AITA on Yik Yak | Pretty sure my mom is drug seeking, she has an addiction issue already but I lightly questioned what medications she had, (she’s a nurse and I find random meds in her uniforms all the time) and she flipped and now everyone is mad at me, AITA to ask her?

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AITA 10w

Pretty sure my mom is drug seeking, she has an addiction issue already but I lightly questioned what medications she had, (she’s a nurse and I find random meds in her uniforms all the time) and she flipped and now everyone is mad at me, AITA to ask her?

Anonymous 10w

You’re not the asshole, but I understand why she panicked. Throwing around speculation about an unlawful drug use can and has destroyed MANY nurses’ careers and/or lives and that’s damage it’s easy to do & almost impossible to undo. Not that you were throwing it around; she was exactly the right person to talk to. But she’s right to be scared someone thinks she has a problem and she should tread carefully (and knock it off if she really does obvi, but that’s a given)

Anonymous 10w

NTA

Anonymous 10w

my mom also did this when she was a nurse, and after i told her i saw a problem she didn’t speak to me for months. she’s gone to therapy and she’s better now. you’re not the asshole and please don’t feel guilty for caring

Anonymous 10w

NTA, don’t rat her though it’ll do more damage imo

Anonymous 10w

It’s unlikely she’s stealing drugs from the hospital. It’s near impossible to do that without getting caught

Anonymous

#2 10w

Yeah def ask these kinds of questions privately to ur mom, especially if she already has addiction and drug seeking issues. Youre her child, handle her business with dignity and grace, while guiding her in the right direction away from bad behavior.

Anonymous

#3 10w

Yeah sometimes you just have to weather through the silence when theyre mad at you and continue to try to guide them out of their addiction (if you yourself can handle the mental load of being a “guiding” force in someone elses problem. Sometimes just being there for them after theyve been upset/cruel to you is enough to snap them out of it)