Face it or run?

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Here’s the deal,
I came to study in university, and my mom tagged along “I’m just going to stay for a while, so you don’t feel alone” and naturally, I embraced it, thanked her for it, but told her, that that would not work. For so many reasons, its such a bad idea.
Its now my second year of uni, and she is still here, better yet, my brother left his previous school and came to live with us.
Obviously, I’m pissed. Angry, in fact. So angry, that its literally hard to have normal conversation with her. I mean, she tricked me, she lied to me. This was her plan all along.
Keep in mind that she is a woman in her 50s, divorced, unemployed. All she does is lay around, taking meaningless courses and volunteering – and naturally me and my brother are her life, she has nothing else to live for. This might sound like I’m exaggerating but believe me, its the truth.
And do not get me wrong, I am grateful to have her in my life, and I do love her to bits, just, not all over me, all the time.
Tried talking to her about it, but it doesn’t help. Not only does she not care, but she’s the type of person that bottles up everything till it eventually blows up in your face. Just recently (today) she hit me, and full on pulled my hair, as a result of the many arguments we have been having. She also insulted, and humiliated me.
I’ve thought about just running away. But, I love what I’m studying, and that would mean giving it all up. Honestly, I don’t know what to do, but thinks have crossed a “limit”. I need some kind of help.

Category: Tags: asked March 30, 2014

4 Answers

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Listen, running away is never the solution. If you truly want to fix a problem, you have to face it head on. Coming from me, who needs to take my own advice, it's not easy. Trust me I know. But from the looks of it, she's trying to desperately not lose control. She needs to let tho. For you to eventually be a fully functioning adult, she has to let go. Try having a sit down with her. Don't be angry or aggravated. Let it be a calm situation. If she blows up, use it as an example of why you have to move out by yourself. Tell her that you don't want to ruin your relationship with her, and that this is the reason why you need to move out. Sometimes parents don't understand that what they're doing is harmful. You have to make it obvious to her that what she is doing is counterproductive. I know it won't be easy. But you have to give her a heads up before moving out. If you don't, it might completely ruin your relationship with her.
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So I take it your living off school grounds in an apartment with your mom and brother. If that is the case (and I know it sounds mean) just move out. Pack your things and find a new place to live in the area. They can be in the same area as you but you need your own space. I had to do this once with my parents. (This was when I was younger) They were just getting to much into my life, trying to do everything for me so i packed some stuff and moved in with some friends for a while. It worked for me. They stopped sticking there butts into everything and we get along much better now.
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If you have a friend you can stay with, go stay with them. I went through something like this with my father, a loving but toxic parent by any standard, last year and I ended up moving in with my now-inlaws. Sometimes even when you love your family, being close with them isn't the best thing for you.
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You are an adult now. Part of being an adult is learning to assert yourself to your peers and former authority figures, even if that results in uncomfortable consequences.

If you want to permanently stop your mother from ever putting her hands on you again, ask a police officer to sit down with you and your mother and explain the finer points of the law concerning assault, battery and domestic violence.

I say face it.