Is it normal that my mother prefers her step-daughter?

I am 57 years old and the older I get the more I hate my 77 year old mother. At 16 years old I was telling her something that happened during the day and she turned around & walked away as she did to me alot. I finally got mad and yelled "you never listen to me". Her reply back was Quote - "Everything that comes out of your mouth is boring. I don't have time to listen" Unquote. I was so taken aback/mad/hurt. I have lived with that quote since 16. Even now when she's done listening she interrupts me and starts talking about herself or other things. My sister just moved back into town living out of state for many years and now see's what I have been telling her. She does it to her now. She's rude to waitresses the way she responds to their introductions. She never asks about my children or grandchildren. And I don't tell her anything anymore. Remember "Boring". Everything is about her. She was a pretty woman when she was young and once told my sister & I - Quote - "I don't know what happened to you two" - Unquote. How nice is that? She didn't blink an eye. I did feel I got even when I was 34 & we went camping. Men TALKED and LOOKED at me. She was furious. 1 for me. I warned my almost new step-father not to marry her up to the day he married her. She has done nothing but belittle him, talk rude, wish he was dead, order him around, call him names in front of his friends, insult him. If you speak up to her she puts the blame back on you and says she's tired of everyone picking on her and she just tries to do her best and no one appreciates her and then sulks for days. It's not worth it to try to defend yourself. She's NEVER wrong. NEVER!! She can dish it out but she can't take any critism towards her. Nope! She has these new friends and she's always saying "They just love me 'cause I'm so funny". She's got a warpped sense of humor that is not funny to me. Never has been. Nor too my S-Dad. The other day we all got to together as a family along with her friends and she brought someone to the house to meet me. She went so overboard in trying to be funny about his being there. She and her friends were throwing a wedding garter at him to catch and making stupid comments and kept running into the other room where he was. My son was really getting P**'d and finally my son told her it wasn't funny. I told her the more she did it the more I would run the other direction and then she told me to "Lighten up, their only kidding" as she hissed at me. I wasn't laughing is what the problem was and neither was my son and daughter in law. They saw how rude she was being. The poor guy had to have been embarrassed. I did not talk with him at all. No chance to without being totally embarrassed. She told my sister & I on Mother's Day after she got her flowers and cards from us that her step-daughter sent her the most beautiful flower arrangement she has ever gotten and the card that came with them said everything so "perfect" that a card could say. Is this normal?

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Based on 34 votes (7 yes)
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  • Ur moms a b****. no offense

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  • aussiewolf

    wow she sounds exactly like my grandmother. we all call her evil because she is so hateful and uses money against everyone. she is my fathers mother and has never liked my mother and has done everything in her power to try to split them up and it just enrages her that they are still together. my grandmother is very nice to people outside our family, like my husband. she absolutely loves him. but i think she is so nice to him to rub in everyone elses faces what they are "missing out on". but all she does is lie about everything. even when her own son was in hospital with heart problems, she tried to get everyone to focus on her "problems".
    she initially had two sons but my dads brother drowned when he was a teenager and my grandmother actually said to my dad that she wishes he was still here and it was my dad who died. so if i was you, i would just ignore her. stop contacting her and let her live her hateful life and maybe one day she might see the hurt she has caused but i wouldnt hold your breath. my grandmother is 86 and as fit as a fiddle so she will probably still be like this well into her 100s.

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  • MarijuAtheist

    Your mother is toxic to your mental stability and health. You've been dragging your emotional baggage around with you for far too long. You need to let it go and be at peace with the kind of person she is; a narcissistic bitch. You don't need her in your life OR your mind, but don't hold hatred towards her. That's unhealthy for you and doesn't benefit anyone.

    I suggest you write her a long letter about how you feel towards her. You can give it to her or just keep it for yourself. Getting your feelings out there will help.

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  • Trollolol

    Heh, your moms a mega-bitch, wow that must suck.

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  • BenAroundTheBlock

    Tell her what a boring, pathetic bitch she is before she kicks the bucket, then have nothing more to do with her. What a bitch.

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  • Wow im sorry my mom is younger than u but ill share my mother with u if youd like! Lol i rally am sorry!! Try to focus more on the people in ur family thay love you and actually show it!!! Amd less on her

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  • Billgalpal

    Truly, I agree ! No offense taken. I'm glad you see it.

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