Am I a horrible person for letting this continue to bother me?

So tonight my mom came home and the table wasn't set for dinner. My sister and I had been talking and we simply forgot, but as soon as she came home we immediately went to do it. This still did not make my mom happy. She called me useless and said she wants me to quit going to school and get a full time job . I work part time and help out when asked to, including assisting my parents with dropping my little siblings off at practices and stuff. Of course she went back to normal after dinner, but without an apology. Is it bad of me to still be hurt, even though she went back to normal?

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bijouxbroussard · F

No, words [b]can[/b] hurt. Chances are she [b]didn't[/b] mean them, and was simply reacting to the stresses of that moment, but that doesn't mean you can magically unhear them. If she wonders why you seem different, explain that your feelings were a bit hurt, basically for the reasons you've given here.

antisocialbutterfly · 22-25, F

Things don't work that way... I'm not exactly allowed to have hurt feelings with her @bijouxbroussard:

bijouxbroussard · F

@gabby: I don't understand that. You're a human being.

antisocialbutterfly · 22-25, F

I think my mom might be bipolar ...@bijouxbroussard:

bijouxbroussard · F

@gabby: Oh, okay. That does complicate things. But don't take that onto yourself, because you have no control over her mental state.

antisocialbutterfly · 22-25, F

Yeah. Things are a bit complicated @bijouxbroussard: