Is it normal my family fights on a daily basis?

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So my sister moved back home because she's having trouble with school. (shes in university)She's come home to take a break. my family has been pretty stressed and fighting most of the time. It pretty much started at after Christmas. I feel the electronics are the reason why. My brother and sister both got laptops and I got a phone. but since then, everyone was so drawn to the electronics that it's been stressing my mother out. She's getting older and she doesn't have time to care for us like she did 10 years ago. Anyways, a little before my sister came home me and mom got in a fight. We fought about how im the oldest in the house and how I should be more responsible and clean up after myself. But I do. I clean up after everyone, by she doesn't see that. She sees it as her cleaning after everyone. After the fight we both left in tears, I ran out of the house and my friend met me and gave me one of his smokes. I've started smoking because of the stress and I know I should quit but I've gotten addicted. Now that my sisters home she needs to find a job and get back to school. Her and my mother fight now too. Me and my brother fight as well (my brother is younger). Everyone in my family is now constantly fighting and is getting really stressed out. mom stopped doing house work and says " im done with stressing over you guys." so that leaves me and my sister doing all the work. My brother does nothing at all. He's always.on his laptop and never puts it away. my mother is always downstairs on her laptop and me and my sister so everything. We cook, clean, usually go out and buy groceries. Mom pays rent and my brother eats and sleeps. I would rather move out, it would save me the stress, same with my family. Is it normal to fight this much in a family?

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    No, it's not normal. I experienced similar when I was living with my Mom. Some people are just toxic people and they allow their life stresses to leak onto the people whom they think caused the stress. Since I've been moved out, my Mom and I get along much better.

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  • changes123
    11 years ago

    That oddly sounds like my family... except I have two younger brothers. (fun right?)

    They knew how to do 3 things: Eat, Poop, and sleep.

    I moved out for school and things immensely improved. Maybe something happened inside the house... but my mom started forcing my brothers to help with the household chores. It was weird coming back from school to see my typically lazy brother doing the dishes.

    My relationship with my mom also improved. The smoking only added to my problems so I decided to subtract that from the equation.

    Know that things will get better, and you're not stuck in that situation. Even though it feels that way, it's only temporary. Before you do anything drastic, just remember that how you feel at the moment is not necessarily how you will feel later. There is so much more to look forward to in life!! Huzzah!

    Best of wishes :p

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    • hate_love
      11 years ago

      Wow, that does sound like your family. Well I actually have 3 younger brothers, but I haven't seen them in a long time because they are on my fathers side.
      But yeah, thanks for you answer c:

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  • Johnnytherat
    11 years ago

    i grew up the same way if not worse.. weed & loud enough music to drowned out the bs is how i made it out of there without committing a homicide or 7

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