📝 AITAH for telling my mom i feel like she’s holding me back?

By Inevitable-Camel-633 • Score: 1 • April 19, 2025 4:59 AM


I know the title sounds horrible and if I’m TA, I’ll completely accept it and apologize to her. But before I do I really need an outside perspective to tell me that I’m wrong. So I, (f21) live at home with my sister and mother. Me and my sister both work at the same place but she makes significantly more than I do since she is a manager and I am not. The reason for this is because I have epilepsy and can’t handle as much work as my sister can. I’ve had several seizures at work and I can’t run a shift by myself. (For context, a typical paycheck for me around this time of year is about 700, but when it’s cold out I usually make 100 or less while my sister makes about 1,500 year round.) And before y’all say anything, yes I have tried looking for different jobs but a lot of places aren’t willing to hire someone with a disability and yes I have tried to get SSI but was denied. Several times. Anyways, today was payday and I made 700. Usually I give my mom half of my paycheck no problem but I just turned 21 on the 6th and I feel more or less pathetic. I have no savings, no car, no friends while my sister has all of that and more. I sat my mom down and tried to have a heart to heart with her. I asked her if I could pay a little less on the 20th of each month, like maybe 100 or 150 less so I could start saving up to move on with my life (keep in mind that I would still give her half of my check on the 5th) but she straight up laughed in my face and said no and called me selfish. She told me she needs weed, cigarettes and stuff like that and to be honest I got really mad. I told her it wasn’t my job to fund her habits and I feel like she’s holding me back because of how much she charges me two times a month+bills. After that she got really angry and kicked me out of her room. She’s been talking to her friend about it for about an hour and the more I hear her talking about it the worse I feel. Am I really the asshole? Should I just give her what she wants? Please don’t be rude and just let me know.

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