Unfair parents
By dannyboy212
@dannyboy212 (22)
United States
May 12, 2012 1:29am CST
Before you other parents and smart a**es on here say "Stop being a brat," pretend that you are in my shoes. So here we go. Today is Friday and I'm just playing games with my brother. Its 10:30pm and she comes in and says it's late. Go to bed. We say okay. Then she starts yelling at my brother for "talking to her in a bad attitude". Well what the fk. There was no attitude in his speech whatsoever. Then he leaves the room because he is tired of her. Then she turns to me and says "Didn't i say you couldn't play games the whole school year? You are addicted." I can't even have some relaxation time? Not even on the weekends? Wtf. Seriously. Then she asks me if i read a book yet and i tell her yes. She thinks I'm lying even though she's not home for more than half of the time. She doesn't know what the fk I'm doing at home or not. She assumes that I'm playing games whenever she's not home. Well fking no. I don't. I limit myself to less than 1 hour. And i don't even play everyday. Apparently that's an addiction. It has no fking affect on my damn school grades. I have one b and the rest are all fking a's... B is in my worst subject. Then she says that i can't play any games during the whole school year. I have to study. My only source of study is the computer since my dad doesn't have time to drive me to the library and i can't drive. Studying on the damn computer is the same thing as playing games. Its bad for your eyes. But she don't give a fk. I'm watching one YouTube video and she biches at me for playing a game. I'm not playing a fking game if you would look st the damn screen. She has no comeback to say so she says don't talk back to me. Wtf. I'm just fking correcting her because I'm getting yelled at for something i didn't even fking do. She makes me read a damn book if i have nothing to do. If you were me you would know that i can't read for 10 minutes without falling asleep even if the book is interesting to me ( most aren't) I'm not going to fking read for my free time which is about 5 hours. I'm not gonna do homework and fcking study for 5 hours. No. Three hours at max. She says she is stressed but she keeps making me do sht i don't wanna do. I can't even say anything back to get and i talk calmly EVERYTIME. Not kidding. Then she gets mad for me saying something to her. I'm tired of taking all of her fking sht. I don't care if she doesn't want me to make her same mistakes. She didn't have technology like now so she wouldn't understand. She should put her feet in my fking shoes for a month and see how it feels to get yelled at. I'm on the point where i would actually run away. Sorry for my language. Any advice? Thanks.
4 responses
@AidaLily (1450)
• United States
12 May 12
I am going to be completely honest with you. I am 24 years old and a wife and mother before you decide to say something about me being too old. I understand if you don't like the rules of her house then wait until you are old enough to move out. Five hours of studying a day is not that long and I do twice that while taking care of my children, my husband and having straight A's.
If she says no video games during the school year, then don't play. Whether you were watching youtube or not, you were supposed to be studying. Your mother doesn't need a 'comeback' and expecting one is a sign of immaturity as well as the excessive cussing in this post. I think you need to grow up a little.
If I was you, I'd probably say ok, pack up my video games, put them away and make sure I did my school work. I'd be frustrated but I'd know better than to talk back to my parent and probably keep a journal or something to complain in about how I hated the rules and couldn't wait to move out.
Until you are legally able to move out and able to support yourself -- It's her house. Her rules.
@dannyboy212 (22)
• United States
12 May 12
I will completely agree with you. But she complains about everything. She yells at me for not practicing piano. I do practice 1 hour of piano and cello each. I get home from school at 3. Then at 5 we have an hour dinner. It takes me two hours for homework. I don't have time to study. She knows that and she yells at me for it. I do practice my instruments but she never believes me because she is never home. Basically I get yelled at for nothing. Even if my dad tells her I practiced she finds something else to yell at me for.
@chrisica_angella (138)
• Philippines
12 May 12
I can feel your pain. My moms was sort of like this while I was still studying. She always compare me with my cousin who is a Dean's lister at our school. I don't like studying. I only read when I want to. Most of the time I ignore her but if I can't take it anymore I talk back. I know it's not right but sometimes they go overboard. Now that cousin of mine got pregnant and she wasn't able to pass the boards. I passed and I was proud of myself even if my mom isn't that time. Now she tells me that she was sorry about it and we are all okay :)
@angelwithkids (1256)
• United States
13 May 12
it sounds like you and your mother needs to sit down and have a real adult converstation, one without the language. explain to her how you feel when she yells at you. explain to her how you are responsible enough to get your chores and responsibilities done and getting them done in a timely manner. all a's and one b is great! keep up the good work.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
12 May 12
Sorry to hear that you seem to get yelled at a lot. Perhaps different mylotters will come up with good advice for what you can do. But in order to keep the peace in your family as I would see if I were in your shoes then I would just do as she ask until I'm in a better position to move out or live on my own. I'm not sure what your age is. But I know for my child I just wouldn't even allow a gaming system in the house if it was causing that much trouble.
