Is it normal that my moms like this?

Ok I'm 18 years old and my family is super dysfunctional. My mom is a alcoholic, manipulative and she used to be severely abusive towards my dad and my oldest sister. She was only abusive towards my other sisters on occasion but she emotionally abuses us all the time. She used to beat my sister all the time for no reason and she would leave her out side for days with no food not caring what season it was. I watched my dad get stabbed and my sister brutally beaten all the time as a kid. I been too alot of foster homes and I even failed a grade because I missed so much school cuz my family.

Now I'm older she doesn't physically beat anyone anymore but she still is emotional unstable and manipulative. She's super strict as to the point I wasn't allowed to go to parties or drink (which is understandable), date or even talk to boys, hang out with friends that talk to boys, watch movies with kissing or anything, or even say how I feel. If I talked back id get it. She was super strict not for us because most people would think that's why she was like this. She just wanted something to control. She got mad at my sister for going to church. She said she doesn't want us to make her look bad. I dont respect for this but mostly because she doesn't do anything for us. She never had a job in her life and she makes us do her dirty work. She makes us go grocery shopping, pay her bills, but now that she lives with her bf he does that. She never been to any of my school events or anything. And she thinks she's the best mom ever. I just feel like if I'm responsible to do all that why cant she trust me with at least talking to a guy?

I was a good kid for the most part. I sneaked to parties and drank and had guy friends but im still a virgin and I kissed about 4 guys in my life time. I never did anything unless I was 99% positive I could get away with it. I never dare took chances on anything less.

Now I'm 18 my mom still doesn't want me to talk to boys or go to bars and stuff. But I feel that I'm responsible enough to do both but she freaks even if I just mention it. Even when I snuck out when I was 16/17 I was still responsible. I went to the bar/ lounge once and it was ok because I told my mom we were going for supper and we were and she still freaked but she let me go.

I had a sleepover at my friends house and I recently went to the bar but it wasn't planned it just happened. I never told my mom because I was scared that shed get mad. Her mad isn't normal mad. She makes you feel guilty, she gives you unnecessary consciences and she never makes you forget it.

Anyways I saw my oldest sister there and she told me I had to tell mom I was there or she would. I feel its unfair because she knows how crazy our mom is but she still willing to tell on me even when I know she's did things behind our moms back too.

I feel completely trapped all the time, and even if I do do something that I know my mom wouldn't approve of it still causes me grift and is always on the back of my mind. I feel like I'm living a double life. I want to stand up to my mom and let her know its my life but ok scared of what shell do to me. Once she gets mad enough their isn't a line she won't cross. And I know I have to tell my mom eventually but I'm horrified. I'm more scared of my mom then anything else in the world. But I wanna be able to live my life because I know if I let her control my life she will and she won't let go unless I make her and I still live with her so I don't know if its possible. I dont know if its normal for your mom to be like this ? And I dont know what to do. Its exhausting trying to live two lifes.

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Comments ( 59 )
  • Move out. Doesn't seem like that hard of a decision.

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    • U cant just move out. That takes money and stuff so it will take longer then you think plus I'm still In high school and I'm not gonna drop out because of my mom

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      • IrishPotato

        Bullshit.

        My dearest friend moved in with me after her dad attacked me. She moved out because of him, always fighting with him and him mentally abusing her.

        She was still in highschool with no job.

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        • Yeah she moved in with you. Who im I suppous to move in with? My imaginary friend?

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          • IrishPotato

            You're the one who said you had friends, not me.

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          • That's what I did.

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      • robbieforgotpw

        To OP
        I just finished powersharting myself

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        • Looks like they are offended by acknowledging their censorship as well.

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          • robbieforgotpw

            They can't c me
            *power sludges his shorts full

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    • SkullsNRoses

      Moving out may not be easy as OP is 18, but also held back one grade, so she may not have finished highschool.

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      • I moved out before I finished highschool.

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        • robbieforgotpw

          I took a dump in a bag

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        • welkinson

          When I was in high school a couple years ago, in senior year, the teachers would be telling kids to get their parents to sign things such as a report telling the parents that their kids were getting bad grades.

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  • ygrowup

    She cannot control your life forever, make plans to become independent of her in your near future! Many have done this, you are not the only one in this situation. Good luck with your choices

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  • disthing

    Obviously it's not normal. You must know this.

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    • Umm no when you live with abuse your whole life it feels normal

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      • disthing

        Well the way you write about it suggests you know it's not normal and are seeking support and advice.

        That's fine. But I doubt you would have written this in the way you have if you honestly wondered whether it's common to have an unemployed, alcoholic overbearing mother who you're scared of "more than anything else in the world", who stabbed your father, beat you and your sister, and whose behaviour resulted in your going to foster homes. I mean, you have friends right? You must have met a lot of people in your existence? So it should be common sense that this isn't the usual experience - and I think you know this.

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        • That's not what I was asking what was normal. I was asking if its normal for her to still be controlling my life..

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          • I was just giving the background story so calm down

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            • disthing

              I'm very calm :)

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  • 69

    i'm dissapointed. i thought you had two moms and they liked something weird

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  • Theadage

    Here's my advice.

    Wait until you're finished with high school, preferrably when you're at university, and dorm there for a semester, or a year.

    While you're dorming, work on getting a job, and finding a roommate that you can share rent with in apartment.

    That's how you slowly build independence... Also, learn how to drive a car so you won't be dependent.

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    • TheProph

      You're offering to pay for her school? Or blindly ignorantly assuming her monster of a mother is going to pay for it?

      fucking people... piss me the fuck off. Some of us have to WORK to go to school. Not have mama and dada pay for it.

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      • Theadage

        Sweetheart.

        I attend a university. I've also worked hard to get scholarships while also having a full time job with a 16+ hours class load.

        My parents did not even pay a cent to further my education.

        Please think before you try to take your frustrations out on somebody. You know nothing about me, so do keep your two cents to yourself. I'd rather work for mine.

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      • Yeah lol ill have to pay for my own school

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        • TheProph

          Yeah, that's what I figured. People annoy the fuck out of me when they assume.

          You just need to find somewhere to go. Seriously, good luck. You make me realize my own mother did the best she could and she wasn't all that bad.

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  • Cshorty

    Okay, this is what i would say. Get a job if you can, sell things on ebay( you will make good fast money). Any old textbooks? Sell on Halfbay.com. I made 50 bucks in two days from selling two old textbooks that were about 4-5years old. So you can. Find ways to make money. Make enough so you can move out somewhere really cheep. Save up. Make friends you can trust so eventually you have a place to stay. Honestly, just because your mom stopped the abuse doesnt mean its okay. You still have the right to contact social services, tell them what she did in past. If you are really afraid tell them your afraid she'll do it again/ They will project you.

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  • Stifler

    "she left my sister outside without food for days"...

    Erm... A person can only last like 3 days without food... Just saying...

    I have allot of things to doubt about this "story" because of spelling errors and almost seemingly impossible things.

    I mean if your mother is so abusive I can't see why you don't just leave and you watched your father get stabbed? hmmm... and no police where involved? Well than... she physically abused you everyday? I'm surprised your still alive.

    If this is true... Get help.
    If this is false... Fuck off.

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    • Umm ok first I obviously said days so that doesn't mean weeks bitch. Second That statement that you said you can only last 3 days without food is so false its not even funny. You can last way longer without food. Thats why people do water fasts idoit do your research before you put false information on my story. I didn't say she didn't have water.

      Third I said she used to be physically abusive, when she was super abusive I was just a kid so how could I just leave? I was young and didn't know what to do. And obviously genius there was police involved thats how I got into foster homes.

      I know my spellings not that great I never was the best at spelling and when I type I type really fast and make mistakes and sometimes I dont see them all to correct them. And what do you think I'm doing? Obviously I know I need to get help but thanks for your lovely support..

      Nothing I said was "seemly impossible" your just a ignorant asshole. This is my life just because you probley live a good normal life doesn't mean everyone does. Next time you think something impossible get your facts straight first. If you actually read all my story you would have known obviously police were involved because I was in foster care and if you weren't an idiot you would of known you can last more then three days without food

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      • TheProph

        Sounds like you're turning into your mother with how quick you are to be nasty to people. =)

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        • Having a quick temper doesn't mean I would put my children outside and stab my husband. Seriously your stupid. Alot of ppl get defensive that doesn't mean I'm crazy.

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          • TheProph

            I was only kidding =)

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          • Plus this subject is really sensitive to me. When ppl say I'm lieing or that its fake it makes me really mad because I am so protective of my sister when someone tries to hurt her feelings cuz she was bullied as well at school apart from our mom hating her. she is full black I'm only half becuz we have different dads. The school would see my sisters bruises and just ignore it. So I cant help but get defensive to it because I feel like they have no right to judge if its real just becuz they never been through it. I dont get easily upset with everything tho

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    • TheProph

      Erm.. a person can last longer than 3 days without food if they have water.

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      • Stifler

        If she isnt getting any food I doubt she is getting any water... If the mother is as bad as the Poster says she is (In which I doubt) Than she would be getting no food as well as no water.

        People just suck up to every sad story :/

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        • Your stupid. We lived on a acreage. My mom stayed in the house. She used the hose. I hate when ppl comment on my story and try to prove its fake because their ignorant. My sister wasnt gonna just stay there and die. She would find ways idiot plus she was going to school so maybe she was getting a little food somehow but for what I know she didn't. I just recently found out my mom has schetiziphenia or used to and she used to have depression so its more clear when I tried to understand the past. She wouldn't have told me she had that I found out for myself. I dont care if you don't believe my story. I'm not here to prove it to you, I wrote it becuz I wasn't sure what to do. If you don't believe it that's fine but just stay the fuck off my page. Thanks!

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          • Stifler

            1. Phone + 911 = Get your mother ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABUSE!

            2. schetiziphenia does not justify child abuse.

            3. Actually get help from real people not people on the internet.

            4. Learn a bit more English... Your grammar burns my eyes.

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        • TheProph

          You can't just assume that she isn't getting water because she isn't getting food.

          Let's assume there's no food in her refrigerator, there's a very good chance that if she turns the faucet water will come out.

          I know, far fetched, right?

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          • Noone was giving her water but my sister wasnt a stupid 8 year old she found ways.

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      • Thank you

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  • TheProph

    Absolutely not normal, nor acceptable. Someone needs to take care of your mother. And I don't mean in the treatment sense, but more so the mafia put her feet in concrete and throw her in the ocean kind of "taking care of her".

    If I were you I would find someone who you can live with.

    Your mother clearly has some form of serious mental disorder. She stabbed your father? Did you really have to ask if that was normal?

    I really hope you find a good place to live. And when you do, if you have any common sense at all, you will never speak to her again. Who cares if she gave birth to you. That doesn't give someone life time immunity for what they do.

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    • My mom doesn't physically best anyone anymore. So she's not that bad she's just controlling and emotionally abusive. And I wasn't asking if stabbing someone was normal I was asking if its normal for me to be 18 and her still trying to control everything in my,life

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      • TheProph

        I thought you said your mother stabbed your father? When you said something like.. "I saw my father get stabbed" I had just assumed it was your mother. I also assumed you were asking if all of the stuff you were typing was normal, and that one stood out the most to me.

        It sounds like older age has calmed your mom down a bit, which is normal, but it really sounds like she's bipolar or something.

        Has she ever been to therapy?

        If you love her, and she's not beyond reason, try sitting her down, telling her you love her, and you're worried about her.

        If she's religious, try to appeal to that in her. Tell her "I'm concerned for your soul" or whatever religious people say. Sorry to be so flat out about things, but with stuff like this you can't beat around the bush, you just have to address it, no matter how painful it is.

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        • No she did Stab my dad numerous times im just saying she's not physically abusive anymore. My moms a different story when you try to talk to her about those things she just denys them and gets angry

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          • TheProph

            Yeah then I'd say sever ties with her once you're on your own. You don't need that kind of negative energy bringing you down all the time.

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  • ReoKado

    You know maybe I'm heartless or just emotionless, but just be straight with her. I don't get how someone could have fear over another, but who cares, even if she is your parent the only way you're ever going to solve this type of issue is if you take it into your own hands and tell her how you feel. I went through the same situation, but it was my always drunken father in law and my seemingly blind mother, but you know what? I was seventeen and after two years of living with them and all the bull I went through, I simply couldn't take it anymore, one day my father in law came home ready to beat me since I was practically the only one with enough balls to take him on and well... that time I wasn't in the mood for it and I beat him almost to death for breaking my only true family, my fish tank. Then my mother finally came home and we sat and talked like adults for once and I was finally able to get her to open her damn eyes and see who he truly was, yet of course with my bad luck I was kicked out the house and disowned. Yet I was happy for I was finally through with them, six years later I got a call and it was some police department saying about how my family was dead. My mom was beat to death, my father in law was stabbed and died from bleeding, my little brother killed himself (I don't know how they found this out, hand prints on the knife I guess?), and apparently my little sister was never found. My point, hopefully you'll never have to go through a situation like I did, but as you see I would of probably ended up dead if I didn't leave that house eventually. Every problem has a solution and it's about time you solve your own miss, if anything I've learned over the years, no issue will be solved by itself. You must take it into your own hands if you ever want your situation to change for the better or the worst. Which, life will decide, but it's your decision to make the change. Good luck, and I hope my life story helped you in anyway possible (if you even bothered to read it).

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    • robbieforgotpw

      Have u found a publisher for your book?

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      • ReoKado

        Haha, wish I had. Probably make good cash off of it, but till then I hope you liked the summary of my childhood.

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    • Omg that's rough. I'm so sorry that happened to you. Your right I should stand up to her and I would after I find a place to stay because she will probley try to hurt me

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      • ReoKado

        I thought your mom wasn't physically abusive anymore? It makes sense though to wait till you have another home to be in. I can tell you that being homeless sucks, REALLY sucks to be frank. Back when I was eighteen I don't think I ate till a month or so after getting disowned. I had to sleep on a bench close to work and had to keep a close eye on my wallet, it's good though that people didn't usually mess with a guy like me back then. Not saying anyone is stupid enough to mess with me now, yet I don't know if I was intimidating or what, but safety back then wasn't so much a concern after I got use to taking care of myself.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Ouch.

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  • TheShirtLifter

    She's making u strong and very careful in the difficult decisions u'll make in ur life; she's giving u life-survival-tactics and u're gonna need them. I know a mother like urs who did all those things because that's how her mother raised her. Anyway people like u will most likely be natural leaders, and able to talk pretty well in convincing people to do what u want them to do. So look at all the people around you, now can u honestly tell me she did such a bad job in raising u? I know it hurts, but u must open urself to the possibility that it's tough love.. Recognise

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    • She made me strong In some ways but in others she did more damage. I'm super paranoid all the time and I have ocd. My older sister that is 20 cant even talk to boys because she's just incapable and she's super sensitive. My oldest sister got abused for no absolute reason. She has anxiety too. From the things she has did to my sister has lefted scars In my past. My sister was also bellied so I don't think my mom was doing that for us but for her. And if your theory was the case why doesn't she really care about my schooling?

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  • myboyfriendsbitch

    The first paragraph sounds bad, but the rest sounds pretty normal. Maybe you are a responsible person because of it. If your mom didn't set those boundaries can you honestly say that you would still be a virgin and well behaved and all that? You're still living in her house so you're just gonna have to follow her rules until you get you're own place.

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    • Ya I think she kind of made me think certain ways but honestly if I wanted to do something I would I dont do not do things because of her I don't do things because I dont want to because I have morals

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      • myboyfriendsbitch

        Who taught you those morals? Morals are usually based on the environment we grew up in. When we are born, yes,we are innocent, but we have no morals. They develop as we observe the world around us.

        I'm not saying your mom is perfect, but it does sound like she raised you to have good morals, even if you had to learn some things from her faults.

        Is she still abusive or is your main complaint the lack of freedom?

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        • Yeah but I learned those morals myself. Obviously I dont respect my mom because if I want to do something ill do it. I
          Party and still have guy friends and my mom wouldn't let me do that. But I'm still a virgin and stuff because I want to be not because my mom said to be. Not from just learning from her mistakes but I also learned from ppl at school and I decided who I wanna be and I decided I wanted respect.

          mom was a slut when she was younger and she did drugs and she's an alcoholic still. So saying my mom raised me is inaccurate. I raised myself. I always did things for myself all my mom did was cook and the food wasnt with her money and clean but I still did alot of the cleaning. I guess I matured faster because I had to learn to be their for myself and she made me feel like I never wanted to be used ever again because she uses us to get money from the government and she makes us do anything for her. All she taught me is I never wanna be like her.

          She's not physically abusive anymore but she's emotionally. I think if I crossed the line she wouldn't hesitate to beat me though

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          • myboyfriendsbitch

            I'm sorry about your situation, and for misinterpreting.

            The good news is you persevered through all of that and you are a good, responsible person despite your mom. Stay that way and someday you will be able to tell her to kiss your ass because you are going to be a better person than her and, should you have children, a better parent.

            However, I still can't help but feel that deep down that is what she wants, for you to be better and more responsible than she was.

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            • Yeah I belive that is part of it but she's doing it in the wrong way. She wants to control us and instill fear in our mind into being the way she wants

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