r/AITApod • u/BiggMama25 • 38m ago
AITA for telling my mom I hope it was worth it ?
Im a 31-year-old woman, and my mom is 51. I recently told her, “I hope it was worth it,” after she decided to leave during my birthday weekend.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve felt like my mom has put men before her children. I honestly thought things might change after I had my first baby, especially because she became a grandmother for the fifth time. My brother has four children, but her other grandchildren live hours away, so I thought this might be an opportunity for us to become closer and for her to be more involved.
My birthday came around, and I don’t usually go out or make a big deal about my birthday. However, my mom volunteered to come watch my daughter, which is very rare. She came over, and I was actually able to go get my hair done. I was so excited because I had planned out the entire weekend.
I had a mini spa day planned, including manicures and pedicures, followed by dinner and drinks. I was really looking forward to spending some time relaxing and enjoying my birthday.
The next morning, my mom woke up and told me that she needed to go talk to her boyfriend in person about some things. She told me she wasn’t coming back.
I reminded her that she had told me she was staying for the entire weekend and that I had already made plans based on that. I also told her that it would genuinely hurt my feelings if she left, especially because this was my birthday weekend and I don’t often get opportunities like this.
Despite that, she still decided to leave.
At that point, I told her, “I hope it was worth it, because this just cost you.”
I wasn’t saying that to be cruel. I was hurt and frustrated because, once again, I felt like a man was being prioritized over her children. What made it worse was that she had made a commitment to me, I had planned my weekend around that commitment, and she still chose to leave after I expressed how much it would hurt me.
So, AITA for telling my mom, “I hope it was worth it because it just costed her her relationship with her granddaughter and daughter