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I have an angry mother.

I am always well mannered and do everything that she asks of me. I receive nearly perfect grades in school and entered one of the top colleges in the nation. I always smile and never disagree. Yet whatever I do, my mother gets angry at me and screams at me about how wrong or inexperienced I am for one to three hours. If I try to correct her and say that I was not at fault, she gets angrier at me; if I remain silent, she finds reason to get angrier on her own and continues to scream at me.
Last time, when she told me that people die from leaving fans on at night and I told her that it was simply an urban myth, she screamed at me that I was inexperienced and that I was wrong to talk back and that I should always listen to her. I chose not to talk back to her, so she ultimately screamed at me for three and a half hours as I sat in silence. If I speak, she gets angry; if I don’t speak, she gets angry. What can I do?

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mjbennett0 offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (3 minutes after post)

Stand Up, And leave the House!

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Neutra offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (4 minutes after post)

She just wants to watch out for you and keep you saft thats all, she is your mom after all.

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Mr Foot offline Verified User (5 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (5 minutes after post)

how is leaving a fan on supposed to kill you?

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4 years, 9 months ago (6 minutes after post)

Mr Foot wrote:
how is leaving a fan on supposed to kill you?

I sleep with the fan on everyday in the summer and they haven’t done anything to me except keep me cool.

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musicman113 offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (6 minutes after post)

I can understand that she may be caring, but listening to her screaming all of the reasons why I am trash for three hours in silence is difficult and is getting harder to bear.

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mjbennett0 offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (7 minutes after post)

yea, my mom told me that at 1 time also, about the fan, and i looked it up on Google, and showed her thats not true, remember Google Is ur friend, and ever sence then i slept with 1-2 fans on in my room at night

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Neutra offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (11 minutes after post)

Before you talk to your mom, try to start off by saying something like “im not trying to sound like im talking back or trying to be disrespectfull, I just want you to understand”.

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musicman113 offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (12 minutes after post)

Neutra wrote:
Before you talk to your mom, try to start off by saying something like “im not trying to sound like im talking back or trying to be disrespectfull, I just want you to understand”.

I have done that, but with no success. Thanks for the idea though.

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mjbennett0 offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (12 minutes after post)

yea, what Neutra said

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mjbennett0 offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (13 minutes after post)

oh well, if u don’t mind me asking, can u go live with another parnet/guardain or another family member, or a friend?

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DrAwesomeMcCool offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (15 minutes after post)

Ehm wow its pretty awkward to post this but, after scanning this forum ive already found out your mum scolds you! nevermind the shouting and screaming at you for hours that would have been enough for me to leave. your mum may be Bipolar but its no exuse you love her becouse shes your mum and you probably think its normal…its not if my mum ever talked to me ike that or scolded me id walk out the door and go somewhere else. you need to leave get your own house/appartment rent it whatever you really just need to get away from your mum. im 19 to and i have been acepted into college as a youth worker and my moms a bit bipolar but nothing like yours i love my mum but if she ever done anything like that to me or my brother or sister i would take them all somewhere else or phone the police. Bipolar or not its inexusable and you deserve better get out before you or your mother do something more serius.

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mjbennett0 offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (15 minutes after post)

and aren’t u in college, why don’t u go live in ur dorm(well its just a suggestion, i know all colleges don’t have dorms), or can u get a job and move out, so u don’t have to deal with her??

i mean no offence at all if it is deamed that i did, but i have not ment no fault!

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mjbennett0 offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (16 minutes after post)

wow, all 3 of us are 19, and have problems with our moms, a bit

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DrAwesomeMcCool offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (21 minutes after post)

my mom can just get very upset so its not nearly as bad as musicmans but the best advice is for him to get away from her as soon as possible. its simple leave her and get on with your life. your doing well as youve got into college just stay with a freind for a while.

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (27 minutes after post)

musicman are you her only child&were is your father?

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musicman113 offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (29 minutes after post)

I live in dorms, but for breaks I have to go home for a couple months a year. My father is at work for the whole day.

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (31 minutes after post)

have you always had a hard time of your mum or just recently?

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musicman113 offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (32 minutes after post)

It’s been growing worse over the last few years. Before they would last 30 minutes, now for three hours, which quite a long time.

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (34 minutes after post)

i bet your ears have been bursting!have you got siblings?

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DrAwesomeMcCool offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (36 minutes after post)

okay so its when you go back home… i thought you still lived at home… ehm have you ever informed the police about her abusing you? if not i think you should… or if you havnt tell your Dad if he dosnt want to help go to the police, keep a record of the times she has hurt or shouted at you and notes on what she did during that time, confront your dad with them or go to the police with them.

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musicman113 offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (39 minutes after post)

Police? I’m not going to the police just because my mother scolds me and gets a little out of control, I think that’s a little too much. And what would the police do to make any change? At the end it would rip apart the family even more.

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (43 minutes after post)

mothers show their emotions in different ways&i think this is one of them.
i asked if you was her only child if so shes being too overprotective,sounds silly i know but she sees you as her little boy &not the grown man youve become.
she feels like shes lost you&has no control therefore she takes her frustrations out on you-she loves you really

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DrAwesomeMcCool offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (46 minutes after post)

dont say its just scolding its inhumane and illegal its assualt and is incredibally serius you love your mum but you come first. and does your dad know about what shes doing?

and of course she loves you but ther is a chance it could get worse than a scolding you say the screaming is getting worse? how long before the violance gets worse its inexcusable to treat someonelike this and it is not love she may love you but this is not love its spite.

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (50 minutes after post)

josh,scolding means telling of not burning him lol-i wondered why you seemed so angry

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DrAwesomeMcCool offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (55 minutes after post)

oh… thank frick for that then…if its just getting shouted at its still pretty bad, id immagine you try to avoid her as much as posible id really just say its in your hands you can walk out the house without saying a word and go do something else but if your not prepared to stand up for yourself and move out or stan your ground then youll just have to grit your teeth and beer it.

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (57 minutes after post)

Bear it sorry i didnt meen to say become an alchohalic haha

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 hour, 6 minutes after post)

musicman the next time your home with your mum take my advice sit her down &try to explain your a grown man now who has to stand on his own two feet,tell her you still love her &she still knows best-i honestly think its because she has no control therefore shes clinging to you too tightly-im speaking from my own experiences-ive also got a 19 yr old son whos just moved out with his girlfriend.
i became the mother from hell when it finally hit me ive lost him,it was like hes my child &im losing him,angry you never heard ewt like it-i had no control over him anymore &god did it hurt(still does)i cried myself to sleep for days after that,tyhen i realised i had to accept it-hrs a grown man,just like yourself-cutting the apron strings is the hardest thing for any mother to do.

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DrAwesomeMcCool offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 hour, 15 minutes after post)

agree with evensent200…

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 hour, 16 minutes after post)

thankyou josh

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An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (5 hours, 20 minutes after post)

LEAVE LEAVE LEAVE, I know you love her but you must not tolerate emotional abuse…
What your mother is doing is emotional abuse…She must address her own issues, but that won’t happen unless she accepts the fact that she needs help
Until then, what are you going to do? Are you going to be her punching bag forever?
You should be your number one priority right now and she should not be allowed to inflict any more pain upon you than what she has already has. You will not be selfish if you walk away for a while. Maybe that is exactly what she needs to see what is so precious in her life.

Sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have until it is gone.

My mother did the same thing to me including physical abuse for many many many years until I could not take it any more. I love her and we are on good terms now, but I had to walk away. One day, I just walked away and years laters she realized she was wrong.

I will pray for you and your mom.

Little Wing

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evansent 2008 offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (6 hours, 22 minutes after post)

muicman are you there?

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shaigallowa offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (7 hours, 59 minutes after post)

I have had the same problem you have. I was a straight A student, I did not date in highschool nor did I go out with friends or anything else. Yet, she always had to find a reason to yell at me and if she could not find one she would make one up. Do you still live at home? If not just don’t answer when she calls and cut ties for a while. I did that and my mom finally came around. It took time for her to realize that I was not a child anymore and I had to make my own mistakes. She is now my bestfriend. You have to realize you are the easiest person for her to take her anger out on and that her anger is not realated to you. She is angry about something else and does not know how to deal with it. She has to work that out for herself and you have to live your life in peace and you can’t stand there and just take anymore.

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maxfan offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 13 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (9 hours, 33 minutes after post)

i say go in your room and close the door. let her scream at herself

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musicman113 offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (10 hours, 48 minutes after post)

Well I do cut ties with her for extended periods of time while I’m at college, but when I come back she is exactly the same as when I left her. I wish the same could happen to me as shaigallowa’s mother did, but it hasn’t been working the same way for me.

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (11 hours, 34 minutes after post)

when you say rip your family apart even further what do you mean?

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An Unknown Location | 4 years, 7 months ago (2 months after post)

yea my mom is exactly like that. Just don’t come back from college for a while, if she can’t treat you like a human being then there’s no point of being in her presence if she doesn’t give you the slightest respect

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An Unknown Location | 4 years, 3 months ago (6 months, 1 week after post)

I suggest next time she tries this on you, you very calmly get up, stand still and look at her without reaction but intently until she stops shouting, abusing, yelling etc. Then, very slowly tell her, again without reaction, that she had better stop her angry outbursts as you are no longer a child. Then, turn around and walk away, preferably, leave the house and go out.

Do this everytime she gets angry and shouts at you. In other words, do not get angry, but do not remain passive. You have a choice not to be involved in this kind of relationship. Exercise your choice.

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An Unknown Location | 4 years ago (8 months, 3 weeks after post)

i have the same situation.. its always been like this in my life and even worst.. u can’t imagine. I think your mum is Bipolar or just unhappy with her self so she is putting it on you.

and btw do not leave. put up with it till u graduate. Just count the days u will leave. u have what it take 2 be independent. u have the grades and the school so thats just the best u could ask for. imagine if u didnt have the grades to get into collage. u would be destroyed. thank your self because u deserve it

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 10 months ago (11 months, 2 weeks after post)

dear music man, there is no cure for angry mothers. I think we need to form a committee to lock all angry moms up in dungeons. I feel your pain. I am being whipped as I typed this. Call 911 right now!!!! I NEED HELP!!!!!!

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jysmar offline Verified User (3 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 8 months ago (1 year, 1 month after post)

I have nearly the same mom. She does not see that I am not perfect, but she still expects me to. If you have a solution, can you tell me?

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 3 months ago (1 year, 6 months after post)

I agree with happyguy12’s idea of locking up all angry mothers in dungeons.

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 1 month ago (1 year, 8 months after post)

OMG, thats exactly my mum. Today, there was this important file that i sent from my email to my mums email (i cant open my email @school). I printed it, and evaded a 2 hour detention, i get home and she see’s that i opened her email at school. SHE GETS TOTALLY PISSED. like wtf? I say that i had to, she gets pissed more… i say sorry, and she has a fit of swear words. I say nothing, and then she brings up things ive done in the past and then “mushes” it in with this, just increasing her anger! what the hell does accidently loosing 50p do with me being totally irresponsible… she’s actually threatening to kill herself or me! i couldnt care less if u she killed me, YAY NO MORE EDUCATION! but i care about her… and me mum aint the joking type. and she remembers things for ages… any help on how to make up?

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 2 months ago (2 years, 7 months after post)

I simply understands your situation with your mother.
all of mothers always be acting like just like your mother.

even when you are more sensative or your mother is one way opposite than yours character.

mothers are more likely to dominate their child or kid.
eventhough you are super number one at school.

but it’s ok to being patient to your mother everytime you getting to listen yell or scriming~~~~

leave your parents won’t do no good either.
just remember !
being thankful to your parents and being fit as your mother want you to be so.

and always taking your mothers side if it’s necessary.
and your mother will notice one day what she was were doing were very unlike her

sometimes world goes upside-down even if we are not agree with it.

my point is that don’t get out of your line unless you are getting ready for your
own another spirit of your soul to become your family.

that mean do not reaction to your mother what so ever!!!!
keeping that rule ever and be sucessful in you life.

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 1 month ago (2 years, 8 months after post)

Hey that happens to me 2..when my mom is like frikkin angry, she finds other reasons to yell at..for.some reason , I just sit there feeling to cry…sometimes I feel like runningaway fro
home…ur not the only one dude with this problem

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (3 years, 4 months after post)

my mum is just like youres but now its only for 30 min does that mean that she would become like that!!!!!!!!!!
oh my god
i hate this but i’m too yung to go out i’m just 14 and i dont want anythng bad to happen to her cause if i left or ran away well things would happen so… i dont really know what to do ???????

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