Does anyone in your family drive you crazy?
By CosmoOwl12
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
United States
November 17, 2012 10:16pm CST
My mom drives me absolutely insane!! She asks some of the dumbest questions I have ever heard and she always blames it on her menopause. She's been doing this for YEARS so I highly doubt it has anything to do with her menopause. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom to death but she is nuts.
For example, I have a 7 month old daughter. My mom has raised two girls so she should already know what to expect when it comes to having kids. My mom will ask me "how do I make her bottle" after I've told her a hundred times and the instructions are on the formula container. So she asks really dumb questions yet she acts like she knows everything. She'll tell me the most common sense things like I don't know what to do. Such as "don't forget to do her laundry because her clothes are dirty" or "you need to put socks on her because it's cold outside". WELL NO DUH!!
I'm not the only person she does this to. My aunt thinks she's losing her mind and my boyfriend can't stand to have a conversation with her. Does anyone else have a family member like this?
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@wfhchristiner (352)
• Canada
18 Nov 12
My first born son. He drives me nuts everyday. Anything I say don't do, he will do it. If I didn't say anything, then everything is messy. Clothes in the living room, wrappers are on the floor. He is very impatient. Anything he wants, he must have it NOW. Anything that I ask him to do is always LATER. Until a week, it still not done, unless I tell him to do it again, and again, and again. Drives me nuts! I am probably the worst mother by saying this.. I can't wait until he goes away to university and living out of the house. I'd like to see how he survive, is he going to change?
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
18 Nov 12
How old is he? Sounds like he needs wake up call and a good kick in the butt! I hope my daughter doesn't grow up to act like that. Some kids have no manners these days. My step daughter is four years old and if we tell her to do something she'll say "my mommy says I don't have to". Well when she's in MY house she will do as we say! There's is no reason for that kind of behavior.
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@WakeUpKitty (8692)
• Netherlands
20 Nov 12
My mother did so I left home as I was 15 years old and I am still happy I did. My ex husband did and I left him too after years, after giving him a chance to change at least something in his behaviour. He as not able too, only for 2 days.. I waited one year and left exactly 1 year later. If you don't want your mother to interfere take care of yourself, your kid, don't let her in and make clear what you accept and what not! This is the only way, confront her with her behaviour. Perhaps she is losing her mind???? BTW my mother was repeating everything a billion time too plus asking us (kids) what did I say? So we had to repeat it (which we were not able to in exactly the same way since we already closed our ears at the moment she started again..). She was also able to walk up and down the hall for hours repeating the same words/lines, etc.. sounds nuts to me as well.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
22 Nov 12
Well the main issue is that we live with my mom. I'm not able to work because I have no one to watch her. My boyfriend has a full time job but he can't afford a place for us on his own due to other financial issues. So I guess we're just stuck.
Not too long ago, my daughter fell on one of her toys and had a bruise under her eye. My mom told my aunt that I had hit my daughter! That is just not cool. She said that she was just kidding about it, but that's not something you should joke about. She does this every time my daughter has even a little scratch on her. It really gets on my nerves. But, what can I do? I guess I'll just have to deal with it until my boyfriend gets a better paying job or I'm able to work.
@Hatley (163773)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Nov 12
hi cosmoowl I really do not have a family member anymore who d=rives me crazy just my roomie who is in Alzheimer disease. She forgets things ten minutes after she had done something. She will ask me "Is it not timed to go eat?" I have to tell her "Kathy we ate just an hour ago." How old is your mom now? Could be that she is just nervous over making formula for her granddaughter and does not want to make an error. then agan she ome be becoming senile even at a younger age. I doubt if she wants to upset ou but clearly she has some sort of hang up .If she is truly forgetting how to do things could be she is contracting Alzheimer disease.I think you should get her to the family doctor fpr a checkup for senility and Alzheimer
also. Might not hurt to check for Diabetes too while she is there. I think she does not want to drive you nuts b ut she has some sort of p roblem.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
18 Nov 12
If she has Alzheimers and you are aware of it, then it's not her fault that she is annoying at times. She just can't help it. My grandfather was 85 years old when he passed away and he wasn't always able to remember things.
My mom is 47 years old. I highly doubt that it's due to Alzheimers because she has had this issue for years. She will not willingly go to the doctor and she doesn't have diabetes. I don't see what that would have to do with anything.
@tinetine161992 (431)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
To me it's my father who totally drive me crazy. He is the most unlucky person and he doesn't have sense of humor. He throw joke that came from somewhere that totally not funny.
@Hrozean (116)
• United States
19 Nov 12
My sister drive me crazy. Not just with her stupid logic but her stupid decisions. Her "boyfriend" called her an nasty name like the worst name ever and she broke up with him for a day. A DAY!! Then got back with him. Don't get me wrong I understand mistakes are made but this isn't the first incident of disrespect he has enacted upon my sister or my parents. I just don't understand how in one sentence she can tell my mother and I that we don't know what we are talking about and then she calls crying or telling us what her boyfriend did or said to her. Its just nuts. Its like a know it all who knows nothing.
@CosmoOwl12 (411)
• United States
19 Nov 12
Sounds just like my sister! She was kicked out of my mom's house because she kept bringing random guys here and sleeping with them. A few of them had just been released from prison and she was bringing them around my daughter! We try to tell her that these guys are no good for her, but she won't listen. Then when they beat her or cheat on her she posts it all over Facebook and then cries to my mom about it. I'm getting to the point where I don't even want to talk to her because all she does is start drama. So I know exactly how you feel.
