Am I the problem?

Advice

I (27F) live with my mom (52). I actually just moved back in with her a few months ago and I really didn’t want to I literally exhausted all my other options and had hit rock bottom financially and just needed a break to get my shit together. Mom made her 1 bedroom apt very welcoming and it was peaceful at first and honestly a very much needed break. A little backstory on my mom and I’s relationship. It’s not the healthiest but it’s also not horrible. It’s manageable especially after I have seen some growth in her as far as that always in the right never wrong b.s. What makes it rocky is her drinking. She’s works 5 days a week just like I do and off on the weekends. I work days she works nights so we never see each other during the week. It’s the weekends where it gets challenging because she claims she doesn’t drink during the week only during the weekend. Which is believable because she over does it on the weekend. Now listen I am not perfect patty I drink I smoke I do all the things in moderation of course and I definitely don’t judge what anyone chooses to do in their time however my mom has stated in the past after gaining some liquid courage, that she feels like I judge her when she drinks. She’s said that plenty of times before but I’ve never done anything to make her feel like this. I give her space and I mind my business. I never mention her drinking. EVER. If I do my dirt I wouldn’t want anyone judging me so why would I judge… my own mother at that… Anyways! Last weekend and yesterday she did this thing where she gets wasted then wants to ask me to do something for in the most inconvenient time. I notice that she’s trying to find an issue I give her a simple answer then go back to cleaning but obviously I’m out of breath when I respond so she takes that as me being annoyed and aggressive with her and she can’t ask me anything because I’m too aggressive. And when I tried to explain that I apologize I wasn’t trying to come off that way she wouldn’t let me speak and cut me off multiple times so I went off on her. I never talk to my mom like this. I’ve went off in the past when I was younger but never blew up cussed at her told her to shut tf up and get out my face all that because I felt provoked yet again. And it keeps happening and I’ve been trying not to give her a reaction but last night I broke. I couldn’t hold it in. I’m already dealing with enough from just life itself so going through this feels like mental torment. Mind games. Am I wrong for reacting like this after feeling provoked? Obviously I can’t go into full detail about every argument leading up to this but my mom doesn’t understand that if I’m in the wrong I don’t mind admitting I’m wrong. But if u provoke me and I react like an animal now I’m wrong? Someone please help me understand this? My mom is one of those parents that feel like she can disrespect me and talk to me crazy and I’m just gonna sit there and take it. How do I do that? I wish I could do that because I know the whole saying honor thy mother and father so u can live a long life but if they are provoking and I react immaturely so now I’m going to die young? What is life?🤣 ** sorry if there are run on sentences and hard to read typing too fast 😭

Posted Aug 10, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC

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