Why Aren’t I Allowed To Enter The Store At 15!?
I (F15) and Mom (F50) have been arguing quite a bit lately and I really don’t think that I am in the wrong here, but I have my doubts.
I wanted to go to the store, for medical reasons, my therapists have said that when I want to buy food, I should buy food. So we drove to the store and when we arrived I got out of the car almost immediately after we parked because for a long while I have been uncomfy with my mother. This store has two entrances, I walked to the farther one and waited a few minutes to make sure that she had gotten into the store so that we could eventually meet up. Eventually I saw her and I began my shopping while she started her shopping. After about an hour or so, we met up and went over to the self checkout. We both used our own station, which is important to note because my mother had decided that she wanted to distance herself from me when shopping. So we both unloaded our baskets and scanned our items. This next thing is important, I entered HER phone number so that she could get some savings because she seems so set on budgeting me. Later, I wave her over and let her know that she can pay. A couple seconds later she glares at me and says ‘so you just want me to pay for that?’ To which I say yes because that is what you do at a store after all. Apparently she was so against paying because she was so convinced I put in my points, which I said I didn’t and she said she didn’t believe me.
Finally, I do convince her to pay and we load all our stuff into her same reusable bag. This bag was quite heavy and I wasn’t in a spot where I could carry it so I ask her to grab it. In response she whips around, with daggers for eyes, and yanks it out of my hands and storms off out of the store.
Later in the car, she admits to me ‘(my name), I’m angry’. Ok, good for you for recognizing an emotion. So I don’t say anything, and she finally reveals why. ‘I’m angry that you didn’t walk with me into the store, you didn’t even wait for me.’ Like, I’m sorry, 1) I did, 2) This isn’t making my opinion about you much better.
(Hopefully i wrote this in a way that you guys know that this is in fact not a first occurrence so imo my frustration is warranted) Thanks for Reading! :)