Did anyone else’s parent trash their bedroom as a punishment?

*THIS* IS BPD!

I saw something today that reminded me of the time when I was about 12 years old and my mom was upset that I had left things out in the shared family area. So she went into my room while I was gone and pulled it apart. I’m talking about dumping out my drawers, ripping books off my shelf, clothes out of closet onto the floor creating an absolute disaster. She even threw my mattress across the room. I have OCD (wasn’t diagnosed at the time) and I was neurotic about keeping my room organized. I knew she wanted the satisfaction of seeing me get upset so I calmly asked what happened and she told me if I was going to leave things out, she was going to mess up my room. I didn’t cry or get angry, I used it as an opportunity to deep clean my room. 💀I also remember laughing about it with my best friend imagining her roaring like King Kong throwing my mattress.

But as an adult and mother of three teens, I cannot understand or justify how she could do that, it’s insane! Did anyone else’s parents do this?

Posted Aug 31, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

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