I (28F) lived in a house with my family where we were having water problems. There was a fixed time for the water, and we always had to be ready to store it—especially the big 300L drum. One day, my mom asked me to turn on the tap on time to fill the drum while she and the rest of the family went out. I didn’t join them because I wasn’t feeling well.

That day, I accidentally fell asleep and missed the water timing. It was the first time I had ever made that mistake. When my mom came back, she didn’t say a word to me. She just waited for my bf (now ex bf) to come home and then she told him everything.

Instead of understanding, he made me carry water using a small bucket, from the ground floor to the first floor via stairs, alone (our friend who  lived on the ground floor let us use their water as they were not home for a week). I was crying as I did it. That moment stuck with me — not because of the work, but because I was unwell and no one helped me.

That moment stayed with me. It was the first and last time my mom sn!tched on me to my bf. Even now, I find myself taking small acts of revenge on her—nothing major, just little things. And yes, I feel guilty afterward. I got revenge on him and am over my ex bf but I am still not over what my mom did. The memory of that day still hurts.