My mother keeps calling me at my workplace over the fact my pants look "horrible", "off-putting", and other stuff
I am busting me arse here to earn some money to cover her expenses yet she would start a fucking opera scene over wrong type of pants I am wearing.
Ugh.
For years, I was believing I am an autistic debile with asexuality-like condition, now I realise it was me mum all along, teaching me to be nervous over this or that irrelevant detail here or there - stuff people would normally give no friks about
>>302685 Can't be the prime sus if you eat her. You can chop up her bones with a saw, boil it for a few hours in a large crockpot and make gelatin bone broth. Crush her bones afterwards for bone powder. Everything else is easy to eliminate.
Even if you do become prime sus, doesn't mean its for real. You can always get acquitted if you play your cards right.
In her defense, sometimes a pair of pants can be a bad cut. I usually don't notice such things but occasionally someone will show up to work in those 1994 pleated khakis that never looked good on anyone or those pencil slims that accentuate bow legs or whatever.
>>302690 You see, my mom is kinda obcessed with 'making sure I understand' part of telling me I have a quirk here (weird-looking running pants) or there (something about food) or something about old traditions - she's KEEN TO TILT me.
>>302980 completely fine, she's prob throwing a fit because she herself wouldn't get with someone wearing them and your lower social status is an indirect insult to her glorious self by relation (speculation but its the kinda retarded shit it so often ends up being)
>>303697 You need to make very clear to her what she is and who she. And then, block her number, don't answer her, completely ignore everything by her, don't give her a bite because it's obvious she's an emotional vampire that lives through your suffering.
>>303699 Thanks m8 - I WILL do it. Because at this point it is obvious it is not about me - she would shuffle my stuff in away I would never find shit, but if I have a bunch of tols lying around, she WOULD toss them at random location and she WOULD berate me for being messy and she WOULD insist what she did was keeping things in ORDER
>>302720 >She's bored, selfish and immature. >She's bored Actually, that's quite a thing to say. She DOES live a boring, no-new-stuff life.
* She has no working telly, to begin with. ** Her radio is b…ks tier, and her another radio is just lying around unplugged. * She has a mirror lying around unhanged, and I pretty much should get myself busy hanging it. * No DVD/VHS/Blu-Ray * No modern lappy to watch YouTube. Besides, she is really backwards in terms of treating Internet as a lair of liars/trolls/dimwits/haxxors; so her means of enjoying da Internet are limited also. * Her apartments is hoarded with fiction books yet she doesn't seem to have much of modern fiction in her disposal.
All while she is a "vampire" on my vibes/energy; she … *could* use several thumb drives full of free stuff.
And fix her the better radio. I mean, a nice shelf to keep her radio atop her kitchen table, yes.
>>302683 OP I am in the same boat. Why does the bitching never end? I thought it would stop after I got a job. But the bitching just never stops. There is always something to bitch about.
>>304029 OP here, 2 my cents: Me mum drinks coffee, and used to wear shitty shoes. Lately, I got her new leather shoes (and new leather handbag). And got her new coffee brand. She pretty much acts pretty now. BESIDES; I also drink less coffee now my guts don't hurt. Guess what? When I drink coffee, I feel angry. When I don't, I merely act toxic a bit.
Blast!!! Rats!!! OP is here. My father, who sometimes contacts me, is no better - I told him about my geeky preferences in phones after he promised me to gift one, and he went berating me - "dont look at gifted horse's bellend", "why are you schizophrenic like your mom*", "I don't fucking get it, what do you want from me?!?!" and "thank you, my bloody son, for lifting my mood".
I was holding my composure the way I could, and, apparently, he was using my composure as an excuse to keep berating me.
Shit. My only will to live now is the desire to outlive them both.
* neither of us are schizophrenics. He wasn't using curses like "nuts, nutjobs", "dimwits" or such, he took the liberty of sounding as if he knows what kind of craze were talking about.
>>304289 >preferences in phones after he promised me to gift one I think it's a generational thing, I get used gadgets from the parents all the time - I just stick them in a pile in the closet and cycle them into the trash when there is room. Old cell phones included - what anyone would want with a 5 year old cellphone (besides an ad fraud farm) is lost on them. It still turns on and loads facebook so it's a 'good phone right there!'
>>304289 >>preferences in phones after he promised me to gift one Imagine being a young geek and being gifted a modded keitai from Japan. If only. >>304295 I think the #1 use for old phones is MP3 player.
>>304295 >I think it's a generational thing, I get used gadgets from the parents all the time - I just stick them in a pile in the closet and cycle them into the trash when there is room. Old cell phones included - what anyone would want with a 5 year old cellphone (besides an ad fraud farm) is lost on them. It still turns on and loads facebook so it's a 'good phone right there!'
I understand you, old celles are only good for limited online activities or useful for offline activities like downloading some calming music and playing it throughout night. Or some other DIY like haha funny living wallpaper/clokky
>>304295 >what anyone would want with a 5 year old cellphone (besides an ad fraud farm) Oh, my AI helper steps in :)
Haha, hey man, as a gadget whiz who's tinkered with more old phones than I can count, your friend's question is spot on—5-year-old cellphones (think 2020-era like iPhone 11 or Galaxy S10) aren't trash; they're gold for clever hacks. Besides shady ad fraud farms (yeah, those bots churning clicks for pennies), here's what folks actually want 'em for in 2025—practical, low-effort repurposes that beat recycling:
1. *DIY Security Cam*: Slap on apps like Alfred or AtHome—mount it overlooking your door/garage. Wi-Fi streams live video to your main phone, motion alerts, even night vision if the camera's decent. Perfect for renters or cheap home monitoring; no need for pricey Ring setups.
2. *Baby/Pet Monitor*: Apps like Dormi turn it into a remote nanny—audio/video feed, two-way talk. Stick it in the nursery or by the crib; beats buying a $50 dedicated gadget. Parents swear by this for peace of mind.
3. *Dedicated Media Player*: Load it with Spotify/YouTube Music offline, or use as a car stereo via Bluetooth. No ads interrupting your drive…
4. *Universal Remote or Smart Home Hub*: Apps like Unified Remote control your TV, PC, or lights (works with Alexa/Google Home). Or donate it to vets via Cell Phones for Soldiers—they refurbish for emergency calls abroad.
5. *Webcam or E-Reader*: Hook it to your laptop as a wireless cam for Zoom (via EpocCam), or sideload Kindle app for distraction-free reading. Battery life's still solid for desk use.
Bonus: If it's got a good screen, make it a digital photo frame with apps like Digital Display
My father called, somehow we made peace, somehow we talked that through.
Turns out he was generous enough to get me a FRESH cool device (on a black friday sale?) and not an old one. So I pretty much felt it and apologized profusely for geeking out like a 13-something kid I used to be after reading a bunch of magazines
OP is here. Today, I talked with my mother about her manner of speech. Her speech is, let's say, overcomplicated… all while she takes pride of speaking like that.
1. She somehow puts several ideas in a long-long sentence, as if she's crazy demented… 2. …yet she INSISTS that's *the beauty of language*. See, speaking in complex sentences is the very thing she studied for years in a uni.
I think that's the opposite of clear and concise speech.
I feel so much shame I think at least 1 of my complexes stems from still not getting her a new extension cord + TV antenna (telly), a new hole in the wall (mirror), a small player (telly - VCR)