Is it normal to be jealous of my mom?

My mom never let me hang out with friends after school, in fact when i got out of school mom and dad left me alone and they went to their room, my dad was and addict and an alcoholic. I remember being little and just reading alone in my room. One time they got a loan for a trip to Disney an then they made me choose between a new house or the trip. Me always being a considerate child i told them to get the house, i knew thats what they wanted and they bought the house. Never taugth me anything about sex or relationships, wheneve i asked, she said she didnt know. Eventually my dad(Veteran with a pension) got lung cancer and we went to get surgery when i was 15, he never got out of that bed, he extubated himself one day and just f'ed it all up. He spent 4 years in bed, meanwhile i was into prostitution for alcohol, coke, money anything, mom really didnt do anything about she just let me. I weaned myself of all of those things. My dad died last year and shes getting a 1400 check every month from VA. She got a boyfriend and now they are going to Disney, im 19 but i still remember going to the beach 3 times in my childhood and only spendind 30mins each time. Never went on fieldtrips, never did anything. I feel like they f'ed me up and just left me... Im not sure if i should feel this way. Sorry for the long post i just need to get it off my chest.

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  • ^^ you learn how to use the spacebar.

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  • Lol "fat and wobbly and full of sugar" I need to write that down

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  • your telling me to stop instigating however you called me a pile of crap. wow how much of a hypocrite are you? or are you just too stupid to realise what you are saying? im not here to start drama, im just stating the fact that you are a horrible person and you need to take a look in the mirror sometimes. you know im right which is why you backed down and you are trying to look like a better person to all these strangers. maybe you should widen your vocabulary to more than just curse words.

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  • Lady...stop instigating. This about helping the OP and not a place for you to start drama. Conversing with you makes about as much sense as conversing with a pile of dog shit just because someone stuck a mustache on it.

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  • Tl;dr

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  • Umbrella of unhappiness is what I meant.

    After rereading your post I also wanted to make another comment. It truly appears that you are upset and jealous of your mother due to her apparent ease of moving forward and living her life despite all of these hardships your family has been through. While she is moving forward and on to the next endeavor you appear to be bound to your past and these experiences; obviously confused, hurt, and unable to process these emotions as you're in shock at all that has happened. You're bewildered by the fact that she is somehow unaffected by such an emotional and rocky family life. So in essence it is as if you're standing there with your hands in the air like, "what the hell!" While she is seemingly happy and carefree. Your best bet is to prioritize and build your life for you. No one else is going to want or have the need to better your life. You need to determine what you want out of life, or figure out a path to get you to where you can assess and learn new things to make a decision about what you want. What you want and need in life,
    Your priorities, are not going to be the same as your mothers'. Something I learned a while back is, "In 5 years from now the only things that will have changed your life are the people you have met and the books you have read." Assess this statement and start buildin. You have your whole life ahead of you. Forgive, let go, and build.

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  • Here's the thing OP: I sympathize with you and had a really bad childhood as well. But the greatest part about adulthood is that you have the freedom to dictate it. You make the choices and you call the shots. If your mom is an umbrella of happiness, you make the decision as to whether you step out of the shade into the sunlight, or if you continue to wilt under the darkness. There is a very distinctive line drawn in the sand between people with abusive/horrible childhoods: those who take that experience to make their lives better, and those who wallow in their own self pity. Again, the choice is yours which one you decide to be. Embrace your experience and be the catalyst for the change you want to see in your life.

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  • im not ignorant. i asked you a question yet you are so ignorant and arrogant that you didnt answer it. so how you can you not expect people to make assumptions if you dont give them details. yes its your right to not disclose your personal information so you cant go shooting people down if you are not willing to back yourself up. and you judging people by their nicknames on here is pretty pathetic too. if i was to judge you by your name, i would think that you are fat and wobbly and full of sugar. your post may have been honest from your point of view because if you believe it, then you think its true but i certainly dont agree that it was heartfelt. if it was heartfelt then you would have been just a little sympathetic to the posters situation but you CHOSE to be harsh and curse and telling them to "stop it". you cant just tell people to stop it, thats just ridiculous. if you are telling the truth about your life being so hard, then you should understand that it takes time to get your life back on track.

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  • And OP I will break it down a little further for you although I doubt you are so uneducated that you cannot understand an analogy like the previous two I mentioned. Life sucks for so many of us and as bad as our lives are there is always someone who has it worse. The point is, we have to be able to yank ourselves up out of that despair. Use it as a learning lesson and not as an excuse. Choosing to be miserable is no way to live.

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  • Lady..the same applies to you. Talking out your ass without knowing the details. Sad that people are so ignorant.

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  • Sarcasticnigga...well your name pretty much says it all. My post was heartfelt and honest. As for using my phone...I have two dislocated fingers and one broke one yet I can still use the spacebar. Also, if I had a dick this is where I'd tell you to suck it.

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  • Good post randomjelly.... Don't let your mom bring you down, because deep down you know your better than that, you know your better than her.. And now it's time to show her. Stay strong and prove to everyone else in a similar situation that it's never too late to turn your life around.. I may not know you but I got faith u can do it :) Live life to the fullest, no regrets! Bad experiences make a person stronger! Good experiences are always right around the corner, you'll see..

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  • right on sarcasticnigga! oh and randomjelly, iphone and meds dont mix hey? well could your "blissful happiness" have anything to do with your meds? because that is not true happiness. meds are just a coverup so when you are truly happy, then you have the right to judge people, until then, shut your mouth.

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  • Randomjelly I supose that your life experience is not the same as hers.you have no right to write things like that.if you wanted to be supportive you should've been more gentle.just because you had a "worse"life experience doesn't mean that she can't feel bad about hers.P.S:I'm not being sarcastic and learn how to use your phone.

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  • *or as a step

    iPhone and meds don't mix!

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  • *all your blame.

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  • Yeah, your life was a fucking dream compared to mine and yet I'm blissfully happy now. Your unhappiness is your own fault. You CHOOSE to be unhappy. Stop it. Stop it right now. You can use your past as a crutch in which to place all or blame or a a step up that makes you into a strong and empathetic being.

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