She dropped us off at our father’s house like we were garbage."
Unfortunately there were many stories filled with horrific things moms did to their kids.
They’re extremely toxic and unbelievable, and have left a very damaging mark on folks today.
yo proceed with caution.
“When I was a teenager, my boyfriend cheated on me…with my mother.
She tried to tell me I was ‘crazy’ to think that they would be together.
I genuinely believed I may have been ‘crazy’ who would do that to their own daughter?
I must be ‘losing it.’
When I got a new boyfriend, this ex went wild.
“I moved out of my own house.
They still tried to deny it all, but everybody knew at this point.
They dated up until five years ago (11 years dating total).
She was only open about the fact they were an actual couple once they broke up.”
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That was the start of what has been one long, manipulative relationship.
I keep her at arms length for my own peace of mind, as do all of my siblings.
I just want it to be over honestly.”
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My youngest child had been diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, and learning disabilities.
I was belittled for attending therapy (I ended up doing it via Zoom in their shed).
I left by noon the same day.
My dad uncomfortably conceded to her requests and opinions."
“My mother was terrible to me growing up she was a covert narcissist.
She constantly compared me to my eldest sister, who was ‘the golden child.’
In my 30s, I finally went to counseling and realized what was wrong.
“My mom told me she wished I had died on life support in the NICU.
We aren’t in contact (for obvious reasons).
Good riddance to her!
I am proud to have broken the cycle.”
“Im adopted, and my birth mom and I got in contact when I was 15.
She told me I needed to do more to ‘win him back.’
Sadly, the list goes on.”
No matter what, I loved her.
She said this IN FRONT of my daughter, who could understand every word her grandmother was saying.
Autism is part of who she is, and I think she’s perfect.'”
I’ve distanced myself and my family from her as much as possible since.
I don’t feel the love that I used to feel when I interacted with her.
Every problem, I knew about it.
Every fight, I heard it all her trauma?
Yep, I was her personal therapist, all as a child.
Things only got worse as I got into my late teens and early 20s.
It turned me into a people pleaser, and someone who reflexively puts everyone elses needs before my own.
It has taken me a LONG time and a LOT of therapy to even start breaking those patterns."
My sisters and I slept in an old shack, and my mother and dad slept in the van.
To this day Im still not sure what chores they expected us to be doing."
“My mom clearly has a preference for her husband (my stepfather) over me.
Theyd only do fun things together and barely with me.
She basically says I cant feel that way.
No note, no explanation.
After she left, she was distant and cold.
The last time I spoke to her I was 15, and Im 50 now.
I dont know where she lives or anything about her besides what Ive found online.
Her abandonment deeply affected my ability to trust and love anyone I never married and had kids.”
I purchased a lock for my bedroom door when I was 13 years old.
I started to think maybe it was actually me because my siblings never felt any wrath not a drop.
To say they got away with murder is only an understatement."
She’d let me sleep in and take care of them.
I had to put nearly everything I owned in storage at home and moved two states away.
I had no reason not to trust her, so that’s what I did."
She never told me why, and she has never admitted or apologized since that time.
I would feel horribly guilty and desperate to win her affection back.
I was so afraid of pushing people away that I would accept horrible treatment out of fear of abandonment.
“I was pregnant with my first child due May 2020, so in the beginning of the pandemic.
My mom was mad because I canceled my baby shower because of the pandemic.
“I didnt talk to my mom during the last two months of my pregnancy.
I did let her know when I was in labor, but nothing more.
“I have six younger siblings and would constantly have to watch them.
I was depressed growing up, but I was always too afraid to tell my mom about it.
Most of my childhood was taken away from me because of this.”
To say that we were confused is an understatement.
He was a virtual stranger to us.
She put us out like garbage.”
ALL my interactions with her leave me feeling like that 9-year-old little girl.”
fierceogre39
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