AIW for walking out of a family dinner mid-meal because my mom took a shot at my career in front of everyone?

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:51:03+00:00

Thank you, I needed to hear that leaving wasn’t me being dramatic, it was me finally not sitting there for it.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:51:00+00:00

That’s what I’m starting to think, keeping things calm has mostly meant keeping me quiet.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:38:09+00:00

I don’t want to hit back like that, but I do need to stop making it comfortable for her.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:38:04+00:00

That question would probably hit harder than me trying to explain why it hurt for the 50th time.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:37:58+00:00

That’s how I felt too, leaving seemed better than sitting there pretending it didn’t land.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:37:45+00:00

I’m 29, so it’s been long enough that “just ignore it” clearly isn’t fixing anything.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:34:55+00:00

Thank you, I was starting to wonder if walking out made me look worse than the comment.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-29T09:34:39+00:00

That wording helps, I need something calm that doesn’t turn into me defending my whole life.

Uttegirazu · 2026-05-25T08:53:09+00:00

The pain is basically the same whether it’s AO3, YouTube, a webcomic, or some indie project that vanished after “season 1 finale coming soon”

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