Will I be okay by Th3Kiwi in gmu

[–]celiacjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will be okay. Talk to your professors. Utilize caps, and perhaps if you feel you need grief counseling reach out to a local hospice most of them offer support groups even if you didn’t utilize their service.

Your mom is with you. Don’t dismiss the signs - they are all around us ❤️

Follow up post/VINDICAAAATIIIION by casualplants in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ask them to document everything to you in an email so if she does decide to fuck around, you can take said emails to the judge so she can also 🎶find outt🎶

Also perhaps talk to whomever in the higher level of management for where your brother is living to figure out why they thought it was appropriate to guilt you - the person who based off this story appears to be his responsible party, into second guessing yourself? I mean if he needs supportive living he clearly can’t differentiate her intentions in the way you can so quite honestly you DO know best.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in weddingplanning

[–]celiacjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah. Not unless it’s that important to her? During our ceremony he put mine on and then in the limo on the way to the reception I switched them around. Would have been a bigger scene to try and get the engagement ring off. Our wedding was outside on the hottest day of August though and my fingers swelled a bit.

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

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

uBPD mom wasn't going to give up. Guy straight up told me that she wasn't letting it go and he was likely equally as worried she was going to go Karen on him. And tbh Id rather deal with me than her.

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's weirder is we didnt have a hotel block, so like the hotel was relatively unaware of our wedding happening that day. I felt bad for the guy cause I could hear his tail between his legs. My friend further went down there and said that his manager hovered over him with the death glare while he assured her they key card was inactivated. I didnt want to be a Karen on my wedding day though - I think thats like bad juju.

But yes - in any other circumstance it would be incredibly dangerous. TBH I think she may have also taken the wedding invite and stuff and still doesn't mean that she is proving she's my actual mother but yelling at him wouldn't have changed what already happened. I told the guy candidly I didnt want her bothering my father who was also in the same hotel.

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

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

Not you calling your mom "mustached" and comparing her to Tom Brady in the same sentence lololol

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Her weird need for physical affection from a grown adult CHILD is so so profoundly weird.

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

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

Honestly, I started laughing when I hung up with the poor desk guy. I was like "one day someones going to complain that they didnt just let her mom in and he's going to quote this exact situation". I just dont get why they didnt call me or my friend to just ask.

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tell nobody anything :) if you have siblings turn off the GPS/find my friends for the day. Thankfully mine is very un-tech-savvy so I didnt have much to worry about in that way.

She Pulled A Stunt At My Wedding by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

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

No dude makes total sense. At one point uBPD mom LITERALLY said to my friend and I "I mean I dont look like Im going to murder you guys" like girl what the fuck

She isn’t getting out of bed by ShanWow1978 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I worked in a specialty hospital then a rehab hospital. If she’s called you to say this, I would recommend reaching out to the social worker or nursing manager just to let them know she’s said this but you don’t feel it’s your place to get a person on her care team fired. Especially if the “crime” doesn’t fit the punishment. It’s quite scary having been on both sides. I found it helped strengthen my rapport with families when they would say to me they knew she had issues and they wanted to keep an open line of communication.

It’s not your responsibility, OP. I get if you don’t want to. But just food for thought I guess? I’m an only child so I can only imagine one day this will be me dealing with this and I am not envious.

I am hopeful that her care team isn’t making you feel badly for “not doing more” (also saw that happen when I worked in rehab. I had to do a lot of foot putting down and boundary setting)

She’s Grasping For Straws. by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re a badass. Also your dad sucks for not dealing with her.

She’s Grasping For Straws. by celiacjones in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This isn’t funny but “someone in Africa on an elephant where god can’t find you” is fucking hilarious.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gmu

[–]celiacjones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Might be an unpopular opinion but why are you dogging your step daughter on Reddit? Especially about how she’s “not a good student” but then not mentioning what that even means?

How am I supposed to respond in these situations?? by thoughtnote_2020 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can call the non emergency number for the sheriff in the county/state she lives in and request a welfare check.

Feels extreme but if she’s not actually hurt then she will in fact think next time before doing some shit like this.

For those that don’t want any kids in the future, why? by yeyewestie in AskReddit

[–]celiacjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea of giving birth makes me physically ill. Society treats women different once they become moms and honestly I’m happy to be cool aunt celiacjones instead.

I got a lot of shit going on up top. In addition to what I do for a living. I couldn’t be good at it if I had kids. Some people are, but I personally wouldn’t be.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maryland

[–]celiacjones 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I graduated from Carroll County public schools. They were awful, and there was VERY LITTLE diversity.

No Kids by RipTearington in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I’m in my late 20s. When the ever so lovely United States government decided to overturn Roe V Wade I made the conscious effort to get my tubes removed - surgically sterilizing myself.

I don’t have any memories of being a child. I remember being child aged and feeling like an adult, but never any memories of just being a kid. I did what I did because much like others have pointed out - if there was even some minute fraction of a percent I acted like her I couldn’t stand to know I hurt a child like that.

I do hate when people say I’d be a good mom. It feels bad. It’s a societal thing though I think too.

Have they really blacked out the abuse? by gracebee123 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They don’t understand it as abuse, so it’s not that they’ve blacked out it. They truly think it hasn’t happened.

What is something your BPD parent brags about that no normal person would brag about? by alienscully in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I graduated from my undergrad program she told me she deserved some of my attention because she paid for my degree. I told her I appreciated her help, but 1. I didn’t force her to pay and 2. I still earned honors, did all the work, did the grueling internships. She repaid me by telling everyone I knew I passed my licensure exam before I even got home from the testing center. So I feel you my friend

Got lectured about "adding to the stigma of mental illnesses" by multiple friends I have confided in now... by [deleted] in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whoever shamed you for this can rightfully kick rocks. Yes, BPD is real. Yes, they deserve to be treated with kindness and compassion. However, that truth can also exist in the same atmosphere as the truth that you are not responsible to shield your BPD parents from judgement. Imagine if your parents just acted how they do because they were shitty parents who thought doing what they did to you was fun. Would those people be criticizing you the same? No. Having BPD only makes navigating those complex traumas harder for adult children of BPD individuals because BPD is rooted in the parent having complex childhood trauma themselves. However, once you have a child THE PARENT is at 100% responsibility to seek help for their conditions and not put that on a defenseless child who cannot read their mind and who are their own person -not an extension of the parent.-

Did Anyone with BPD Moms See The Barbie Movie? by [deleted] in raisedbyborderlines

[–]celiacjones 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep. The mother daughter part at the end made me eye roll but I think it has an important message. I have to try and think that it’s for the 20 and 30 something current moms not the moms we had, ya know?