u/Big_Associate_888

(26F) I recently realised how jealous my mother was of me and it hit me hard because I feel this hinders my current life in ways I didn't noticed before.

One of the biggest things was:

• Throwing out my removable braces a month before I was supposed to finish my treatment, which resulted in my teeth going back to how they used to look and gaslighting me after that I threw them which was definitely not true as I was not even home that day. On top of that my parents could afford much more expensive and better treatment, but went for the cheapest option.
• Humiliating and insulting me in front of my abusive ex-boyfriend and trying to win him over in hilarious and weird ways while she knew how much I struggled mentally.
• Always buying me clothes at least 1 size bigger. Also never buying me skirts, dresses, make-up, jewellery or anything feminine and girly.
• Advising my cousin I was working for at the time to fire me as I'm ''probably useless', while I was working for free for over 10 months.

And many more similar situations...

Have any similar things happened to you? I feel terrible knowing I was kept ugly on purpose and had no protection growing up and in my early 20s, which now just leaves me feeling so bad emotionally, mentally and spiritually.