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My mom cried in court for a civil lawsuit to "try and win the judge's sympathy" after the judge had already made a decision that she doesn't like.
Like it was literally coincidentally the same day as my birthday¹ when that court day happened (¹at least I think so... I went with her to court several times and its hard to keep track of so thise memories might have blended together), like okay WTF mom. What the fuck are you doing? Literally, the judge already moved on to the next case, shut your crying ass, you're the adult and I'm your child, stop embarassing me.
Literally not even in the courtroom anymore, she cried in front of some court staff, not even the judge.
This isn't China anymore where people could bribe officials and/or sweet talk them or gain an advantage when you befriend an official, this is is America, she has like a very warped worldview on how thing work. Like wtf how is crying gonna change a judges decisions?
(And no we are not part of the 1% so that stuff doesn't work either)
I confronted her about it later and she just scolded me and say "that what people do all the time to gain sympathy"...
🤨
She brought me there to help translate since the doesn't trust the interpreters capabilities, but since I didn't even have much of a chance to speak, so I was like "hey remember that time when it was my fucking birthday and you told me to do your stupid courtroom bullshit, and my mom was like: "so what it wasyour birthday, I did all the work giving birth to you on your day of birth, all you did was be born"
(Before anyone says go "no contact", she also had her good moments so I can't exactly just let go, too emotionally attached)
I’m gonna say it. I’ve read enough of your posts to get a good picture. You need independent living skills. You don’t have to go NC but need the ability to say “no” to mom without bending to the narcissism.