Would it be wrong of me to move away even though my mom just had a health scare?
I'll try to keep this short.
I live with my mom, and she's abusive. There's no other way to say it. She screams at me, cusses at me, calls me names, and insults me every time she is having a bad day. There is absolutely nothing I can do when she decides to start in one me. I can't respond or it gets worse. Same with saying nothing, agreeing, or asking what I can do to stop this. I'm not claiming to be completely innocent, but the way she treats me is completely unacceptable.
I went through a program that's available to me at work to start the process to get housing assistance. I was all set up to begin. Then my mom had stroke like symptoms and had to spend the night in the hospital. I felt guilty and canceled the housing assistance.
She is now blaming me for her having a stroke. I really feel bad for wanting to restart the process of getting out of here. But the abuse has been getting worse and worse over the years and now she's basically accusing me of killing her because her abusive behavior toward me is so stressful for her.
Posted Nov 14, 2025, 6:54 PM UTC