I feel like dying
By ayumitakashi
@ayumitakashi (4462)
United States
May 2, 2008 4:20pm CST
I am really pissed right now and I really can't take it anymore. I just feel like dying and leaving this ugly place. My mother has been treating me really mean lately and it's getting on my last nerve. I feel like crying until there is no more liquid inside my body.
Today they were fixing our place up and the whole place got really dirty. So people were coming in and out of the bedroom and the bedroom got really dirty. So my mother told me to mop it. I didn't because it doesn't make sense to mop it and then have to mop it again because people are coming in and out. So instead it would make sense to mop it when everyone leaves.
So she goes and gets the mop and mops it herself and I tell her again that it doesn't make any sense. She says I'll mop it with a really cold tone. I feel like crying right now. The main reason is that I am always helping her and stuff and I'm stressed because I have to help her with all of the house stuff and I have to do all my college work too. And then my younger sister who is 13 doesn't do that much and doesn't help at all. So she gets a cold tone and gets mad at me because I don't want to do it at that exact moment. I feel really unappreciated. Now she just screamed at me again.
And I don't think I can take it anymore. I'm at wit's end. I'm stressed with college and then my own mother acts like she doesn't love me anymore. I've been helping her since I was eight years old with everything and then she doesn't even take the initiative to get to know me.
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8 responses
@arcidy (5005)
• United States
2 May 08
Hang in there. Its only a temoraly feeling. I know because Ive had days where my mom treats me like crap to and I feel like dying. But it dosnt last and it will get better just give it time. Also tell your mom what your feeling im sure she will stop and try at least to be a bit nicer to her if you tell her what you put down here.
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@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
2 May 08
It's hard because my mother doesn't really communicate her feelings too much. Thanks for everything. I hope that If I ever become a mom I'll be able to understand my children but there are times when people say something and then it comes out not coming true. LOL. Thanks a lot.
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@Breath (1297)
• United States
2 May 08
Most of us have had these stressful feelings toward our parents...It is normal and I know right now you think your mom doesn't understand you...Just try to give it time...I had the same problem with my mother too and things did get better...Good luck...
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
2 May 08
I know and thanks a lot. But it's just so crazy. And I'm such a sensitive person. I could cry for everything I already have tears in my eyes just thinking about it. I get really sensitive when people who are authority figures scream at me like my mother or teachers. That's exactly why I never got in trouble in school because I couldn't take people screaming at me. Thanks for everything.
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@3r7sweetie (937)
• Philippines
26 May 08
When I was your age, I felt exactly the way you feel. It is hard for us to understand when our parents do not seem to see our efforts and we always seem to look bad to them. It hurts when you know you are not appreciated. I had since realized that people like us, those who get to help more with the house chores and who are indispensable to the parents, are the ones who are usually taken for granted and seemingly unappreciated. Maybe it is because they have gotten so used to our indispensable presence. Besides, they tend to rely more on us and expect a lot from us that when we cannot accomplish the simple things that they want done right away because we thought it was impossible for us to do, they get angry. It's just like we have spoiled them with our can do and will do attitude. But don't worry, it doesn't mean your mother does not love you anymore. She's just used to your being indispensable that she failed to see that you are stressed already. Someday, you will feel that they have actually seen your real worth and that they appreciated everything you did for them. Just hold on. Things like that just pass away.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
26 May 08
Thanks and yeah I'm trying to juggle my schoolwork. I've helped her by babysitting my siblings and stuff and sometimes the stress gets to me so much that I feel like i'm having a mini breakdown. I am trying to hold on as much as I can. When I can't anymore I resort to eating like three to four Starbucks Frappucino ice cream bars or I start eating junk food which is bad.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
24 May 08
hi ayumi-chan! that sounded really frustrating. i feel like that too at times whenever me and my mother have a disagreement. but everything gets better after our heads cool off. i think that was a small thing and it doesn't deserve to be treated like a big deal. although i really understand how you felt. i sometimes feel like my mother doesn't love me too. i guess that's jealousy towards my siblings. i try to get over it because it won't serve me anything.
i hope everything is better now with you and your mother.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
24 May 08
hey! yeah, long time no see. i've been busy with work and some other things. good for you that things are better with you and your mother than before. just take it easy and be a little more understanding.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
24 May 08
Hey secretbear long time no seen. Yeah I know and now since I'm already growing up and I'm 19 it's getting even tougher. Right now I am happy though because she is recognizing that I am not a little girl anymore. I mean I'm 19 already, I'm old enough to get married and to play the lotto. LOL. Happy Posting! ^_^
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 May 08
ayumitakashi moms and daughters do not always get along
specially when girls are in their teens. I sometimes
thought my mom mean too and yet she was always there
for me when I needed her. when I got older I realized
why sometimes she got short with me and then I could
laugh about it. She just saw things one way and you the
other. perhaps she was already out of sorts over something
that had nothing to do with you and she took it out on
you. moms sometimes do that.I think you need to talk this
out with her and tell her just what you have told us.good
luck and a hug from me for you. okay?
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
26 May 08
Thanks and yeah I know. But it just sucks that when my younger siblings do something sometimes she takes it out on me. When she's mad I try to go the library so I won't get screamed at or anything. Things are getting even thougher for me. I barely go outside with my friends but now since I'm already 19 I'm going to try and spend as much time as possible before one of my younger friend goes to college. Thanks for the hug and have a nice day.
@stickergal (58)
• United States
26 May 08
When we are hurt by the people we love the most, we always react the way you are in this situation. It may be difficult, but next time your mother asks you to do something you think is a waste of time, try calmly and sincerely, asking her why she thinks what she is requesting will help the situation. Your reply cannot be made out of frustration, because it will only serve to evoke a negative response from her. For example, in the situation you describe, you could have calmly or even jokingly said, "With all these people coming and going, we'll probably be mopping this floor all day. Do you really think it's best to do it now, or should we wait until they leave?" If she was making her request out of a feeling of frustration, you would have given her an opportunity to pause and rethink the situation. This could have difused the problem before it progressed into a major source of exasperation for you.
As far as being sensitive is concerned, and as painful as it may seem at this moment, don't let it concern you. You may not be aware of it now, but your sensitivity is a powerful gift. It helps you to empathize with others. You will grow into someone who will be a great source of comfort and understanding to those around you because of it. You may already find yourself in situations where this is true.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
26 May 08
Oh I asked her that and I told her that it doesn't make any sense. When I told her I was pretty calm but I got angry after. Thanks a lot and I do try to empathize with everyone that I interact with. If I have a problem with a person I try and put myself into their shoes to understand where they are coming from. I do try my hardest but my mother just doesn't like to see other's people's way. But I do try and understand her. Thanks for your advice.
@emarie (5442)
• United States
4 May 08
As a mother now, and not far off from my teenage days, I can see both sides of the argument. I constantly make the argument to my husband and kids that when my says to do something it means now...not later.
You're 19 right? I would say the best way to resolve tension and things like that with your mother is stating your reason to NOT do it at that moment. You do make a good argument and I would have just told her I'd do it once everyone is done walking on it. But it also depends on HOW dirty it is and if people are coming over I'm sure she just wants it nice. But if you don't state your point, you shouldn't get upset too much. Mothers can be tough, mine doesn't make much sense most of the time either. My sister would just say do as your told and I always wanted to argue if it didn't make sense. Its just the way I was and that might be the way you are as well. Your sister is 13, she's old enough to clean as well and will have LESS homework then you at most times.
Next time stand up to your mom. I don't think she should have given a cold tone to you but I feel sometimes the best way to resolve and move on is to express your feels. Its good to tell them here but it wouldn't help the relationship between you and your mother. Most likely something like that would happen again and you'll end up feeling the same way. So talk things out and both of you can figure out a mature adult solution to disagreements.
And on the point of your mom doing it. I only give attitude if its my husband because hell..he knows better! lol But just make sure you say you'll do it, BUT at another time and then state your point. Hopefully she'll understand. Maybe your mother just doesn't think like that, so you can help her.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
4 May 08
I told her my reason. The floor was really dirty with dirt and stuff. And then the guys still hadn't finished fixing what they had to fix. So my siblings were tracking dirt in and out and so was i and everyone else that was entering the room. So I told her that I would mop the whole apartment but once they are done fixing and once everyone is settled down. But no people were coming over to visit her or anything. I always do what I am told except when I find a better solution to do that something and I tell her and she does agree most of the time.
Yeah I know at her age she barely has homework and all she does is lay on her bed sleeping and watching TV. And what really gets me mad is that as soon as she gets home all she does is go to sleep and not do anything at all. I mean if she dirties her own dishes she sometimes leaves it there for another person to come and clean it. She understand my side because it doesn't make sense for me to mop when she told me to and then mop all over again when the guys leave. If I did that then I would lose time that could be using for my college work and waste soap too. Thanks for everything I really appreciate it. ^_^
@armyof6678 (119)
• United States
24 May 08
i have had these situations in my life to. for like 2 weeks i was so stressed and got so sick i went to the hospital. just work through it and it will get better. life goes on and the problem will go away. your mom is probably just stressed to and is venting it on you.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
24 May 08
Hi and thanks. And yeah I've worked through it. Like I told my friend secretbear above one of the main thing is that I am a grown up already and she probably feels like her right hand is not going to be here anymore. I've always helped her and I'm not really going to stop but I do need time for myself. But yeah we've worked through it. I'm still stressed a little bit and I'm thinking of visiting my high school next week to get some letters and to hang out with one of my friends. Then we'll probably go somewhere else. Have a nice night.