My mom destroyed my sticker collection because it was “childish”. I’m heartbroken.

Ever since I was a child, I had a sticker collection on my bedroom door. It felt like a whimsical way to add personality to my room, and though I was away at college until recently, I saw it as a fun way to express myself. While I was gone, my mom would walk by my door and rip my stickers off. Some of them had been on my door for a while, so they’d only come off halfway. So, every time I’d visit, I’d notice either a few stickers gone, or a few that were ripped. It would break my heart every time because although the stickers had not particular order and were placed somewhat sporadically, they were never messy until she started to rip them off, especially the ones that she ripped off halfway and then just left them there.

Now that I’ve graduated, I’ve continued my sticker collection on my door. Today, I heard scratching and when I opened the door, my mom was there with adhesive remover taking all of my stickers off the door. I tried to plead with her to only remove the stickers that had been halfway ripped off, but she called my collection childish and messy. She said she shouldn’t have to see all of that on my door every time she walks by it.

I know that it is her house and therefore her rules, but I wish she’d have told me she had a problem with them sooner so I could’ve put them in a scrapbook. I just really enjoyed the “personality” they provided before entering my room. I’m moving out again soon so it shouldn’t really matter that much but it hurts a lot to see my door reduced to nothing. At least to me.