is making it public logical somehow? Is she expecting the average person to go ‘good for you!’?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
My mother is this kind of person - she will blare nasty (and untrue) things about me to anyone and everyone, because she seriously believes SHE is in the right and is always correct about everything, so OF COURSE everyone is going to agree with HER. (My mom doesn't use social media, but she does this same kind of thing via text and talking to people IRL.) She is SO convinced that SHE is right that she cannot fathom how horrible she is and she fully expects every person to agree with her.
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woodswhispers 1 year ago
She doesn't like the horrible, nasty person she sees in the mirror so she's pinning all the bad traits/outcomes onto her daughter. My dad is exactly like this, they can never tell when they're wrong because in their eyes they never are.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
I am wondering what the adult daughter supposedly done so bad that the mother is cutting her out of the will?
#35
I Literally Did All My Chores When I Was Asked And I Was Still Grounded, I Actually Can’t Anymore
Brian Droste 1 year ago
I hate parents like this. They asked their children to do something and they do it, then the parents claimed they didn't and punish them.
#36
She Has A Son Who’s So Well-Behaved, She’s Going To Punish Him For A Pack Of Ramen… That He Cooked Himself
Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 1 year ago
Sounds like every minute around that gutter twat is its own punishment
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
::side-eyes the Coke Zero in her fridge and the ramen packets in her pantry:: I am apparently in need of punishment! XD For reals, though, shouldn't mom be HAPPY that her 13-year-old son is able to prepare ramen? From some of the things I hear these days, sons aren't taught their way around a kitchen because "cooking is a WOMAN'S JOB" etc.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
1 pack of ramen isn't gonna kill him, you need to calm your a*s down. You know that he always has healthy food at home. But it also sounds like you have some mental problems around food.
justagirl 1 year ago
right? I've eaten like...a lot of ramen the past year, and I'm not dead yet!
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Colleen Glim 1 year ago
Always had a few packets in the cupboard for when my girls wanted a quick snack. Healthy eating is also about moderation
BossyHossy1 1 year ago
Oh thank God, it's a bag of heroin, I thought he had another bag of ramen noodles!!
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
It's good to give children healthy, nutritious food, and advise them on good eating habits, but this rant is altogether unwarranted.
#37
Kicked Out At 17 And My Mom Withheld Financial Aid Documents So I Would Have To Drop Out Without Her
After my Mom physically attacked me and I actually stood up for myself, the police got involved and my Mom kicked me out. Luckily, a friend’s family took me in before I went to college. She refused to give me a doc for the military financial aid and continued to provide ultimatums up until her death the following year.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Far be it from me to wish ill upon the dead, but I hope she left this mortal coil alone and cold. That's the least she deserves for her actions to OP.
Montanavanna 1 year ago
I am not a fan of death or a cancer diagnosis turning people that are awful into saints. My husband has an aunt that is one of the worst humans I have ever met in my life who has cancer. She said getting cancer is like winning the lottery. She has been gifted 75k, given new teeth all paid for and the windfalls keep coming. These nice things are happening to a truly garbage person. I know so many people that could really use those kind of gifts but they don't have cancer so..
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
"A DD 214 can be used to verify military service for a variety of purposes, including: Applying for benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA); Determining eligibility for unemployment compensation from the Department of Labor"
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Op's mother's last spelling comment is horrendous. I couldn't figure out what she was trying to say.
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
You can order a copy of your DD214 online (as well as your birth certificate and your SS card). My husband got his with no problems.
Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 1 year ago
Even her texts alone scream the world is better off without it
Jason Wright 1 year ago
Is this for real? I'm a veteran and the veteran themselves controls their DD-214. They can request a replacement directly if their old one is compromised/lost.
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
I'm a veteran as well and the way that I read this post, it seems as if either OP's mother or father was in the military. I think the OP was using one of their parents' GI Bill benefits to go to college. It says that they were kicked out at 17, not too long before they signed up for school.
Load More Replies... 90HD 1 year ago
DD 214 means he was honorably discharged from the military, idk why his mom would have that.
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
The OP didn't serve, as they were 17 when they were kicked out. Shortly after OP enrolled in college and needed one of their parents' discharge papers, to be able to utilize their GI Bill benefits.
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My Mom Didn’t Want Me Go See A Doctor
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Please make that the final update and final time you ever contact your sh*t excuse of a birth giver, OP.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
OP states they were wood-carving when they cut themselves accidentally - that's why mom is mad about OP "using knives as a hobby".
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
My mom was 38 and my dad was 40 when my parents adopted me. My mother's brother fathered a kid when he was 63. Not everyone has their children in their early 20s.
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Sandra Angulo 1 year ago
She would’ve been 47 when he was born. It’s possible to still give birth at that age; one woman recently gave birth naturally at 59! So it’s rare but not impossible. Not to mention the possibility of IVF, using a surrogate, or adoption.
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#39
My Friend Just Sent Me This. Her Stepmom Took Her Stepsister To Get Food Without Her, And Then When She Went To Go Get Food By Herself She Grounded Her
Heather Mattingly 8 months ago
If you cannot treat me like family then you get no authority over me and I will be informing dad about this.
#40
When You Call Them Out For Wanting Sympathy For Avoiding Their Texts
For context, the text was the only thing my Mother did for my birthday since I’m very LC due to how she treats me. I let the message sit UNTIL my cousin contacted me saying she was telling people that she was sad that I never responded to her. You want drama? I’ll give you drama.
Falicity Humdinger 1 year ago
At least you got that! It was my birthday Saturday just gone and not even a text from my mother! I grew up with a very toxic, alcohol mother, so you could say the relationship is fragile but we have been in touch for 6 years now and very amicable.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Falicity, I'm a little late to the party, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY_BIRF...a923a0.jpg 
#41
I, Bi And Closeted To My Family, Went To New York With My Boyfriend And My Mother Had Some Concerns
#42
I Guess Some People Never Learn That Their Kids Are Separate People Who Deserve Autonomy Smh
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Just don't give your child a phone if you don't want them to use it like a phone.
Tams21 1 year ago
I don't know the age of the child but for teens, going through a phone isn't a million miles away from going through a diary back in the day. There is the added element of child protection with the internet but that's best done using sensitivity and trust. This was the opposite. The daughter will find other ways to communicate with her friends, the mother may never get her daughter to trust her again.
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago
Exactly. Trust broken forever. I think you have been misunderstood, as you got a downvote. Have an upvote.
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Confiscating the SIM for a week would be a lot less expensive.
Tom Brincefield 1 year ago
Apparently the phone was from the girl's father, so he could keep in touch with her when the mother had custody. Mother didn't like that.
Bill 1 year ago
My children are 10 and 12. and they both have their own Phone. I trust them. I don't go through their phone. I don't look at their phone. I don't use their phone I don't ask who they're talking to. I trust them. All I ask is that my 10 year old daughter. will stop using the filters to make. herself look older. and had to explain why. But then lo and behold, some pedo On Snapchat sent her a picture of his improper area. I had to get the sheriff involved The school counselors. Child Protective Services. all kinds of stuff They still have her phone It's still under investigation. so maybe sometimes. monitoring is a. such a bad idea. Monitoring is different than spying. There's a good monitoring app called Bark that works well. I don't wanna spy on my kids, but I have to protect them from the other weirdos out there. It's a catch 22
ChickyChicky 1 year ago
We look through our kid's phones occasionally. Given how much terrible stuff they can access, it's the right thing to do. Bark is a good one.
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#43
Tough Love, For Sale
The saga continues. Our son refuses to put clothes away so we sold his dresser. He won't make his bed? Getting rid of the bed. Please don't message me about how cruel I am this is called tough love, Love & Logic style. Actually, it turns out the joke will probably be on me since it doesn't appear he's learning a lesson... Anyway, this nowhere-near-new bedframe is no longer available in this color so get it while it's hot! Website pics for reference, bedroom pics for color.
David Martin 1 year ago
"I'm trying to teach my child to put clothes in his dresser by taking away his dresser, and teaching him to make his bed by taking away his bed. I'm not sure he's learning though". Okay...I'm not saying for sure that there's a flaw in your plan; But yea, there's a flaw
Space Invader 1 year ago
There's an autocorrect mistake in there: It says "Love & Logic" when it should really be "Laughable Logic"
Amelia Jade 1 year ago (edited)
This isn't love. This is just being an a*****e on a power trip because you don't see your son as an actual human being. Have fun when they go no contact, and they will. I was that kid once and I haven't spoken to either parent in years. Neither has my brother. you know what I did when my kids wouldn't put their laundry away or make their beds? I shrugged and shut their doors. Their room is their space to keep how they want. As long as it is just clutter and not dirt or old food because that has an effect on everyone in the house. My standards aren't necessarily their standards and it is okay to have a cluttered room. I can't stand clutter but their rooms are not MY space.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
I won't tell you how cruel you are. I'll be too busy pointing out what a complete failure you are as a parent and a person.
#44
They Are In Their Fifties
I have a one and a half year old son. I’m a 30+ year old stay at home mom.
They called me shortly after this demanding I do something. I told them there were out of their minds if they want me to bring a violent drunk around my son. They’ve been doing this for years. I had to drop out of college to take care of my sisters because of them. I have went NC before and wanted to give them a chance to be around their grandson, but no I’m done.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
About time the siblings took some responsibility for their birth giver. Please cut them off entirely and permanently, OP.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Why on earth should the siblings have to step in? they should cut the parents off entirely as well.
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Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
"Do something" can certainly equal "cut the alcoholic out of your life forever." if necessary, it can also equal "also cut those who try to defend her behavior out of your life as well if necessary".
#45
Breaking A 7-Year-Old's Heart On Christmas
Sue User 1 year ago
Look, i am all for gag gifts somet8mes. Example: my stefather was obsessed with clearing the leaves off the lawn. He would come home from a long day and rake until pitch dsrk every day. So one chritmas my mum gave hime a box, inside a box, inside a box. Inside the smallest box, was a single leaf. You missed one. His other present was a leaf blower. But doing this to a child? Doing it for real to anyone, bad.
Grace Note 1 year ago
The fact that there's a laughing emoji meaning at least one person thinks that it's funny to do that is depressing.
#46
I’m 29 And Have My Own House
We were talking about me coming to grab some stuff from her house. I don’t even know. Yes, she’s paid for a lot of it as it’s partly a Christmas present, but this is another level.
Skogsrået 1 year ago
Don't accept gifts nore money from a toxic person like this, they will always hold it against you whenever they feel like it.
Jorge Gonzalez 1 year ago
Nah. Accept all of it and simply ignore them. Tell them you might actually comply with their requirements if only they give you another gift. Repeat. Profit!
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TribbleThinking 1 year ago (edited)
My mother tried that (your things will be chucked out of the flat) on my flat that I was paying the rent for and that she and my nursery age brother were staying at for free. I caught the 04:55 bus and got home at 21:00 - 23:00. And she was angry because I was "working too hard" and also simultaneously "not helping enough" and also "you're married and need to have a baby" AND *in the same conversation* "you didn't have a church wedding, you're living in SIN" (screamed at me).
Bill Mills 1 year ago
Why is a 29-year-old getting a PS5 form his mommy? He's old enough to buy his own toys.
Svenne O'Lotta 1 month ago
I'm sorry that your parents don't love you but it is, in fact, pretty normal to receive Christmas presents from your parents.
Load More Replies... Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago
Why is his PS5 at his mom's house if he's 29 and owns his own house?
ManuelQue 1 year ago
The comment directly above yours states that it was a present from the mom for an upcoming Christmas. So - it's at her house.
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#47
Imagine Posting This And Being Proud Of The Anger That You Just Took Out On This Kid's Form Of Entertainment
Ladedah 1 year ago
I don't quite understand why people are choosing to smash expensive s**t when their kids f**k up. It's YOU who paid for that s**t and YOU who will likely be paying for it again once your anger wears off. Invest in a f*****g safe if you need to take stuff away... and find a healthier (or at least cheaper) coping mechanism to release that need to smash s**t.
Tobias Reaper 1 year ago
its even more stupid and messed when you consider as the parent she probably paid for it so she smashed something she paid a lot of money for
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Ralph Vanloton 1 year ago
Pure insanity. The next time the hammer will be meant for the child...
Lena Flising 11 months ago
No, it's just you! Little boys are not "disrespectful", they are just immature, as they are CHILDREN! You're the disrespectful one, silly. You need to be a good role model. You just taught him that it's ok to smash things when you are angry. Good work!
#48
Mom That Kicked Me Out And Filed Police Report On Me Found My Email Address
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
OP on Reddit says "What's so f*****g funny is I'm a trans man who's had a hysterectomy and I'm about to get bottom surgery here soon so the fact she's projecting me being pregnant (because I'm now the age she got pregnant with me) is pitiful."
Sue User 1 year ago
The fact that she immediately went with disobey ==> pregnancy is telling. Not the OP disobeyed but some parents see have one thought different or voicing objection to mitreatment as "disobeying".
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#49
And Here I Was Thinking We Were Gonna Have A Good Day
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
The answer here is: inevitably children tend to become a reflection of their parents. I, too, am terrified of this possibility, and so I heartily agree with your suggestion.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I spent my entire childhood telling myself/ensuring I wouldn't grow up to be like my mother. I may be lazy, but I'm not a toxic narcissist like she is. Unsurprisingly, my sister, who is her bio child (I'm adopted) drank my mom's Kool-Aid and is just like her (actually, sister is WORSE, if you can believe it.)
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My Mom Thinks Im On Drugs Because I Left The Toilet Seat Up And Got A C In One Class
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
In other comments on Reddit, OP stated they were 13 at the time they posted this. Not sure if that's true.
UpupaEpops 1 year ago
My parents divorced when I was 6. My wonderful mother got full custody. When I was 14, she called my dad to come over from 130Km away because I was hiding my diary, and she couldn't find it, which means I must be taking d***s. Had my father screaming at me, threatening to take me to rehab if I didn't produce the diary. I didn't have one, because my mother used to read it, pick a fight over the contents and beat me to c**p. A decade later, my golden child of a half-brother is popping pills like it's candy, but it's fine as it's trendy in his social circles.
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Jay Cee 1 year ago
Isn't it odd how women complain about men not lowering the toilet seat and yet they never consider leaving it UP for men? Personally I always lower the seat AND the lid (my daughter never does) because if you saw the aerosol spray that comes up when you flush . . . ick!
Montanavanna 1 year ago
Ya it's silly. As a woman we just get in the habit of always checking before we sit down. It never bothers me if it is left up. What does bother me is not lifting it in the first place when your a stand to pee person because I HATE going for that middle of the night bladder relief and sitting in someone else's pee. That is far worse in my opinion.
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Fox with a Dragon Tattoo 1 year ago
Ill never understand the entitlement in this concept. Sure its cultural "norm" but also think about it. What entitlement there is to demand the seat be put down instead of up.
Mark Alexander 1 year ago
Give the electronics back. You have to sit down to use them while you pee. Duh.
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My Mom Is Withholding My Unemployment And Took The Grant The Cares Act Gave Out To The Students (I’m Staying With A Friend Rn)
DC 1 year ago
... illegal. Tell her once to knock it off, and if she don't, proceed to a lawyer. That, in some countries, she can be made to pay for. Check that locally. As the OP don't read this anyway - if you encounter similar abusive blackmailery about publicly funded staying alive. Never been hers anyway. Parents of that sort ... well ... why would you have kids, if you are so to them? Why not just wank it off, rub it finished, and have a good laugh instead?
Craig Reynolds 1 month ago
I'd text back that unless she gives me MY money, I'm calling the police and having her arrested.
#52
I Apparently Didn’t Respond To Enough Texts
For reference, I’m 25, had just moved out, and this came after I had few responses due to being very sick
#53
My Mom Blew Up On Me Because I Couldn’t Pick Up My Father From Work, While She Was At Home Not Doing Anything
DC 1 year ago
I'm not too far out if I think I know what you're guessing. But, they might live outside the US - the only error margin left in your guess, I guess.
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Mother Impersonated Me To Bofa To Remove $1500 From My Account Of My Awarded Scholarship Money As Punishment For Her Ex Husband Not Paying For Her Vacation
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Please, for the love of all things good, involve the authorities without thinking twice -_-"
Craig Reynolds 1 month ago
Report her to the bank's fraud department. Let her enjoy being arrested on multiple charges, and do NOT post her bail.
#55
My Mom Started The Day Asking For Help After Going No Contact For A Month
And ended it having to email us after being blocked on everything else, threatening a restraining order when we checks notes screenshotted and posted her own words to us on social media. I guess it was just that easy to get her to leave us alone
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
So the toxin flushed itself out of the system without prompting. If only all of it were that way.
#56
My Mother’s Reaction To Me Getting A Job
We are struggling. My fiancé lost his job. I genuinely thought she’d be happy for me. I was wrong. It was an opportunity to make me feel worse.
DC 1 year ago
No job? "Your a parasitical bidge!" Job? "Your abandamning your children!". One would consider a halftime job might please her, but that's just both offenses... In such peoples' book, you do wrong because you ... you do wrong because ... because ... be ... cause ... uh .......... yeah, just as much - they know, too.
#57
I Came Out As Bi To Her 6 Years Ago. I Thought We Were Finally About To Have A Productive Conversation. Silly Me
Earonn - 1 year ago
Guys, if someone gaslights you, cut them out of your life ASAP. Don't discuss (they won't believe you anyway). Poor OP.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Sadly this kind of thing is extremely common for us lgbtq+ people.
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Always take screenshots so you can throw it back in their face when they lie to yours.
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
My oldest came out to me as bi ten years ago. I really don’t care. As long as she’s happy, I’m happy
#58
How Dare People Spend Their Own Money On Things?
Susie Elle 1 year ago
Honestly, unless it's vhs quality, I don't really care what quality it is that I'm watching tv in.
Max Fox 1 year ago
Singles, especially elderly, but young ones as well, need streaming services like Netflix more than families, when there are limitations to leaving the house (like during the shutdown). I speak as a person who is married with a kid, and we were together during the shutdown. Internet access, though, is unrelated. My wife was running critical services (for the state) via internet, and my kid was taking their college classes. But they didn't need Netflix to do these things.
BunnyMommy 1 year ago
Is the Internet a right or a privilege...or just a product people buy? 🙄🤨😁
#59
My Fiance's Mom When We First Started Dating
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Point out to mom how lucky she is for having absolutely no value on any sex trade market.
#60
I Don’t Think I’m Going Home After School Today
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
From OP on Reddit: Context: I stupidly let my mother “borrow” money from me again and she said that she’d pay me back today and that even help buy something I needed for my Halloween costume this year. I stupidly agreed to it, today comes, she doesn’t buy the 2 items I specifically needed for this costume and instead buys 3 items that are clearly for her. I got upset, vented online and I think some dumbass shared it with this waste of breath air, and now I’m here. I’m broke because of her and I don’t have my wallet and card on me right now, but at least on the streets I could die a less painful death than one I could face at home.
#61
My Mother Thought She Was The Spider I Was Talking About And Then Assumed I Was My Father
So basically I caught a spider a while ago, and she assumed that she has control over my phone which she isn’t even paying for and that she didn’t even buy
StarCrossedFriday 1 year ago
I’m so confused, and yet from the tone it’s clear something is very wrong with this person.
#62
When Your Mom (62) Gets Mad Because You Won't Go Buy Her Cokes At 9pm And You Tell Her To Drink Water
StarCrossedFriday 1 year ago
Oh no. Whatever will OP do with all the extra time not running stupid errands for ungrateful pillocks?
#63
Kicked Out Because I Got My 3rd Tattoo
Earonn - 1 year ago
"I was out on my own at 20" - yes, and OP's grandparents sighed with relief...Why do so many (US American I suppose) parents see it as something good to be kicked out or to kick out their child? "Oh, so yeah, she was homeless, got raped and killed, but at least we gave her tough love"?
#64
For Context: I Didn't Want To Go Over To My Dad's House Because I Had Overtime At Work. Then My Stepmom Had To 'Interfere'
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Ooo my sister does this! If you don't answer her texts within 30 seconds, she copy-pastes the text and sends it over and over and over again (or sends "???????" or "HELLO??????" over and over.) Then again, my sister is a clone of my toxic narcissist of a mother, so I suppose it's not surprising she's as bad as the bad moms on this list XD
#65
I Moved To Get Away From My Jehovah's Witness Mom, She Found My New Address. I Made An Instagram That Didn’t Have My Name, And She Found Me. I Can’t Get Away
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Seriously OP, two words: Restraining Order. I hope she did at least try for one.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
you will, unfortunately, need to go to reddit to give the op your advice. this is a scraped post.
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#66
Just Sent My Mom An Article Of A Celebrity Wearing A Coat I Liked
It’s always hurts when I get these types of reactions to things. Sue me for trying to have a conversation…
#67
Mom Has Always Been Weirdly Obsessed With My S*x Life
This was just one of many times she said this. She also used to ask me who I was sleeping with and when I was doing it before I was married, and assumed I was sleeping with multiple partners when I was dating my husband. Not that it even matters, but I’ve been with two people ever, one of them being my husband, the other being a long term boyfriend that I dated before I met my spouse. Anyways, I finally just stopped responding to her or trying to deny anything because it didn’t matter what I said, and eventually she quit asking
arataranda 2 months ago
An odd focus on s*x or being sexual is a histrionic personality disorder trait (being very similar or a version of narcissistic personality disorder)
#68
This Is The Third Time I’ve Had To Say This
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
If OP's mom is anything like mine, she is incredibly vain and refuses to actually age, so she might have gone to the dermatologist for a Botox injection, or dermal "filler" injections (e.g., Juvederm or Restylane.) Or OP's mom might have gotten microneedling. I'm sadly familiar with ALL of this shíte because my mother does/gets ALL of it on the regular. She's turning 80 next month and let's just say that NONE of it makes her look younger XD
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Jesus Take The Wheel
#70
My Birthday Was Yesterday. So Her “Birth Day” Was Yesterday Too
Jan Moore 1 year ago
I started sending my mom flowers on my birthday with a Happy Mother's Day card. I'm so grateful that neither of my parents were anything like the ones on this site. I did some stupid things growing up but they still supported me. The only thing my dad did was threaten to shoot any boy I brought around. I introduced them to my boyfriend when they were traveling and came by my Uni. My dad brought out his pistol to discuss guns with him and when I was dating my husband, dad made a point to be cleaning his gun once when he came to pick me up. I am so sorry these OP's had parents like this, there should be some kind of test that future parents have to take before having children and I really can't fathom the "Golden Child" parents.
Svenne O'Lotta 1 month ago
Yeah that's incredibly toxic too. Jesus Christ, can you not see that his obsession with your virginity was incredibly creepy?
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Svenne O'Lotta 1 month ago
Oh buzz off, mom has her own birthday. What nonsense.
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Cee Cee 1 year ago
Rang home to let my parents know my daughter had died. My mother picked up the phone. Told me it was my fault and God was punishing me. This from a woman who only went to church at Easter and Christmas. I was 20 and utterly broken. Wrecked my life and I turned to heroin. Sorted myself out, did well career wise but the damage to my mental health went on for many, many years. I never forgave her for that and many other nasty things she did. Refused to go to her funeral. My sister was upset so I told her some of the things she'd done. She didn't believe me and we've been nc for a long time.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Cee Cee, I am so sorry for your loss. ::hugs:: I know I'm just an internet stranger, but I cannot imagine how much you must have suffered with your daughter's death. I'm an addict myself (cocaine, currently clean for 3 years) - sometimes the d***s were all that stopped the bad feelings and thoughts. My sister is like yours - totally doesn't believe my mom was *ever* abusive (sister is my parents' bio child, I'm adopted, sister was always the golden child.) I know that it's cold solace that your mother is dead now, because the damage was done, but sometimes that's the only solace we get <3 I hope you're doing as well as you can be!
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Attached is a photo of my birthday cake from when I was 9. My mom thought it was funny and said it was a "joke". I did not find it funny and spent the rest of the day crying. I'm adopted, and my mother always made it VERY clear that she only adopted me because she didn't want her biological daughter to be an "only child", and that I should be "grateful" to have been adopted because otherwise I'd be "gutter white trash" like my bio parents. I'm a second-class citizen in my mother's opinion. She also beat me/cut me with knives regularly during my childhood, and once pressed a gun to my throat (I was 6) and said she would kill me if my dad went on a business trip. She was very abusive towards him too (physically, mentally, emotionally, verbally.) Unsurprisingly, my sister, her bio daughter, was never even spanked in her entire life. Fortunately my dad was a wonderful, fabulous dad and treated me like what I was - his DAUGHTER. cake-6736f...facc32.jpg 
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
^ for anyone who wonders why there's a PHOTO of said cake, my dad told me years later that he took a picture of it to prove that my mother is a terrible person. He said he had chosen the cake's theme (dinosaurs) because he knew I loved dinosaurs, and apparently it was supposed to just say "Happy Birthday, Crystal" on it, but my mom called in and changed it - which is why it says "my" and not "ours". My dad was not in on the "joke" and was apparently VERY p!ssed off about it.
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Lyone Fein 1 year ago
This was very painful. So many of these women are either idiots or crazy or simply over the top narcissists I guess. My own mother is in this latter category, and many of these stories hit a familiar chord. I am lucky to have taken a lot of psychology classes, and studied Buddhism, and done over a decade of therapy. I hope the offspring in these stories have also managed to find avenues of assistance.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Some people ought to be screened before they pro-create and if found unfit, should be recommended for sterilization altogether. The amount of nutbag "mothers" here is enough to fill a colosseum-sized variety pack -_-"
Littlemiss 1 year ago
Sadly all these remind me of my family. Far too many of them fall close to home. My mother claimed being suicidal was just being down and everybody got down, I was milking it for attention. The thoughts started when I was 6 years old, but hey it's normal for a child to want to die according to my parents.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
::hug:: I'm sorry, Littlemiss. My mom is the same way - according to her, depression "isn't real" and suicidal people "just want attention". I've had suicidal ideation and depression "cycles" since I was 12. My dad had to sneak me to therapy when I was 16 because my mom didn't believe in mental illness. Hilariously, now that she's 80, she claims she's sooo depressed because she has no friends (gee I wonder why no one wants to be around her.) I'm sorry you had to experience that BS from your parents at such a young age. <3 I hope you're doing as okay as possible nowadays; if you need an ear to bend, my contact info is on my profile :)
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Norm Gilmore 1 year ago
Cheer yourselves up by thinking when these 'mothers' are sitting alone in an old folks home wondering why no one visits...
Missie 1 year ago
What the hell's wrong with these so called "mothers "? No child, young or adult should ever be treated like the pos treated these children. I am so sorry to all the children that are suffering from these horrible parents! Some people should NEVER have children!! You are loved you, are important, you are am incredibly special person and you deserve nothing but the best!! Never let anyone tell you differently!
Helena 1 year ago
Ok, if your parents were s**t, you're officially adopted. I make a mean thanksgiving, you're welcome to come. I suck at gift giving, but at least there are gift cards. I will listen to problems, try for empathetic assistance and all around not c**p it up.
Kiera Mortensen 5 months ago
My sister and I both decided that we weren't born, we were spawned (like Mind Flayer tadpoles) and then found and adopted by our father and his mother. Our egg-donor was not happy about it and continued to follow us around and try to destroy her mother-in-law. The sin my paternal grandmother committed to deserve such sociopathic attention? She prevented our egg donor from actually killing and burying us within 6 months of her arrival on our doorstep
Load More Replies... Cee Cee 1 year ago
Rang home to let my parents know my daughter had died. My mother picked up the phone. Told me it was my fault and God was punishing me. This from a woman who only went to church at Easter and Christmas. I was 20 and utterly broken. Wrecked my life and I turned to heroin. Sorted myself out, did well career wise but the damage to my mental health went on for many, many years. I never forgave her for that and many other nasty things she did. Refused to go to her funeral. My sister was upset so I told her some of the things she'd done. She didn't believe me and we've been nc for a long time.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Cee Cee, I am so sorry for your loss. ::hugs:: I know I'm just an internet stranger, but I cannot imagine how much you must have suffered with your daughter's death. I'm an addict myself (cocaine, currently clean for 3 years) - sometimes the d***s were all that stopped the bad feelings and thoughts. My sister is like yours - totally doesn't believe my mom was *ever* abusive (sister is my parents' bio child, I'm adopted, sister was always the golden child.) I know that it's cold solace that your mother is dead now, because the damage was done, but sometimes that's the only solace we get <3 I hope you're doing as well as you can be!
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Attached is a photo of my birthday cake from when I was 9. My mom thought it was funny and said it was a "joke". I did not find it funny and spent the rest of the day crying. I'm adopted, and my mother always made it VERY clear that she only adopted me because she didn't want her biological daughter to be an "only child", and that I should be "grateful" to have been adopted because otherwise I'd be "gutter white trash" like my bio parents. I'm a second-class citizen in my mother's opinion. She also beat me/cut me with knives regularly during my childhood, and once pressed a gun to my throat (I was 6) and said she would kill me if my dad went on a business trip. She was very abusive towards him too (physically, mentally, emotionally, verbally.) Unsurprisingly, my sister, her bio daughter, was never even spanked in her entire life. Fortunately my dad was a wonderful, fabulous dad and treated me like what I was - his DAUGHTER. cake-6736f...facc32.jpg
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
^ for anyone who wonders why there's a PHOTO of said cake, my dad told me years later that he took a picture of it to prove that my mother is a terrible person. He said he had chosen the cake's theme (dinosaurs) because he knew I loved dinosaurs, and apparently it was supposed to just say "Happy Birthday, Crystal" on it, but my mom called in and changed it - which is why it says "my" and not "ours". My dad was not in on the "joke" and was apparently VERY p!ssed off about it.
Load More Replies... Lyone Fein 1 year ago
This was very painful. So many of these women are either idiots or crazy or simply over the top narcissists I guess. My own mother is in this latter category, and many of these stories hit a familiar chord. I am lucky to have taken a lot of psychology classes, and studied Buddhism, and done over a decade of therapy. I hope the offspring in these stories have also managed to find avenues of assistance.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Some people ought to be screened before they pro-create and if found unfit, should be recommended for sterilization altogether. The amount of nutbag "mothers" here is enough to fill a colosseum-sized variety pack -_-"
Littlemiss 1 year ago
Sadly all these remind me of my family. Far too many of them fall close to home. My mother claimed being suicidal was just being down and everybody got down, I was milking it for attention. The thoughts started when I was 6 years old, but hey it's normal for a child to want to die according to my parents.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
::hug:: I'm sorry, Littlemiss. My mom is the same way - according to her, depression "isn't real" and suicidal people "just want attention". I've had suicidal ideation and depression "cycles" since I was 12. My dad had to sneak me to therapy when I was 16 because my mom didn't believe in mental illness. Hilariously, now that she's 80, she claims she's sooo depressed because she has no friends (gee I wonder why no one wants to be around her.) I'm sorry you had to experience that BS from your parents at such a young age. <3 I hope you're doing as okay as possible nowadays; if you need an ear to bend, my contact info is on my profile :)
Load More Replies... Norm Gilmore 1 year ago
Cheer yourselves up by thinking when these 'mothers' are sitting alone in an old folks home wondering why no one visits...
Missie 1 year ago
What the hell's wrong with these so called "mothers "? No child, young or adult should ever be treated like the pos treated these children. I am so sorry to all the children that are suffering from these horrible parents! Some people should NEVER have children!! You are loved you, are important, you are am incredibly special person and you deserve nothing but the best!! Never let anyone tell you differently!
Helena 1 year ago
Ok, if your parents were s**t, you're officially adopted. I make a mean thanksgiving, you're welcome to come. I suck at gift giving, but at least there are gift cards. I will listen to problems, try for empathetic assistance and all around not c**p it up.
Kiera Mortensen 5 months ago
My sister and I both decided that we weren't born, we were spawned (like Mind Flayer tadpoles) and then found and adopted by our father and his mother. Our egg-donor was not happy about it and continued to follow us around and try to destroy her mother-in-law. The sin my paternal grandmother committed to deserve such sociopathic attention? She prevented our egg donor from actually killing and burying us within 6 months of her arrival on our doorstep
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