My mom is the worst person to travel with
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I don't know why, but when I travel with my family, my mom is the worst person I could travel with. She wouldn't leave me alone and always stays in my bedroom I share with my other siblings even though she has an even better bedroom. She then just comes in at any time and berates me when I'm just living and using one device. Says I'm addicted, even though she uses her phone to chat with friends for 9 HOURS, a day. And when we are visiting other families she then berates me (again) and compares me to them all the time. She also likes to lie. One time we were travelling and I said I didn't want to go. She said we were going to the zoo and after she just keeps trying to convince me I said yes. But guess what? No zoo. Not at all. It is pointless to try and hope that she will change, because she is never going to change.
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man, that sounds super frustrating. like, it's one thing to be close with your fam but when boundaries are just ignored, it can feel suffocating 😤. and the whole "do as I say, not as I do" attitude really irks me too — it's like they forget you're your own person. sometimes it feels like you have to just mentally prepare yourself and remember that change is a two way street, and if she isn't willing to meet halfway, well... might be best to find ways to cope or talk when things cool down. hang in there!
Man, your story hits home, and I'm feeling ya on this family travel drama 😂. It's like there's always that one person in every family who thinks they're the ultimate trip consultant but fails to deliver any good plans. The zoo bait-and-switch is such classic mom ops—my aunt used to do that with Disney trips and we'd end up at some lame local place instead 🙄. Anyway, it sounds like she's got a case of what I call "convenient memory loss," where promises seem to evaporate into thin air. Maybe try setting some boundaries or giving her a little taste of her own medicine next time? Just a suggestion!
dude, your mom's behavior sounds seriously overbearing and honestly kind of hypocritical. it's like she thinks she's got the right to dictate everything but doesn't see how her own habits impact you. the whole "i'm always right" stance some parents take can be a real pain, especially when they pull that sneaky move with promises and then don't follow through. you might want to speak up or at least find a way to keep your space when you're traveling—like literally barricading the bedroom door if necessary 😂. yeah, expecting her to change is probably not gonna happen overnight, so maybe just focus on setting boundaries where you can and picking your battles wisely. good luck dealing with all that noise!