Vent

Yeesh. Manipulative and abusive people always try to make their victims believe that their disgusting behavior is their victim's fault. I remember when my mother would get drunk and burn my arm with cigarettes. Always followed up with something along the lines of "It's your fault, look what you made me do, do you think I like doing this to you-" blah blah blah. Even at 4 years old, I knew it was bullshit because I wasn't treated that way by the other half of my family. The advantages of having both the privileged yuppie upbringing and the less privileged life on weekends. You grow up with an expanded perspective and can see that kinda pattern from a mile away. Teacup, you aren't a liar. And who cares if you are sensitive, so am I.

I can’t write as great of a reply as Vanilla here, but I feel for you and I’ll share some of what I’ve learned when people have tried to manipulate me and I fell prey to it. The most important thing to know when someone is trying to manipulate/use you, is that you know in your heart that you’re right and what is best for you. Your heart is your compass that guides in the dark fog casted around you by them, it’s your lighthouse that steers you away from the jagged rocks. Always listen to your heart and leave them behind, interacting with you is a privilege they should lose. And it may sound counterintuitive at first, but an important step in the end is to forgive them, because hate and anger will steer you from the path of happiness, but never let them back into your life. Because if they manipulated and hurt you once, they’ll do it again. I wish you the best, I know you just needed to vent and weren’t looking for input, but I hope this helps a little, and helps anyone else that feels like they’re being manipulated as well. I know I wish I heard this when it happened to me :P.

The longer i stay in the military the more i realize how much i dont actually like it. Just got switched to a new position after saying so many times that i didnt want to move. And im basically being handed a program that has leadership breathing down my neck and have a week and a half turn around to learn 2 DIFFERENT jobs. Because surprise surprise the 2 people training me are only gonna be here a week and neither of them have shown me anything. They basically put me here doing a job that requires all day to do and then put me in another job that requires me to stop what im doing and provide immediate assistance. It feels like im being pulled apart in 2 different directions. Why dont my senior leaders plan better. I was told not to do half days if i was doing half days i wouldnhave at least fucking had 2 more weeks to learn the job. I wanna quit, i dont wanna do this anymore. But i dont really have a back up plan. Maybe im gonna go ahead and apply for those government jobs like i had in mind. I cant keep doing this.

Forza Horizon 5... The sea on complaints online about the game being unplayable due to the game constantly crashing before you can even get past the intro would NEVER apply to me!! Me, trying to play the game.... https://i.imgur.com/izDeVWZ.gif 5 attempts, always crashes during the intro -_- Playground Games needs to patch this shit soon... I have a Koenigsegg Jesko I need to start earning money to purchase!!

So close to walking out and running away. But every problem I ever gotten in life came to be when I ran from something. Tbh just tired of my mom taking her frustrations out on me insulting me thinking it's okay. Even if she apologized later I will still remember it. "You are a wuss", "you treat me like shit", "can't say shit around you because you can't handle anything", "wish you drove and had your own vehicle so I can tell your grandmother to stick it", and "oh my Lord you are crazy. You need locked up. Not me." Yeah she always apologized when she gets her bearings back and is constantly burdened to bear all sorts of responsibilities. However, I also have the same burdens. Only difference is I want out of Texas and to go somewhere else. Away from the drama. Away from the manipulation of my grandmother or anyone. The thing I really get tired of are the comments my mom makes about "quit texting your online fake girlfriend and help me" or just shaking her head when I mention something about someone online I am interested in. Tells me to go for someone close by but it's not that easy mother. :)

@solid_snake95 hang in there buddy, you will figure a way out soon. Just put your mind toward changing the situation. Its not impossible, remember what we talked about.

I love my mom and I don't want to abandon her but eventually this cycle of manipulation is gonna pull me in as it did her when granny died before my mom. So when my mom goes the responsibility shifts to me. So I want out before then.