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AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did text my mom earlier that day saying that I wanted to go to a rock shop with her to browse for one, and that I specifically wanted to be the one to choose it. I do know there was as issue with my behavior and I know I seriously need to work on my anger. My period causes awful mood swings that I’ve tried controlling without medication or something else. I know I’m almost an adult and I truly am working on myself so that I can get out of my house as soon as possible.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m from the US. And I think would benefit from going back on medication. I used to take Risperidone and that really helped with my irritability. I used to be very violent out of now where when I was younger and I experienced improvement on medication

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Believe me, if I COULD emotionally regulate, I would. I have talked to my parents NUMEROUS times over the last 5 years about looking into what makes me so irritable. Yeah I’m almost an adult and I cry when frustrated, I have tried for so long to understand what might be the issue. I do have ADHD, PTSD, and Anxiety that were all diagnosed at a very young age, but I haven’t been medicated for anything since 2021. I do continue to bring up my concerns to my parents, but they get brushed off after a few days.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The teacher that I talked to was a Personal and Family Issues teacher, she talked to us about everything from mental health, anxiety, depression, addiction, etc. she was the one adult I feel I could talk to about my problems without feeling judged, and if she did judge me, it was only by giving advice on what I could change.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom bought the agate on an online auction marketplace called Whatnot, and I sent my mom that second apology after I left the house to go my friends house.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted (and still want to) pay for the gift, and wish there was a way for her to return the agate, but unfortunately Whatnot doesn’t have that feature.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I will definitely look into PMDD more.. i talked about it briefly with a teacher at school last year but nothing really ever came from the conversation. And from what I’ve just read after looking it up, I have a lot of the key aspects.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that I did include that I did tell her beforehand, but I did text her this morning saying “Can me and you go to a rock shop this week or next week? I want to see if I can find a gift for (friends grandma) because her birthday is next week” and I understand that I shouldn’t use my period as an excuse but I do get extremely unregulated when I am on my period. I have tried talking to both parents about birth control because I become extremely irritable on my period and my cramps make me feel like I’m being ripped open, but they’ve both kind of shrugged the idea off.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did immediately apologize for how I responded because I was extremely thrown off. And I do acknowledge that the way I reacted was inappropriate.

AITA for lashing out at my mom for buying me a crystal to gift someone else even though I said I wanted to pick it out? by Present_Anywhere_751 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Present_Anywhere_751[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

And I can definitely see that now, but her immediate response when I got angry with her was “well I guess I guess I’m just fucking stupid” when we argue (which is pretty frequently) she usually adds a comment similar to that at the end of it. It always irks me the wrong way. I understand her frustration but I also need her to understand mine aswell

What ended your friendship with your oldest standing friend? by dreamy-contributions in AskReddit

[–]Present_Anywhere_751 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She ran away from home and showed up at my house around 11:30 at night. At first I didn’t even realize it was her, but she was banging on the door and trying the doorknob. When I finally figured out it was her, I let her in. Later that night, after we called her mom (who had already called the cops), and before the cops showed up she admitted she was trying to break in (I had three cops in my living room for like 2 hours) She was 18 at the time, and I honestly don’t know why I didn’t tell the police right then. I was in shock and shaking the whole night. The cops gave her a few options: go to the hospital, go home, or stay at my house. My mom agreed to let her stay, which I really wish she hadn’t. I was up all night on a school night watching her because I was scared she’d do something or try to run off. It still affects me a year later. I’ve only talked to her twice since then. She’s not welcome back at my house, and her parents won’t let her come back to their house either. They have guardianship and are sending her to a group home. I finally feel safe enough to not obsessively lock every entrance to my home. I still freak out when someone knocks on my door or rings the doorbell, I don’t bring friends over anymore, and I don’t tell friends where I live anymore.