Mom Problems (need to vent)
Just having a really hard time rn...
I need to rant bc I don't have anyone else to talk about this without be labeled "hormonal"
My mom has always been terrible with "keeping secrets" and even tells people about my medical conditions. I'm an extremely private person (for reasons that has trauma attached as to why I am). I'm almost 40 weeks (tomorrow), I went to the OB twice this week (1st appointment I had high blood pressure, 2nd appointment was a follow up and recheck of BP).
Mom took me the second time bc she wanted to and we were getting lunch later. She didnt go in the office with me. The recheck went well and the OB mentioned that at the next appointment we should talk about scheduling an induction just in case I go over my due date. I tell my mom about it over lunch (obviously she's excited for baby to get here). I even texted my MIL about the appointment bc I had lunch with her after the 1st appointment and mentioned the high BP and everything.
Later today I find out my mom told the ENTIRE FAMILY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION ABOUT EVERYTHING IN MY APPOINTMENT. She even told people (including my MIL) that I just wanted my husband in the delivery room AFTER I TOLD HER I DIDNT SAY ANYTHING TO MY MIL (I never explicitly told my MIL that I wasn't having any extra person in the room, only that there's two spots and obviously one is my husband and she just assumed the other is my mom 🤷♀️).
And to make everything worse I started having horrible groin pain last night to where I have to take slow movements to get up/down or roll over in bed/the couch and it's still hurting (called the Dr and they said it sounds like Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction and said theres essentially nothing they can do for me until i go into labor). So now being in pain pretty much 24/7 rn, I'm having to emotionally deal with my mom telling everyone everything, when I just want to be left alone 😭
She even mentioned that once she gets the phone call that im in labor, she's gonna rush to the hospital (even if she has to stay in the lobby) and wait for my baby to be born. I mentioned to her that's only IF we call her. Then later today I talked to my sister (who has a child) about this that happened and she told me I was being "hormonal" 😞 That doesn't negate that I have feelings and my trust with my mom is now essentially broken again (after years of slow repair bc of other things she's done).
Now I don't want ANYONE at the hospital (besides my husband) bc I can't trust people to keep their mouths shut and just let me be in peace when I want it.
Posted Mar 14, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC