I (29F) have a generally good relationship with my mom, and we talk every day just to chat. However, she's upset with me right now because I told her off over this.

This past weekend, I was telling my mom how I was planning to take my youngest (1-year-old) shopping for a special occasion while the rest of the family goes to the movies. I was excited about spending time with my little one. Instead of responding positively, my mom says, "Oh, just to warn you..." and then proceeds to tell me the most gruesome and graphic story I’ve ever heard. It was so vile that I can’t even repeat it without being flagged. Absolutely nightmare fuel!

The thing is, this isn’t the first time. My mom often shares these types of stories with me, even though I’ve repeatedly asked her to stop. I already know the world can be dangerous, and as a mom, I’m constantly on guard. But these stories don’t help—there’s no actionable advice, and they just add unnecessary fear. If something terrible were to happen, I could only do so much, and there’s only so much preparation one can make. I can’t exactly carry a weapon everywhere with a 1-year-old and a 5-year-old climbing on me.

When I first had my baby, I struggled with horrible postpartum anxiety, and instead of being supportive, my mom kept sending me awful videos of babies dying. It made everything so much worse, and I had to ask her repeatedly to stop, but she kept doing it anyway.

She also does this to my siblings, like my brother before his vacation. She "warned" him about his wife and daughter being kidnapped and trafficked, and their organs being stolen. She’s done similar things to my sister, warning her not to run marathons for some ridiculous reason or other. She goes on the internet, finds things that traumatize her, and then passes her anxiety onto the rest of us.

My dad agrees with her and thinks I'm just weak emotionally, but It just irritates me that whenever I'm happy or excited about something, she's there with a story to make me dread it.

AITA here?