I’m Getting Past the Point of Angry With My Mom Over Her Prescription Drug Abuse. What Should I Do?

Question by ~sloth~: I’m getting past the point of angry with my mom over her prescription drug abuse. What should I do?
I’m already in therapy, but can only afford to see the therapist once a month. Meanwhile my mom (I am an adult and no longer live at home) sends me and my husband text messages at 4am, and 5am… sleeps until 3pm… falls asleep with me on the phone, and lays around and eats her way into obesity – then has the nerve to offer to train me for boot camp (I’m trying to commission as an officer).

I moved all the way back home from the other end of the country because she begged me to, and basically lied to me. now i’ve uprooted my life, given up a good paying job (same with my husband), to come all the way out here so she can lay around on her butt and get stoned and annoy the crap out of me. She was like this all throughout my childhood, and I thought she was normal again, but then I move back home and she starts doing it again.

what do i do?!? how do I handle this situation??? i’m getting to the point to where I don’t want to talk to her.. i don’t want to see her, i don’t call her, and i don’t answer her calls. and my dad is being too much of a wimp to say anything to her. he just rolls his eyes…. same thing he’s been doing for 15 years. why is the rest of my family so willing to accept this??? i’m starting to develop strong feelings of dislike for my parents.

Best answer:

Answer by Ms Cat
You need to do what is right for YOU and your family (husband). Your mother will not change for you……. Move away, don’t answer the phone, whatever it takes minimize your mother’s affect on your life. It sucks, it hurts, but you need to think about you.

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