Setting boundaries with your family is not selfish. You are now an adult, and until you have your own children (if that’s something you choose to do) you are not responsible for anyone other than yourself. Of course you love the baby and of course you love your mother but at the end of the day, you are your own person and she needs to respect that. Summer just started and you deserve the time off to enjoy life. College is hard. You wanting time for yourself is not, and never can be, selfish.

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back the following day. I told her I didn’t want to leave yet and she proceeded to go off on me calling me selfish and how I only think of myself. She talking about who’s gonna take care of the baby blah blah. Like THATS YOUR CHILD?? YOURE THE MOTHER?? She’s the one that’s supposed to come up with solutions not me. I’m the oldest of 3 and I feel like being the oldest daughter already says a lot in this story. But idk what to do yall she gets me everytime. She intimidates me and idk how stand up

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Mind you it’s MY summer break and I just wanted time away so I wouldn’t have to take care of the baby. I’m currently unemployed and I know finding a job would be the solution to avoid taking care of the baby. Not that I don’t love the baby, but she always makes me feel some type of way whenever I reject her ask to care of him. While in Boston she kept calling me asking when I’d come back, MIND YOU she said I can comeback whenever. Okay cool. She calls me again the next day asking for me to come

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against her. I’m literally 18 like I deserve to live my life. All I know is I’m gonna be stuck like this controlled by her if I don’t set boundaries quick. Please help

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Shiii that ain’t your baby. I’d hate to diss your mom but that baby is not your responsibility and it’s only natural you’d want a summer to yourself after all those classes.

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