Imagine this: you’re hard of hearing, stuck at an outdoor play, and just trying to avoid a meltdown, but end up being the villain in your family’s drama.

That’s exactly what happened when this 17-year-old had to leave early and got hit with a guilt trip of epic proportions.

Read on for the story.

AITA for blowing up at my mother after she told me i “ruined her evening”

I (17F) have always had a rocky relationship with my mother.

Our family has always been on her side so I just assumed I was in the wrong but recently I am no longer sure.

For context I am hard of hearing and wear hearing aids in my day to day life.

I am not deaf and I’m able to hear decently without them but I have to focus a lot more and end up missing a lot.

My parents bought tickets for the entire family to see an outside play at a castle.

When we arrived at the location I found out my hearing aids did not charge properly so after we sat down I asked my father to give me the train tickets, in case I started to feel unwell during the show.

Sounds like you’re just being practical and prepared.

My mother convinced me to wait for the break in the middle of the show and if I wasn’t feeling well, ask then.

I agreed and, like I thought, during the show I could only understand about ¾ of what was being said plus I started to have a headache and feel overwhelmed with the amount of noise and people present.

I waited until the break started and asked my father to give me the tickets, telling my family I wasn’t feeling well.

On my way back to the train station my mother called me thanking me for ruining her evening and telling me I would have to return from the con a day earlier.

Me and my mother originally agreed that I would leave early in the morning on the 4th day so I wouldn’t have to travel by train in the late evening of the 3th day.

Now I was angry and tried to call her back but she kept hanging up on me.

Since by the time they got home I was already asleep and I left early next morning for the con i didn’t speak with my mother before i left.

I also rescheduled the train back like she asked.

Sounds like Mom’s idea of a “good time” is making sure you have a “train-wreck” of a trip—literally and figuratively.

Now this is the part where i might have been a jerk.

While at the con my mother called me in a sweet tone asking me why i didn’t call her when i arrived.

i was really angry so i simply told her i “didn’t want to ruin your day” she was baffled and proceeded to tell me to call her next day and hang up on me.

She then sent me a long text about how i lost the right to leave the con when i wanted to because i left mid way through the show (something we never agreed to) how i didn’t properly clean my room (she herself confirmed my room was clean a day before i left) and how i didn’t properly show her what i was bringing with me (i showed her everything the day before she just left my room pissed off because she kept insisting i bring more shirts despite me telling her i was gonna be in cosplay the entire con so i only needed something to wear on the way back an some pyjamas).

What a drama queen.

Now i was livid at this point so i called her and blew up at her yelling about every one of these points not letting her get a word in edgewise she tried to weakly argue back but i didn’t let her speak.

By the end she basically just repeated the same point again at which point I hung up on her.

Looking back, I remember hearing her cry on the other end of the line and while she hasn’t acknowledged what happened since, I still feel guilty about it.

Looks like Mom’s idea of a good time includes turning a simple trip into a soap opera.

Let’s see what Reddit thinks of this family fiasco…

This person thinks Mom is pretty concerning.

This person concurs wholeheartedly.

And this person advises not to give in.

Mom’s script involves constant emotional overacting.

She should stick to an “I’m out!” in her own script.

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