By whisper-whisker • Score: 4 • April 24, 2025 6:37 PM
I 17F got into an argument with my parents and I don't know if I am overreacting or not. I've been telling my mom (she is the one that schedules doctor's appointments in out house) that a tooth has been bothering me for a few months. She said she would call my dentist but never did. I reminded her every week or so but she would always put it off, either because she didn't have time she forgot or there were birthdays or new years or Christmas or stuff like that. It all came to a head today when I just couldn't take it anymore. I hadn't gotten mad or visibly upset before because the pain was not consistent or unbearable and because I knew that bringing it up more harshly would make her upset and I would get yelled at, so I put it off. This week however I went of spring break and was looking forward to going to my grandparents house like I always do on breaks, they live on a farm I really love them and the place, when two of my other cousins would be there (they specifically agreed to go if I was going) I was really looking forward to it especially because they had recently had eight new baby goats join the family and I just wanted to spend time with them. I told her about it and she said we should schedule the dentist appointment now since I had time and I agreed so the plan was I would go at my grandparents on Tuesday and not Sunday like planned, since we hadn't placed the appointment yet. On Monday she told me she would have to call tomorrow and therefore extend my stay here, I was already sad because that meant I would only have three or four days to stay with my extended family but since the day after Easter seemed a reasonable excuse not to call I swallowed my pride and said fine, since I didn't know when else I would have time and she would agree to it. Tuesday came and went away and to make a long story short I was supposed to go today (Thursday) she said she would drive me and I made my bags, the appointment however was never set because she had forgotten, and I just didn't push in it. She offered placing it Friday but I said I would like to have at least one or two days with my grandparents so I would still go Thursday. Today rolls around and she says she isn't feeling good and goes to sleep, now I get it if she was sick I didn't want to push and asked my dad to drive me but he said he had talked to mom and she would go with me another relative Friday morning. I was confused because she hasn't even mentioned it to me. At this point I started crying, not in front of either of them but I was just really frustrated and I cry easily, but I didn't say anything to them just accepted and told my cousin I wouldn't be coming today. Later that evening my mom comes into my room and I am visibly disturbed (I know this because my dad mentioned it a minute later) but she says nothing and gives me some chores to do. While I was going around doing them I must have been mad and she asked me what's wrong, I told her I was upset she has delayed my trip to go to the dentist but she never set an appointment because she didn't care and that she could have moths ago (since November she scheduled my father and he went but I hadn't and it was a bit of an argument then which I brought up), I told her I felt sad because I didn't get to go. She started yelling at me telling me I was ungrateful and that she was sick (she went to the eye doctor today and her eyes were sore from the tests they ran). Then she said if I cared so much I should have told her my tooth hurt and that I would no longer go to see my extended family at all because I was so ungrateful. I said fine and went inside, where she told my dad that I had yelled at her in front of the neighbors (honestly I might have because I was outside but I didn't think that was why she should care about) then my father started yelling at me too saying I was ungrateful and a brat. When I tried to explain he cut me off and told me I should have called the dentist myself and I told them to give the number. Upon hearing that my mother made the call herself and in less than a minute I was scheduled for 11 am the next day. I was still mad at both of them for not hearing me out. I just told my mom the fact that she scheduled me doesn't change the way she treated me. No one has apologized yet and I am not talking to her and my dad is acting like nothing has happened. I am just sad and frustrated and am wondering what I should have done better. I know I should have been the mature one and not raised my voice but I still wonder if I overreacted entirely, AITAH?
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