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Im an 18-year-old girl, my mom gets upset at me for the slightest things. When I was younger I wasn't an easy kid and I know that but as Ive grown up I've learned how to mature. My mom gets upset at any and every thing my dad says sometimes I just need to be quiet and listen to her instead of giving my feedback, so that's what I did today. But do you know what my mom kept doing...she would ask questions "rhetorical" questions so you know they rhetorical questions don't require an answer so I stood and listened for once without putting in my 2 cents. But that didn't work instead she demanded an answer. But when ever I try to say something she cuts me off and then gets upset with my answer and it turns into an argument that's why I don't speak too much when she ask me stuff. Also she likes to bring things up from my past, like when I was 13 or 16 like I'm almost 19 and she does the same thing she did when I was younger and she expects for me to act like an adult but she treats me like a child. I don't even have my license bc of her. And when my friends or boyfriend ask why I don't have it I have to lie and say things such as I failed it or I'm not a good driver or something but in reality it's bc my mom won't let me. It's like she enjoys keeping me in the house and making me miserable. Sometimes I sit and cry because my mom makes me feel like such a screw up. Plus I was adopted so it makes me feel bad and I often wonder how my much better my parents life would be if they never adopted me. Plus I feel bad bc my 2 siblings always here then yell at me. I wish I could do things right but my mom makes me feel so little and unimportant. I'm currently home for the Summer from college and I did t get scholarships so whenever my mom is yelling at...which is pretty often she brings that up...it's not like I haven't applied for any, it's just I haven't gotten any. Sometimes I wonder how the world would be if I wasn't here, I'm not suicidal but having parents and most of all a mother like mine often makes me wish I had the courage to end it all. I want to talk to someone about my feelings but I can't go to a therapist my mom would would intrude like she always does with things in my life. I'd have no privacy. I want to talk to my boyfriend about it but I don't want to burden him with my dad life that NO ONE from the outside sees. Sometimes I talk to my friends but I can't all of the time I don't want to bore them or be the friend with all of the problems. Maybe I just need to grow up and my mom is right, I don't know what to do. My mom says she loves me but now I just feel like an obligation. I could type all day but I have stuff to do. I just needed to rant to get some stuff off my chest. Feel free to comment!
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