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<333 asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 1 decade ago

my mom is ashamed of me............?

i am 20 years old. i have lived on my own for two years now. i talk to my mom often and i love her very much. but she is driving me nuts. she is always saying little mean things and does not realize why i would take offense to them. but if you say anything even slightly offensive to her she bursts out in tears. for example. i got a speeding ticket and had to go to traffic school. she made me promise not to tell anyone in the family because they would think she was a bad mom. i go to hair school and she makes me promise not to tell the family because they will think she is a bad mom b/c that is not an acceptable career. she told me my kids will hate me and i will be a bad mom. she said i torture my dogs because i put them in a crate when i go to work. and she always says that she has failed as a mother. i am a responsible adult and i dont think i turned out that bad. it just seems like everytime i talk to her i leave feeling bad about myself. i dont know how to explain to her that the comments she says are mean. or am i just over reacting? is this normal mother behavior?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    My mom is your mom made over and worse. The best thing you can do is remember that your mom is so screwed up inside that she does not know how to love you right and that there is nothing wrong with you.

    Get some therapy while you are young and work through your feelings and learn how to feel good about yourself despite her. And lie to her and go without her knowledge because she will absolutely just make you feel like chit about that too.

    Get your career and save up for a down payment on a house and 6 months of expenses. Do not let her know how much you have saved or what you are planning. Get a safety deposit box at a bank and put the money inside. Get a po box and have that statement mailed to the po box and only that statement. They will mail you out statements on the bank box when the payment is due and you do not want her criticizing that too.

    Do not mess up your credit. If you owe anything, go to a Credit Counseling place and get them to help you pay things off and raise your credit scores. Talk to the bank about what you need to do as a first time home owner. Do not let her know.

    Then when you have all your ducks in a row and your down payment for a home and a career and 6 months emergency expenses saved, get a house and get out.

    You are going to have an opportunity to have a husband and children. The best you can do is get away as soon as possible and make her just someone you visit occasionally. And then be better to your children than she was to you. But definitely get therapy. You earned it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    OMG, what a *****. LOL. First, so what you got a ticket? My mum got 2 in a year after 20 years of perfect driving. It happens. Secondly, hairdressing is a great career. I wish my mum was a hairdresser so i could go to school with awesome hair. Trust me, your kids will thank you. You should tell you mum that you never asked her opinion. And that it's your life and you can live it how you want and you not going to be ashamed of the mistakes or things she doesn't approve in life. She lived her life the way she wanted too - now it's your turn.

  • 1 decade ago

    I thk you would feel a lot better if you told your mom how you felt and if it hurt he feeling so be it. You are living your life for you and not your family. I am pretty sure your family doesnt pay your bills you do. I would just ignore anymore comments that your mom will make sometimes parents can be ignorant and not understand things but I would know let her know I didnt give a damn about what she tht or the family because no matter what you are happy with your life.

  • 1 decade ago

    I would think that it is normal for a mother to be mean. If she keeps on doing what she does and you start to not handle it then just leave her be, and she will start thinking what she has done to make you not want to visit/talk to her much. Then after like I don't know 2 or 3 months she might have found out why you do not talk/visit her much. Hopefully that helps.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I always said my mother was a few degrees off from munchausen (ps?) syndrome. If their is ever anything wrong she finds a way to make it about her, even if it means she has to play the "I must have been a terrible mother" role. It's not right. If being a hairstylist is what you want to da and you truly get satisfaction in doing it, then by golli do it and be pround. Don't hide your occupation because somebody is too proud of their own accomplishments.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you notice, most of the comments you give are opinions on how your mother feels with her self as the subject. It's not about you. Do not take it personal. Just be a good listener and support your mom in resolving "her" issues. If you are not able, maybe confiding in a close family member may help.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, this is normal mother behavior. My mom worries that I will make mistakes. She always want me to be perfect. However, nobody is perfect. right? We've learned from our mistakes. Thats life.

  • 1 decade ago

    dont be too emotional dear .......try to talk to ur mom .mayb she wants ur good or she herself has sum tensions ........jst try talking to her and sort things out .......

  • 1 decade ago

    DUH

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