Is it normal that i resent/hate my mother so much?

I'm eighteen years old. I'll be graduating next year.
The strange thing is, I never thought I'd look forward to moving out of the house, but I do; it's because of my mom.
She constantly makes me feel bad. She calls me stupid and ugly. One time, when I was fourteen, we were going to the dentist's and I was wearing white leggings and a black t-shirt. She jeered at me and told me to change. I asked her why, and she blew up, screaming that my underwear was visible; basically, she indirectly called me a slut. I asked my younger brother and my dad if it was visible, and they both said no. The whole time, my mom was insisting that it showed, and later she told me my brother had told her the same, but denied it to me.
This is one of the many similar things that she has said to me, and I hate her for it. Every day, she tells me that I have really bad behavior.I tell her the same thing, but she ignores it (I wish I could do the same, but it's different; she's my mom). She makes me feel clueless and horrible, and whenever I cried about it, she made me feel even worse.
Those feelings have evolved to great dislike, and now hatred. All my friends adore their mothers (I don't blame them; their mother are wonderful), but I have no such attachment to mine. It makes me feel like a bad human being and a bad daughter. I'm constantly plagued with guilt for hating my mom.
Is this normal? Am I the only one who feels this way?

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66% Normal
Based on 32 votes (21 yes)
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  • deshikd

    Yes. Considering your mother's behavior, your feelings are normal and understandable.

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  • I don't hate my mother but I detest my father enough that I sometimes want to kill him.

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  • wigz

    Your feelings are normal. My mom had a pretty convincing nice act but the reality was she is cruel, jealous and resentful. She routinely shamed me, embarrassed me in front of others, blamed me for everything, never supported me in anything and acted like I was the worst behaved kid ever. It took a long time for me to see how cruel she was because her nice act was so good and she is sooooo manipulative. Once I started seeing things more clearly, I basically phased her out of my life for the most part. We hardly ever talk, I just kinda go through the motions because I rather keep some peace and I don't want to cut all contact, and I don't want to deprive my children of a relationship. Once you're on your own, you can decide how much a part of your life you will allow your mother to be. You shouldn't feel guilty and it might help to remember that it doesn't have to be all or nothing, you can remain civil and have as much or as little contact as you are comfortable with.

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  • McBean

    It is just fine to hate one paraent and love the other. My mother was abusive and cruel. I started to feel better when I gave up. My hate became apathy, I stopped talking to her, and avoided her whenever possible. I would talk to my Dad because I enjoyed his company. If my Mother showed up in the middle of a conversation with my Dad, I would just leave.

    Apathy is your friend. You can make your own identity. You don't need her at all.

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  • sourgrapes

    No its bloody well not.ffs

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  • xfg24

    You should have sex with your brother. It's pretty standard here.

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