My mother loves me so much, she's killing me.

Philippines
January 26, 2007 12:28am CST
Okay here's the story. I am now in college and I feel that my mother is treating me like I'm in grade school. My classes starts at 4:30PM, 6:00PM or 7:30PM so practically the whole morning I am at home surfing the net, watching tv, or doing my homework. Every lunch she will call me to ask me if I have eaten my lunch. She does this everyday. I know she cares for me but I am grown up basically I know when to eat. Not only she calls to ask whether I had my lunch but she will asks more like what I am doing, is there someone looking for her. Again she does this everyday. I am not sure if she's bored at work but everyday she'll call 2 to 3 times a day just to ask what I am doing. Not only on this call thing, whenever I am going somewhere she needs to know where I am going, when I'll be back, why I am going there, who is with me. She's like a reporter. One more, she gets mad if she sees me still awake at 11:00. She said I'll get sick because I sleep late. But she doesn't understand that everyday I wake up at 9 or 10 in the morning so it's like 10 to 11 hours of sleep for me. And at my age it's a complete sleep. There's this one thing that our whole class was nvited to a party. Some of my classmates went there, some doesn't feel like going. But I have a different story, I didn't come because my mother won't let me go. I missed several out-of-town seminars, still because my mother won't let me. Believe me, there's a lot more going around between me and my mom. I love my mother but her care is killing me. For parents out there how can I tell my mother that she's over reacting without hurting her? For children like me, what shall I do?
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3 responses
• United States
26 Jan 07
yikes! lol she is a wee bit overbearing isnt she? are you still living at home? if thats the case then your pretty much stuck with her rules about going places. but if you are living on your own, and she is calling you and STILL allowing/not allowing you to go places..then you need to sit down and talk with her! just be calm, try not to get upset about the subject. tell her that you realize she does these things because she cares, but that she is being over-protective. and that you are starting to resent her for it, and that you dont want to feel that way about her. make sure you speak to her when both of you are not in an arguement, otherwise she will just view it as part of the current arguement (something mean to say when you've run out of others) and it wont get thru to her. hope that helps!
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• Philippines
27 Jan 07
Well yeah, I still live with my parents. It's better than living on my own. I am practicall a student and that's it. I don't work I just concentrate on my studies. Talking to my mom is a great idea. But the question is, do I have the guts to talk to her? Thanks for the help.
• India
3 Feb 07
try to talk to her about this issue... well u cannot change your parents... what you can do is change yourself a bit... and try to get the trust in ur mom's heart...
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• Philippines
3 Feb 07
Well, I don't think I have the guts to talk to my mother about the issue. So I guess you're right I should change myself instead. Thank you for your advice. I trust my mother and I love her.
• India
3 Feb 07
Well, I am a child for my mother too. But when her caring is overdo to me, then I, first talk to her about what is worrying her for me. Is anything wrong. Then I solve the problem of her. And everytime I went outside, I tell her truth. Then she will not be worried. You must talk to yours mother first clearly. Believe me, its result will be something good. Have a nice day and best of luck.
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• Philippines
4 Feb 07
I do tell the truth with my mother when I am going somewhere. The problem is she asks too much sometimes I feel that she doesn't trust me. I made up my mind, I won't talk to my mother, she might feel sad about what's on my mind. I guess the better way to solve this issue is for me to compromise. Thank you for responding and sharing your thoughts about this discussion. I hope you will have a good lasting relationship with your mom.
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• United States
3 Feb 07
You should be glad your mother loves and care for you like that, i wish my mother did same for me as all she does is drink and smoke, never once has she ever hunged/kiss me,
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• Philippines
3 Feb 07
Whoa! You hit me. You're right I should be thankful that I have a loving and caring mother. I am blessed, in fact, because she treats me well. I am so sorry for you. I hope you experience the love of a mother. Thank you for replying.