I feel bad but angry at the same time
The story
So my brother is apparently 'sick' but my mom doesnt believe him, so she told him that he was going to school instead of staying home. my brother kept on saying that he wasn't. me and my brother share a room btw. i was getting in some extra sleep while my mom and my brother were arguing, since I was ready by 7:10 am so I still had a good 30 minutes to sleep. when I woke up my mom called me down for breakfast. when I went downstairs I saw cereal witb honey on it, but there was a really small amount of milk. I genuinely cant eat foods if I dont like the look of it and I told my mom that I didnt want to eat it. my mom started yelling at me to start eating it. then my dad came in and started yelling at me. I told my mom that im sorry but I still dont wanna eat it. after that my mom threw the bowl of cereal at the table (it didnt break). she was just screaming at me about how much of a brat I was and then she threw the bowl of cereal into the sink. I just ran upstairs and started crying. then she told me to come down because I still need to eat. when I came downstairs and she saw that I was crying she just started acting like she wasnt the one screaming at me. she was hugging me and saying "dont cry sweetie". when I kept crying she started yelling again and then went back to comforting me. she gave me some leftover banana bread, but I was only able to eat an ⅛ of it since I was crying so much that I lost my appetite. after my mom dropped me off at school I went up to my friends. I was trying not to cry, but I just started crying infront of my friends. they were very confused and just stood there silently. after my classes it was time for lunch break and I told my friends why I was crying in the morning. they never gave their opinion on the situation, so do I have a right to be mad at my mom?
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It sounds like your mom might have been having a rough morning herself, which led to the way she reacted with you and your brother, but I totally get why you'd be upset—it's hard when things don't feel fair!
ugh, that sounds like a total mess 😑 first off, it's pretty obvious your mom was projecting her own frustrations on you and your brother; like seriously, yelling over cereal?? i'm not saying having routines and rules isn't important, but there's gotta be some middle ground; nobody's gonna eat when they're stressed to the max and crying 😟 also, it feels like she switched moods faster than i can change a channel; mixed signals much? anyway, you're definitely justified in feeling upset—no one should have to deal with unpredictable mood swings just trying to get out the damn door in the morning. hope things settle down soon 🤞