Parents’ words hold a lot of power in their children’s minds.

This woman is the first person in their family to ever graduate college.

Her mom had been unsupportive of her studies all her life, so she uninvited her to her graduation.

Her mom burst out in tears and called her ungrateful.

Was she too harsh? Read the full story below to weigh in.

AITAH for telling my mom I don’t want her at my graduation after what she said to me?

I (22F) am about to graduate college next month.

It’s a huge deal for me because I worked full-time and studied full-time to get here.

No one in my family has ever graduated.

And I wanted this moment to feel special.

This woman’s mom was never supportive of her studies.

The problem is my mom.

Growing up, she was supportive in the “roof-over-your-head” way, but emotionally… not so much.

I can still remember being 16, coming home crying after failing a math test.

And she told me, “You’re not cut out for academics. Some people just aren’t meant to be smart.”

That stuck with me.

Her mom tried to convince her not to go to college.

When I got into college, she laughed and said, “Don’t waste your money. you’ll probably drop out like your cousins.”

I pushed through anyway.

Every time I wanted to give up, I thought about proving her wrong.

Now that she’s graduating, she uninvited her mom to her graduation.

Now, she suddenly wants to be front row at my graduation.

She’s bragging to relatives, calling me “her pride and joy.”

It was as if she wasn’t the same person who told me I’d never make it.

I told her I didn’t want her there, and she burst into tears.

She was saying I was “humiliating her” and being “ungrateful.”

She doesn’t know if she should just let her mom be there.

My siblings think I’m being too harsh and that I should let her come because “she’s still your mom.”

But part of me feels she shouldn’t get to stand there, smile, and take pictures.

Because it erases all the nights I cried myself to sleep because of her words.

So… AITAH for wanting my graduation to be about me, and not letting her rewrite history?

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Here’s a valid point from this one.

This person gives their honest opinion.

It’s your graduation, says this one.

And finally, people are siding with her.

Showing support when the hard part is over is useless.

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