Being a teenager is hard: you're going through puberty, wanting to fit in, and trying to make sense of the world. We all get it - you never asked to be born.
Though being a spotty pile of hormones is twice as difficult when you're subjected to overly strict rules and regulations at home. At least, that was the case for this Reddit user.
Going by the name Fabulous-Cost4296, the user wrote a lengthy post in the TrueOffMyChest Reddit thread, titling their addition: "I offered to let my mom live with me, under the exact same terms I lived with her as a teen."
The OP (original poster) began by questioning why their mom decided to come to them after losing her house, especially after she told her child that she "hated" them and kicked them out at age 16. "My older brother, the golden child, I know for a fact has a spare bedroom she could sleep in now that she's losing the house," the user added.
The post went into a little more detail on the mom's backstory, writing that she had bought a seven-bedroom house with the Reddit user's stepdad a decade ago, directly after leaving her job of 20 years to work at a start-up that subsequently went bust not long after.
"My stepdad spent the last years of his miserable life bed-bound because he ignored every doctor telling him to stop shoving his face full of food at every waking moment of the day. So, he died 500 pounds and in misery," the post read. "Well, when he died early this year it pretty much drained the last of the money my moron of a mother had remaining, and now the [bank's] taking the house back."
This left the original poster's mom on their doorstep, pretty much begging them and their husband for somewhere to stay. Despite not having anywhere for their mom to stay - the user's basement was their art studio and their spare bedroom was their husband's office - they reluctantly agreed. On one condition; the mom was to abide by the strict rules she imposed on her child as a teenager.
And they were harsh... They included:
"All electronics were to be turned off by 6 pm. If she was caught with any after that they would be taken away and sold at the next yard sale.
"Bedtime was 7:30, if I caught her up I would take away all of her clothing for the week.
"She may only shower for 5 minutes, once every three days
"All chores must be done the moment she wakes up. If I roll out of bed and they are not she will not be getting meals for the day.
"She must make sure she is alert at all times, if I and hubby need something done, IT IS TO BE DONE AT THAT MOMENT, or else she will lose her bedding privileges for the night.
"She will be in charge of cooking one meal each day, that I choose, if it is not made to my liking she will not be allowed to join us and instead will eat the cheapest frozen meal available.
"I will be reading all her mail, text messages, and emails. I will give her the ones I deem acceptable communication under my roof.
"Her car will be my own personal travel car, she will also drive me where ever I want. She will still have to pay for gas."
The Reddit user revealed that their mom, unsurprisingly, didn't wish to abide by the rules and stormed out.
"She called me a monster, told me these conditions were inhuman, and asked if I was insane. These were the exact conditions I lived under for years as a teenager. The exact conditions she tormented me with for years until she finally let me go live with the one parent that loved me," the OP wrote.
"I hope she finds a nice park bench to stay on," the post concluded.
Geez... and I thought my parents were bad!
Many other users seemed to share this sentiment, with one person commenting: "Absolutely wonderful read. Hypocrites deserve everything they dish out thrown back in their face."
While another wrote: "I admire you so much for not giving her the opportunity to further victimize you. Finally someone gets what they deserve!"
Whew, now I definitely owe my parents an apology for telling them at age 15 that they "ruined my life" - it clearly could've been much worse!
