Kids, Family and Argument: Grow up, the pair of you!

Grow up, the pair of you!

By Anonymous - 21/08/2023 04:00

Today, my brother and I ruined our mother's birthday by fighting. She's 76, we're 55 and 54 and yet still unable to comport ourselves like adults. She yelled at us and then "showed me" by eating the dish he made but not mine. I reverted to teenage coping tactics, dissociating like a boss, and hiding in my room. Worst family visit ever. FML

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By mariama - 23/01/2013 17:45 - United States

Today, I visited my family. Over the course of 2 hours, my brother punched me, and my mom slapped me across the face after drinking way too much wine. When I started gathering my things to leave, my mom started crying about how I don't visit enough. FML

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Cool your jets

By tiredoffamilydinners - 12/01/2012 05:00 - United States

Today, my mom and siblings got into a fight. Being generally quiet and non-confrontational, I stayed out of it. Shortly thereafter, I was yelled at by my mother for being "ungrateful" and "disrespectful." I still don't know what I did wrong. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/05/2013 19:28 - United States - Warren

Today, my mother and I got into an argument, and she told me to go to my room. I refused, prompting her to slap the shit out of me. I'm 29, and she was visiting me at my own house. FML

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Coping

By Anonymous - 23/06/2023 18:00

Today, I realized how self-absorbed my mother is when she came to visit, and was so upset at my sibling over a non-issue that she didn't notice I was high so I wouldn't have to remember anything she said. I was hoping for a healthier relationship with my family. FML

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Stay out of my life

By Anonymous - 16/06/2021 00:01

Today, my mom tried to worm her way back into my life by manipulating my brother into doing the dirty work for her. I pretended to swallow the bullshit and invited her over, just so I could slam the door in her face. My brother says I went too far, like he somehow forgot what a shit mom she was. FML

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By petty petty petty - 08/09/2017 16:00

Today, my mom yelled at me for fighting with my younger brother. Not because she wanted us to stop, but because my brother couldn't find a good comeback to my argument. FML

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By Username - 29/07/2011 23:36 - United States

Today, my younger brother and I got into a fight over who the favorite child is. My mom overheard, came in the living room and said, "It's your little brother, now shut up." She was serious. FML

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Little shit

By Rare female gamer loves Gears of War - 27/07/2022 14:00

Today, I refused to play with my brother because he always breaks my stuff. Mom brought him into my room to force us to play together. He tripped and spilled coke on my Xbox, which smoked then died. Mom just backed out of the room with him slowly, like, "I see what you mean, we'll leave you alone now." I hate him so much. FML

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Back-seat parenting

By Anonymous - 18/10/2019 14:00

Today, I yelled at my oldest son for picking his little brother up by the throat. Only to then be yelled at my my mother-in-law for hurting his feelings. FML

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A few good men?

By notthe1punchinglittlegirls - 01/07/2017 14:00

Today, I was visiting my in-laws and sharing a room with my husband's 17-year-old sister. Later that night she and her brother of 24 years started fist-fighting over an air mattress and I had to pull them off each other. The brother later berated me with, "You can't handle any pressure!" FML

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Yudith 24

Monday 21 August 2023 18:38

By taking side like that, your mom is not helping either.

Doom_Kitty 12

Monday 21 August 2023 13:52

During a dissociative episode you have no control. That's the point of dissociation^^ But when that's the way she's always been breaking up conflics i'm not wondering why they both can't handle conflicts. Best advice: leave both behind and start a therapy.

Comments

core01 30

Monday 21 August 2023 4:50

You talk about it as if you had no control in how you acted.

Doom_Kitty 12

Monday 21 August 2023 13:52

BurnInDemonFire 34

Wednesday 23 August 2023 1:43

OP didn't have a dissociative episode. They didn't start to dissociate until the fight got so out of hand that they decided to retreat to their room, which sounds more like they were sulking than anything. They were fully aware of what was going on the entire time.

Yudith 24

Monday 21 August 2023 18:38

By taking side like that, your mom is not helping either.

BurnInDemonFire 34

Wednesday 23 August 2023 1:34

You both deserve a slap. Act your ******* ages, the pair of you.

Taurus_ChicKa 36

Friday 25 August 2023 3:45

I'm a 36-year-old woman who still collects toys and is a TMNT and Barbie fanatic, and I have this to say - GROW THE F*** UP. Seriously, you guys can't even act civil to each other for your elderly mother's birthday? What is WRONG with you? Then you go off and pout because you didn't get your way? I've seen 10-year-olds more mature. Why your mom felt the need to pick sides I don't know, but Jesus Christ.