Throwaway account.

I (36F) live with my parents in an apartment building. I pay them rent and buy my own groceries. I also cook my own meals.

My mom has a bad habit of a lot of times wanting to take a bite of my food without asking. I’ve told her multiple times to not touch it and yet even after being told no she still tries again. It’s gotten to the point like today where I have to yell at her to not touch my food.

I was making a bulk food for the week as I usually do on Sundays since cooking during the week is hard with a small kitchen and technically two households.

My mom came in the kitchen and tried to take a piece of my food without asking. I told her no. She tried again and I yelled at her “no! Stop trying to eat my food!” I yelled at her that I was tired of her not taking my “no’s” seriously and repeating the same cycle.

I’d like to point out we have a neighbour who likes to yell a lot at their roommates loud enough we can hear them through the walls. She compared me to them today and I don’t want to be that type of person so now I feel kinda like an A.

So AITA for yelling at her?