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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2016
  • By Sydney - Age 19 | Ready to "wear it out loud?” Merch store open, SHOP NOW: bit.ly/storyboo... | Subscribe: bit.ly/sub2stor... | Record your story @ storybooth.com or our iPhone app for a chance to get animated. Comment, like, share this story.
    Our parents and the adults we look up to can have such an impact on our lives, but unfortunately, that impact is not always a positive one. This storytime is one that takes a journey of emotion through the story of an incredibly brave and resilient young woman.
    Sydney's father was always sweet and kind to her, but her mother was always angry and hurtful to her - a mean Mom - and her Mom's angry words, the verbal abuse, sunk in and made her feel bad about herself. Telling her daughter that was not good enough, that she regrets the day she was born and turning common mistakes all children make growing up into horrible and traumatic experiences, Sydneys Mom was a parent bully and had no idea what she was doing to her daughter. It's hard to image a Mothers Day in Sydney' house.
    Bad parenting can negatively effect relationships and mental health. Hard parents, in her case, a mean mom, laying on a full on attack to her self-esteem, took Sydney to a very dark place. This is NOT a case of tough love. It lead to depression, sadness, fear and anxiety.
    With her self-esteem damaged, she began hurting herself. Her bad Mom's actions, led Sydney to physically cause pain to herself as punishment for being the terrible, disappointment of a child her mean Mom told her she was everyday. A bullying parent is the last thing that any child would want to deal with. Victim is the textbook definition for Sydney in her abusive home.
    But in the end, with professional therapy, counseling, help and support from professionals, friends and family, she found that her true self was not the girl her abusive mean Mother made her feel like. But she was a strong, proud young woman who could overcome anything!
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Komentáře • 23K

  • @creativemuch1776
    @creativemuch1776 Před 5 lety +4060

    I will never be like that to my future kids.

    • @150eri_chan3
      @150eri_chan3 Před 4 lety +86

      Me neather I feel like that’s just so creul

    • @sometxtfan1349
      @sometxtfan1349 Před 4 lety +20

      Illy-mae Tay If you wanna be a mother maybe learn how to spell.

    • @karma_010
      @karma_010 Před 4 lety +19

      @@versthappening603 you'd be in jail in my country sorry if your comment was an joke

    • @kayholley
      @kayholley Před 4 lety +10

      @@versthappening603 tf

    • @rihanna7092
      @rihanna7092 Před 4 lety +29

      @@sometxtfan1349 jokes on you, you spelled something wrong in an other comment.

  • @muwaahib2366
    @muwaahib2366 Před 5 lety +949

    Man I feel so sorry for everyone who can relate to this. I showed this to my mom and she got a little emotional. She said if I could afford it financially I would adopt every human who feels neglected by their mom. I'm very blessed to have a mom who's an mom to everyone she meets, even my own friends.
    Stay strong beautiful people! ❤️

    • @raeesshaikh4995
      @raeesshaikh4995 Před 4 lety +18

      my mom cruely punished me and say hurtful word's and I am just 13

    • @raqbamanzoor8084
      @raqbamanzoor8084 Před 4 lety +6

      Thanku muwaahib ...ur words really matters...I'm going to take screenshot of ur comment..and gonna read it whenever I'm depressed

    • @emmalane9613
      @emmalane9613 Před 4 lety +4

      Muwaahib what’s it like to feel loved and supported by a mother? Never knew what’s it like for 7 years FACT.

    • @ririjael3662
      @ririjael3662 Před 4 lety +4

      Thank you very much Muuwahib May your God bless you you are very lucky to have such a mother I wish i was your sister you have rely encouraged me you deserve more likes

    • @sarahh7050
      @sarahh7050 Před 4 lety +2

      Ok that is just AMAZING you will litteraly go to heaven!✨

  • @lovley2620
    @lovley2620 Před 3 lety +889

    "Your mom is so nice"
    "That's cuz she's pretending"

  • @prettiest.j6276
    @prettiest.j6276 Před 4 lety +2281

    This is how many legos the mom should step on
    ⬇️

  • @a.cgaming9748
    @a.cgaming9748 Před 4 lety +1921

    “My mom is mean but my dad is nice” then most of us just go *uNo ReVErSE cArD*

    • @loganhill4612
      @loganhill4612 Před 4 lety +20

      Lexio PREACH

    • @TRXLLGE
      @TRXLLGE Před 4 lety +98

      Parents jobs : To take care of us
      Also Parents : _Im just gonna pretend I didn’t see that_

    • @a.cgaming9748
      @a.cgaming9748 Před 4 lety +14

      WindowsXP Gamer LMAO FACTSS

    • @svaulz
      @svaulz Před 4 lety +7

      @@TRXLLGE xD and thats a fact

    • @CORALORA-
      @CORALORA- Před 4 lety +1

      WindowsXP Gamer even tho u insulted ppl by swear words & the word boomer

  • @ImmortalPlayz
    @ImmortalPlayz Před 8 lety +4539

    All these videos are beautiful and heart touching

    • @Storybooth
      @Storybooth  Před 8 lety +144

      Thank you! Touching hearts is a good thing!

    • @Sugarbombd
      @Sugarbombd Před 8 lety +11

      That's so true

    • @theshyone8716
      @theshyone8716 Před 8 lety +13

      Moral of the story : Ur mom doesnt know what she did to make a kid...

    • @toadmilk113
      @toadmilk113 Před 8 lety +4

      Ikr

    • @brunaalexandra27
      @brunaalexandra27 Před 8 lety +2

      +angie chay i love your profile photo 😋 (i ❤ Miraculous

  • @sheldonfrazer3735
    @sheldonfrazer3735 Před 4 lety +1787

    Storybooth: original stories. Others: my bear turned out to be my sister

    • @serenaaabb
      @serenaaabb Před 4 lety +74

      Lmao “MY BROTHER IS PART PIG”

    • @TheScaster14
      @TheScaster14 Před 4 lety +32

      My brothers dads cousins moms dads brother in - laws wife’s moms dad turned out to be my dad

    • @shotaslvvr9741
      @shotaslvvr9741 Před 3 lety +26

      *”my mom was my cousin”*

    • @andreacamilavega5317
      @andreacamilavega5317 Před 3 lety +4

      😂

    • @NewWaveEnthusiast
      @NewWaveEnthusiast Před 3 lety +10

      Ok we get the point. It’s like we don’t see this comment in every story booth comment section.

  • @nerdboy4555
    @nerdboy4555 Před 2 lety +223

    Every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child

  • @kellymurtagh-quinn8058
    @kellymurtagh-quinn8058 Před 4 lety +377

    Seriously my mom says all this stuff when shes angry all the time

  • @dddigitalm7741
    @dddigitalm7741 Před 4 lety +323

    I feel her
    My mom is like that too

  • @makaylarose201
    @makaylarose201 Před 4 lety +426

    My mother hit me as a kid and she left me and my sister stranded 2 1/2 hours away from my house. It's been 8 years and now shes trying to get back into my life

    • @mimi-lm8et
      @mimi-lm8et Před 4 lety +60

      aw i’m so sorry for you ♥️ don’t let her in ! but wish her the best because you are the bigger person. but also let her know that her actions had consequences. you deserve better

    • @makaylarose201
      @makaylarose201 Před 4 lety +26

      @@mimi-lm8et thank you :)

    • @valen2493
      @valen2493 Před 3 lety +17

      Don’t let her in

    • @valen2493
      @valen2493 Před 3 lety +11

      If she was not at your lowest they do not deserve be there at your best

    • @aliceclips9337
      @aliceclips9337 Před 3 lety +7

      Wtf is wrong with her

  • @cosseteeatsbaha178
    @cosseteeatsbaha178 Před 3 lety +295

    I would always laugh at my friends jokes and when we were calling each other I would always laugh at her jokes and one time she said to me , “My mom said that people aren’t laughing with you.. they’re laughing at you.” And I felt soooo bad for her becuase I could see the pain in her voice

  • @imagi3691
    @imagi3691 Před 7 lety +167

    What a jerk of a mom. You sould love your kid NO MATTER WHAT. My mom yells at me sometimes, but I know she still loves me. This mom in my opinion, should be in jail.

  • @nobody.010
    @nobody.010 Před 5 lety +377

    your mom looks accurately like my mom and IS accurately LIKE her

    • @coldwolfy3238
      @coldwolfy3238 Před 5 lety +12

      i am nobody kill he..er I mean tell the police

    • @ShadowEdits284
      @ShadowEdits284 Před 5 lety +3

      Oofagang

    • @cheesy8176
      @cheesy8176 Před 5 lety +3

      i am nobody Same with me

    • @dariusv8573
      @dariusv8573 Před 4 lety +5

      Both my parents do that and I have a lot more problems than her but nobody wants to know,life is easy do not make it harder than it is

    • @anne-mariedeaudney5079
      @anne-mariedeaudney5079 Před 4 lety +3

      OKAY BUT LIKE SAME SAME SAME HOLY FRICK

  • @strxwberrytxaxoxo
    @strxwberrytxaxoxo Před 3 lety +828

    StoryBooth: My mom is mean to me.
    Other Story Channels: My mom got my dog pregnant, turned out to be my grandpa, and made her goldfish eat my legs and turn me to a mermaid.

  • @unrealisticdiversity6427
    @unrealisticdiversity6427 Před 4 lety +82

    this is exactly how i feel, my mum is exactly the same. she can slap me when shes really really mad. she calls me stuff and says stuff to me. my dad isnt really trying to help me or my mum, probably because theyre divorced. but whenever my mum and i go out shopping or maybe go to a restaurant shes a completely different person, shes nice (but still really embarrasing when she laughs really loud) but when we come home again shes just like normal, screaming at me
    edit: so its been like at least 5 months since i last saw her. ive been doing kinda fine without her. sometimes i think about her, and sometimes i even miss her. but i have friends now, and i have fun with them. i couldnt have friends before because i was always tired and felt like i didnt even wanna live. but i decided to stop going there, and i stayed with my dad. now im feeling much better than i did months ago, back when i lived with my mum

    • @unrealisticdiversity6427
      @unrealisticdiversity6427 Před 3 lety +3

      @•ItzPeriwinkleAngel• thank you, really. thank you so much, ill try to help my mom first but i really need to thank you

    • @liltay7628
      @liltay7628 Před rokem

      @unrealistic diversity i think your mother is nice in public so strangers dont notice or get suspicious or maybe she’s a stressed person who’s only happy during leisure time

  • @jakerobinson701
    @jakerobinson701 Před 4 lety +488

    If I was the girl's father there would be 3 things I would;
    1. Place my daughter in a bear hug
    2. Confront the wife "aka scream at her for doing this to are child"
    3. Give her divorces paper's "on the spot"

    • @prettypleasewitha
      @prettypleasewitha Před 4 lety +45

      4. Kick her out
      5. Start working as a police officer and arrest her.

    • @DD-nc2vw
      @DD-nc2vw Před 4 lety +27

      6. Marry another woman
      7. Then throw your ex in a pool of lava

    • @newspacia
      @newspacia Před 4 lety +22

      8.Then give the ashes to a dog
      9.Then launch a antimatter bomb at the dog’s poop

    • @TRXLLGE
      @TRXLLGE Před 4 lety

      shut up. Nobody asked you anyway

    • @soklyna3566
      @soklyna3566 Před 4 lety +13

      WindowsXP Gamer And nobody asked you to comment but you still did

  • @Fifirobinslay4
    @Fifirobinslay4 Před 6 lety +380

    Im looking through these comments and so many other people seem to struggle with the same problem i just pray it will get better for you
    (edit):its been a whole year now wow anyone in 2019

  • @STAYYGOLDPONYBOY
    @STAYYGOLDPONYBOY Před 4 lety +81

    My friends keep saying “love ur mom bc moms are nice and dads are rude” but honestly for me its my mom is rude and dad is the only one caring.

    • @yomomma531
      @yomomma531 Před 3 lety +6

      My dad is rude my mom is really nice

    • @izzy5500
      @izzy5500 Před 10 měsíci +1

      That's gender stereotypical

  • @crazymochacchino6209
    @crazymochacchino6209 Před 4 lety +123

    “My mom is mean but my dad is nice”
    This is literally every Hated Child Gacha life movie

    • @MARL.E.
      @MARL.E. Před 4 lety +3

      Ikr

    • @hiimnormal6285
      @hiimnormal6285 Před 4 lety +34

      But this shit is true and real tho, its just that gacha made it cartoonish and unrealistic

    • @user-ur6lj9ey1p
      @user-ur6lj9ey1p Před 4 lety +15

      But she never mentioned being a hybrid monster and godess at any point.

    • @beeuh6020
      @beeuh6020 Před 4 lety +4

      Rals 3027 lmao so true

    • @hiimnormal6285
      @hiimnormal6285 Před 4 lety +1

      @I’m only Human I'm sorry if this offends you tho I do know verbal abuse is real, I am just saying how Gacha shows verbal abuse and I hope you get the help you need

  • @shinibi
    @shinibi Před 5 lety +2720

    Please love your children...Don't treat them like how you were treated.

    • @ashleybatke9495
      @ashleybatke9495 Před 5 lety +5

      I think so too

    • @kamleshsaxena8463
      @kamleshsaxena8463 Před 5 lety +6

      So trueeee

    • @notbiasedbutmarsbarstho
      @notbiasedbutmarsbarstho Před 5 lety +9

      the tea though and my parents yelled at me for not knowing long division

    • @monicatorres1582
      @monicatorres1582 Před 5 lety +10

      When you have kids I bet you will be a great mom❤️ I was never and won’t ever be loved by my mom I won’t even call her mom, I was always loved by my grandma and I will Always love her ❤️that women who is my mother says I’m a piece of trash that I’m worthless and so many other things,that women left a scar in my heart and won’t ever be able to fix it that why I’ll always help my grandma in anything and when she passes away I hope I have somewhere to live because I’m 16 and I’m 2 years I’ll be 18 never will I forgive that women for ruining me

    • @ile3071
      @ile3071 Před 5 lety +18

      My brother goes out all the time and he’s only 16. I’m just now a turned 21 year old and I work my ass off in the medical field and all my money goes to her. I pay the bills and insurance , I don’t have my own vehicle I borrow the truck or van to go to work and I’m forced to put gas in each twice a week. My mom doesn’t give my brother any harsh yelling like I receive from her telling me I’m a worthless piece of shit and I’m stupid , lazy , ugly , no one is ever going to treat me right etc. I want to move out but I’m stuck , since all my money goes to her I can’t even get myself a car. My job is hard and I tell her about it and she yells at me “you bitch too much when you don’t do shit”. I’m her oldest I would think she would in fact even help me even more to try to move out or help me go back to school like I want but no. I’m never allowed to go out and if I do eat I have to go buy for the rest of the family which is 9 people. Like exactly right now I’m wanting to go see a friend during lunch break and instead of letting me go she yells at me that I have three bills to pay today and to get to it and counting all the bills in total I don’t have enough money but if I don’t do it she beats me and tells me I’m worthless and can never do anything right. I have a miscarriage at 18 and she makes fun of it. She said I would be a shitty mom anyways. I don’t think she understands how much she’s slowly hurting me and she still hits me and beats me to this day. Last year I tried to commit suicide and started cutting afterwards and she laughed in my face and said I just want attention and I’m not going to get it. I just hope things get better. I’m tired of crying myself to sleep and wishing for my life to be completely different. Please be nice to others you meet or speak to , you never know what is going on I’m the home they love in or what they deal with.

  • @candynecklaceeee
    @candynecklaceeee Před 5 lety +642

    To whoever who is reading this. Just remember that you should be capable and confident. You should never give up on what you have been working very hard on. Be proud of who you are and don't let other people bring you down. Have a wonderful life and may God bless you all. ❤

    • @annettebartholomew6713
      @annettebartholomew6713 Před 5 lety +11

      The feels. . .

    • @jacobmattila450
      @jacobmattila450 Před 5 lety +10

      xXNut3llaXx xX____Xx thank you. Remember, the same goes for you!

    • @nokibnoor3027
      @nokibnoor3027 Před 5 lety +7

      Thanks

    • @dariusv8573
      @dariusv8573 Před 4 lety +6

      @@nokibnoor3027 if she at last wanted to know about what we feel not only say you are good,I do not care how was your life,you should be proud of who you are,I do not even know who I am bec the real me is in pain since I was 9 and I try to hide it bec if I let people know how I feel they just ignore me even more than they did before

    • @Fida7648
      @Fida7648 Před 4 lety +4

      Thank you so much

  • @asheditzz
    @asheditzz Před 4 lety +60

    i had an online friend who has been bullying me for the past year she made me hate myself to the point that I almost considered ending myself but the love of my family, all of my friends , my boyfriend and animal crossing saved me...

    • @yomomma531
      @yomomma531 Před 3 lety +6

      I hope you blocked the person who bully's u

    • @blacknails...7744
      @blacknails...7744 Před 3 lety +2

      Well I got bullied 7 years and suffered 7 years of crying

    • @Luvaalia4432
      @Luvaalia4432 Před 3 lety +1

      Animal crossing?

    • @izzy5500
      @izzy5500 Před 10 měsíci

      Did you unfriend her

    • @asheditzz
      @asheditzz Před 10 měsíci

      @izzy5500 yes thank god and I'm happy
      Still hate that some of them try to guilt me back into that friendship
      But i don't give in 😊👌

  • @txic_sudge5880
    @txic_sudge5880 Před 3 lety +14

    Since I suffer of verbal abuse I love this video.Its inspired me to stop cutting and be more happy.

  • @AiceI
    @AiceI Před 5 lety +3688

    Your skin isn't paper
    *Don't cut it*
    Your body isn't a book
    *Don't judge it*
    Your neck isn't a rope
    *Don't hang it*
    Your life isn't a movie
    *Don't end it*
    (ctto)

  • @randomcat7246
    @randomcat7246 Před 5 lety +709

    Wait I thought all moms were like that...
    Shoot. I relate to this too much.

    • @waluigi3515
      @waluigi3515 Před 5 lety +13

      Right?

    • @vinuthajio1358
      @vinuthajio1358 Před 5 lety +7

      really

    • @priyamvadaliebertxox769
      @priyamvadaliebertxox769 Před 5 lety +15

      Lol i also thought that .. when i was 10 , things became worst and worst . I'm 19 now

    • @randomcat7246
      @randomcat7246 Před 5 lety +13

      @@priyamvadaliebertxox769 Similar; insults started up when I was 11, hope things will one day get better for you

    • @user-md4uv5yw3e
      @user-md4uv5yw3e Před 5 lety +8

      Hey,all the people here.
      Talk with your mom,or psychologist,or police
      I hope and wish that things get better

  • @HANNtasticBrix2358
    @HANNtasticBrix2358 Před 29 dny +5

    I can’t imagine having a mother like that!! 😢😢😢 Know that you are awesome and nurture yourself

  • @jgm9807
    @jgm9807 Před 4 lety +20

    This is how many years the mom will spent in jail
    👇

  • @daniellebrown9280
    @daniellebrown9280 Před 6 lety +202

    I feel so bad for her😩I'm blessed that my mom and dad are there for me😭😭

  • @mmascara
    @mmascara Před 6 lety +211

    Once when I was like ten my friend was going through the same thing. Once in the summer, he took off his sweater but his shirt was stuck to it so it lifted up aswell. He had loads of bruises. He did boxing so I thought it was just that, but not until he didnt want to go outside, go out with friends and that. He told me that ever since his parents had divorced, his Mom had been really abusive. He always preffered to be with his dad and step - mom. He said that she hit him with the vaccume cleaner and slapped him and said stuff like "Why cant you be like your brother?" and "I dont love you at all." He had kept it a secret for two years! He said that his mom said that if he told he would be abandoned. Keep in mind we were only nine and ten. It took alot of encouragement, but one day we told our teacher. His mom is now in prison (she was an alcaholic and was found to be a drug addict too ._.) and he lives with his dad and stepmom! They had a little baby girl! He is happy because HE TOLD. Dont keep it inside. Nobody deserves to be treated like nothing.

    • @mmascara
      @mmascara Před 6 lety

      DA DOGE BOSS ..?

    • @lolk7726
      @lolk7726 Před 6 lety +3

      Shrek bae did he at least fight bacc

    • @mindymae3459
      @mindymae3459 Před 6 lety

      Shrek bae great story 👏

    • @ajdahl2711
      @ajdahl2711 Před 6 lety

      Shrek bae my friend will is actually going threw the same thing I wish I could help her more but she does speak to the school counselor about it but it is not as bad as your friend’s

    • @ummtulip
      @ummtulip Před 6 lety +1

      .

  • @bluedye4087
    @bluedye4087 Před 3 lety +10

    Story booth is a beautiful channel and I'm so glad we have concept like this to discuss serious topics.

  • @aastha8293
    @aastha8293 Před 4 lety +20

    Those words all those 'sins' and all are so relatable, i have developed nothing but more hate for her, i don't even like calling her my mom, she's the worst thing that happened to me

  • @mxxnlight111
    @mxxnlight111 Před 5 lety +271

    This is so hard to watch because I relate so much to her...

  • @III_SNIPE_III
    @III_SNIPE_III Před 5 lety +1303

    That's not a mean mom....
    She is the worst person I have ever heard of

  • @Angel_dust_wover
    @Angel_dust_wover Před 2 lety +3

    Makes me grateful that my mom was never like this to me. She always took care of me, taught me, and made sure I had everything I needed, always. I love and adore my mother for life, and I fear losing her so much.

  • @froggy2485
    @froggy2485 Před 4 lety +11

    Watching these story’s get me in the feels I’m realizing how lucky I am to have a great mom and dad they’ve done so much for me and I’m in debt to them I feel terrible for every time where I’ve hated my mom because at least I have a mom that cares about me and I don’t get to see my dad often because he’s usual working but he’s still a great dad I can’t ask for anything more

  • @Mxchelle
    @Mxchelle Před 6 lety +292

    I understand how she feels. The only problem is that it was both of my parents. My dad was physically abusive and would constantly slap and hit me. My mom was like in the video, emotionally abusive, calling me slurs, a disgrace, and even said she wish she killed herself so she didn’t deal with me. I have lived 3 years “on my own” because I don’t have any support. I taught myself things that my parents should have taught me but u learned alone, like cleaning cooking and doing laundry. I live with my mom because out of the two my mom is better. But most of the time, when she isn’t abusive, she is working so I live half of my life alone and half in misery because my self esteem is passed gone. Glad to know I’m not the only one who goes through this

    • @Nadia-rq1fj
      @Nadia-rq1fj Před 6 lety +6

      Starchelle i can relate with you. My parents are totally strick and they don't even allow me to hang out with my friends or go to party they don't allow me to go out of home after 5pm and they always want me to study all time to get good marks. I hate them they don't even allow me to do things that teenagers of my age are doing! I really don't want to live with them but i can't do anything cause i am 15 and i can't live on my own. I am feeling like i live in a jail where there's no freedom

    • @a13xlaircey666
      @a13xlaircey666 Před 6 lety +5

      Starchelle Let that psycho jerk run her mouth all she wants. She is literally a woman who did something with a jerk man, who had less love than she does. You are probably the only good thing ever came out of their relationship, and your siblings if you have any, but they're both obviously too stupid to see how beautiful toy are.
      She is a woman, nothing more, nothing less. She just happens to be one of "those" types of people, and I'm sorry that was the adult you had to call "mom" growing up.
      But no matter who you called "mom", or who you called "dad", you are just you, you are neither of these sorry and pitiful people, and no matter how you feel about them, you will always deserve love, from friends definitely, but most importantly, yourself.

    • @a13xlaircey666
      @a13xlaircey666 Před 6 lety +5

      Naadirah Ahmed I'm so sorry to hear. I wish they'd let you live and have a childhood. Everybody deserves friends and freedom.

    • @Mxchelle
      @Mxchelle Před 6 lety +4

      Amy Laircey thank you a lot. I don’t have any siblings but I do have something worse: half siblings. My dad has had 2 other children before me, all having different mothers, and wants another!! He had his first kid at 18!! My half sis is almost 30!!! Yes, he did grow up in Ecuador but it does not warrant him to be a cheating asshole who moves on to another child after they turn 13. I was born when my half sis was 13 and when I was 13, that’s when he wanted a new kid. It’s like we get to an age where we become worthless. However, I’m glad I didn’t get the same treatment as my half sis.
      She was beaten by both her parents and her life was much more strict than mine. It got to the point where she actually called the cops on my dad once for abuse, even though they didn’t do anything. Our family is far from good
      My mom justifies this behavior by saying that she had a rougher childhood (she had no father and was poor) but nothing can justify hurting a child, physically or emotionally. And yes, sometimes she is really nice, but other times are nightmares. She is like a light switch between good and bad. And she says that I “fake my problems” and I don’t “understand what a rough childhood is” YES I DO!!! She is just to blind to see what she is doing to me!

    • @mishkam2410
      @mishkam2410 Před 6 lety +5

      Starchelle you really should report them, no teen should go through that! Stay strong girl💖

  • @miqueen1128
    @miqueen1128 Před 5 lety +534

    One like one kidness

  • @hange-zoe7810
    @hange-zoe7810 Před 4 lety +118

    “mean mom”
    *ASIAN MOM!*

  • @yourgrandma4178
    @yourgrandma4178 Před 4 lety +2

    Sticks and stones may break your bones,but Words can break your heart...

  • @estelle4781
    @estelle4781 Před 5 lety +815

    My mum is alive but i feel as if she's dead to me. I get zero emotional support from her

    • @Ravioliyt
      @Ravioliyt Před 5 lety +37

      :( I'm sorry to hear this, my mum's the same..

    • @ba2vu760
      @ba2vu760 Před 5 lety +17

      @@Ravioliyt mine too😞

    • @edipoint7585
      @edipoint7585 Před 5 lety +16

      Mine tooooooooooooooooooooo😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @youvi-san8424
      @youvi-san8424 Před 5 lety +13

      Same...

    • @dogefun6179
      @dogefun6179 Před 5 lety +21

      I'm sorry for all of you who have to go through this.I hope things get better 💗💗💗

  • @european_flower_mira6761
    @european_flower_mira6761 Před 8 lety +165

    Is the girl ok now? I feel bad for her.... I'm really worried about her please tell me if she's ok.

  • @neptune9238
    @neptune9238 Před 2 lety +5

    Finally a story where the dad isn’t the bad guy.

  • @kimberallen9483
    @kimberallen9483 Před 11 měsíci +1

    There are many mom's and dad's out there who don't deserve to have any children😡

  • @womancheese823
    @womancheese823 Před 8 lety +268

    My biological mom left me a month after I was born, both of my parents don't really pay attention to me so I enjoy these videos because they give me a sense of feeling that others have the same problem and they they've gotten through this, I would enjoy more videos like this, please! :)

    • @Storybooth
      @Storybooth  Před 8 lety +5

      We're so happy these videos help you feel less alone in what you are going through. New videos post every Tuesday so lots more to come!

    • @bluebrush3895
      @bluebrush3895 Před 8 lety +1

      Right in the feels

    • @womancheese823
      @womancheese823 Před 8 lety

      storybooth Okay, I'll definitely be subscribing then!

    • @womancheese823
      @womancheese823 Před 8 lety

      ***** I'm sorry, it really isn't the best feeling

    • @michellejaime6308
      @michellejaime6308 Před 8 lety +1

      same. I rather not get only it but I feel....just same. I still love my mom but it's hard when only comes one way. That makes me so happy to have Jesus Christ in my life cause He's the only one who makes me feel loved.😊

  • @chloe8554
    @chloe8554 Před 6 lety +402

    Girl, you're beautiful 💜 and you're worth it 💜

  • @FH_CASTS
    @FH_CASTS Před 23 dny +2

    You are so strong girl that share this story with us...

  • @uglyoofer4596
    @uglyoofer4596 Před 4 lety +7

    You’re not in this alone! Let me break this awkward silence. Hear me out. -My Chemical Romance

  • @idklads5616
    @idklads5616 Před 4 lety +660

    That my friend is called “mental abuse” get help

    • @user-gu8ic3eb1x
      @user-gu8ic3eb1x Před 4 lety +24

      @@rishrg6639 that's verbal abuse please seek help

    • @TRXLLGE
      @TRXLLGE Před 4 lety +2

      You mean nothing

    • @CORALORA-
      @CORALORA- Před 4 lety +19

      WindowsXP Gamer stop pls get some help

    • @Atokosmo1
      @Atokosmo1 Před 4 lety +9

      WindowsXP Gamer YOU mean nothing sir

    • @Atokosmo1
      @Atokosmo1 Před 4 lety

      Ur mUm gAy okay :3 the uno reverse cards solves the problems

  • @algireaux1364
    @algireaux1364 Před 7 lety +830

    This is mother should be in jail. Of child abuse.

  • @Zachpsychovoorhees
    @Zachpsychovoorhees Před 16 dny +1

    All kids deserve parents but Not all parents deserve children.

  • @idk10010
    @idk10010 Před 4 lety +2

    When she said "Ex bestfriend" it shattered me.
    I have a ex bestfriend and sometimes her words hurt me without her noticing it. I never told anyone because she would tell everyone in my class, shd did it before and now my reputation is extremely low because of her. I don't talk at school to anyone or even her.

  • @mttmettaton4598
    @mttmettaton4598 Před 7 lety +598

    that mum should be punished for her actions.

    • @imAwareOfYourAddress
      @imAwareOfYourAddress Před 7 lety +6

      So should undertale, yes

    • @mttmettaton4598
      @mttmettaton4598 Před 7 lety +1

      what?

    • @ciacotriyallder2215
      @ciacotriyallder2215 Před 7 lety +6

      Hatt TheCat no.. is only a game..AND IS A GREAT GAME CUZ IT OPEND MY MIND AND I LOOK AT THE WORLD NOW FROM A BETTER VIEW

    • @imAwareOfYourAddress
      @imAwareOfYourAddress Před 7 lety +4

      bekofela meter Unfortunately you cannot spell better. I meant the undertale fandom not the game itself.

    • @cultistivator809
      @cultistivator809 Před 7 lety +13

      +Hatt TheCat
      What does this have to do with a game? Such a nonsense comment!
      Fandoms, Games, whatever. The mother abused someone, which is an illegal crime, and so Blueberry is right. The mother should be punished for her actions. She put her child in emotional danger, if she died the mother would have been accused of murder.
      There is no point of posting a comment UNRELATED to the video itself. If you were to reply it should of been an actual topic related to the point Blueberry is trying to come across.

  • @jellybean6085
    @jellybean6085 Před 6 lety +22

    My mom had a mom like this, my mom was yelled at and abused by her mother, for NO reason.😿 But now her mom is not with us anymore so my mom doesn't have to ever put down by here mother. and she now lives a happy life with her family. 💗

  • @emanuelrodriguez6093
    @emanuelrodriguez6093 Před 3 lety +5

    0:49 low self esteem club✊✊✊✊

  • @perryh.5306
    @perryh.5306 Před 3 lety +1

    Parents need to understand that they are not in control. I have a 15 yo daughter...and she is completely free to make her own choices without any punishment or consequences from me.
    I have never told her to do anything, she does it if she wants to. Like...she hates cleaning...so I don't make her....I clean everything!
    If we have a disagreement about something...we both sit down and talk about it. I never get angry or annoyed, I want to know what she has to say. And MOST times I side with her.
    Whatever her choice is, IF I can fulfill that choice for her, I give it to her....its not my place to make choices for her!

  • @SuperMiloHernandez
    @SuperMiloHernandez Před 5 lety +60

    My Mom is the same to me... LITERALLY THE SAME!!!

    • @chelseaharding20
      @chelseaharding20 Před 4 lety +2

      I'm so sorry

    • @xfroggii
      @xfroggii Před 4 lety +1

      Pull the reverse card on her if she tries to insult you

    • @libertyforecast
      @libertyforecast Před 4 lety

      @@xfroggii dumbass she'd whoop his super milo ass

    • @flipprism4137
      @flipprism4137 Před 4 lety +2

      @Candy's Lil Gacha World ÙwÚ oh ok that's just rude as hell. You think you only care about one person more than another person that suffering from the same situation as the person you care about

    • @ReelSulid
      @ReelSulid Před 4 lety

      Same

  • @sakinashah8349
    @sakinashah8349 Před 5 lety +141

    *_Listen ( to anyone going through this) just because your family is mean to you shows that their a terrible person, not you. You should stay strong. I knew someone that had a childhood like this and that she has a book about this. So don't let someone bring you down. You believe in yourself and remember that there are people who love you and support you and that you are amazing_* 🤗

  • @melissaalexander6245
    @melissaalexander6245 Před 3 lety +3

    When she’s in jail go find someone you trust to be your new mom

  • @Blckpinkishh
    @Blckpinkishh Před 2 lety +2

    Omg in third grade our English teacher showed this to us and explained it and said “who understands this?” And I understood but I was shocked to say anything to this day I can’t believe how she treated you

    • @baileyryan488
      @baileyryan488 Před měsícem

      My family members are like this and I'm going to be a senior in HS

  • @pepperysalt3938
    @pepperysalt3938 Před 6 lety +94

    I feel so bad for her... I had a very rough childhood but this is even worse

    • @pepperysalt3938
      @pepperysalt3938 Před 6 lety +2

      For those of you who are wondering what my childhood was like,
      I got bullied in grade two and got pushed down playground equipment ( a slide)
      I got called names in grade three and ignored by my best friend for three months
      I was bullied in grade six- I was kicked and punched, and called names. I told my parents and my teacher but they did absolutely nothing to help me

    • @cluhrissa
      @cluhrissa Před 6 lety +3

      Haha that’s nothing

    • @karenvalles1135
      @karenvalles1135 Před 6 lety +2

      Colorless that's awful!
      I'm sorry all that happened to you. You don't deserve it.
      Stay strong! :)

    • @frankieisvswag8233
      @frankieisvswag8233 Před 6 lety +2

      Really . I'm ten and I'm smacked by my mom all the time . A few months ago before I moved I got bullied all the time and someone pushing me down the slide is nothing I would just laugh and tell them to go away

    • @frankieisvswag8233
      @frankieisvswag8233 Před 6 lety +2

      I was separated from my dad to and he was the loving one

  • @marshall-mellowboi7128
    @marshall-mellowboi7128 Před 7 lety +125

    I have a friend with the identical situation except she never self harmed but her mom is verbally abusive and her dad is loving. As the bff of 8 years what can I do to help her?

    • @Nebel-se1ob
      @Nebel-se1ob Před 7 lety

      Just ask her. If there's nothing you can do, just stay by her side.

    • @marshall-mellowboi7128
      @marshall-mellowboi7128 Před 7 lety +3

      Isabella Andrade
      Well I did and there isn't anything I can do. We plan that when we're 18 we'll move out of country and live together so no one can hurt her again. That's the only happy thing she has to look forward to. I just wanna make her happy and everyday I give her as much love as I can even though I live 4 hours away.

    • @marshall-mellowboi7128
      @marshall-mellowboi7128 Před 7 lety

      Isabella Andrade Also thank you for the advise.

    • @Nebel-se1ob
      @Nebel-se1ob Před 7 lety +7

      I'm sure you two can pass for it and leave soon 😊 I have plans to leave my country with my friends too. We all have problems here and we want to make college in Canadian because in our contry there isn't too much for us.
      Also sorry for the bad english, I live in Brazil

    • @marshall-mellowboi7128
      @marshall-mellowboi7128 Před 7 lety +3

      Isabella Andrade
      Oh I'm going to Canada for college too! And it's ok! You're english is fine.

  • @alexislennon4973
    @alexislennon4973 Před 3 lety +7

    1:38 oh girly
    If your in this situation please ask someone for help, Don't hurt yourself.
    Your body is not a book-So don't judge it
    Your skin is not paper-So don't cut it
    Your life is beautiful- So don't end it

    • @miathecreatorplayz2147
      @miathecreatorplayz2147 Před rokem +1

      😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 you have really good speeches

    • @alexislennon4973
      @alexislennon4973 Před rokem +1

      @@miathecreatorplayz2147 Please there are helplines and people out there willing to help you
      I am merley a person on the internet
      There are people in your area that can help you

    • @miathecreatorplayz2147
      @miathecreatorplayz2147 Před rokem +1

      @@alexislennon4973 💓💓💓💓💝💝💝💖💖💖💘💘💘💕💕💞💞💞💟💟💟

  • @bluePsycho4750
    @bluePsycho4750 Před 4 lety +2

    Aw I am so sorry .No one should go through that.

  • @loveshuttle
    @loveshuttle Před 7 lety +386

    I guess I am not alone
    but i am not out of it
    i am still in this hell
    how to overcome this ?

    • @Storybooth
      @Storybooth  Před 7 lety +26

      +Tish Kallya Try to do as she says - remember that you are a wonderful compassionate human being with so much to offer the world. That is inside you and nobody can take it away!

    • @davidhewitt2410
      @davidhewitt2410 Před 7 lety

      storybooth

    • @ytlover8539
      @ytlover8539 Před 7 lety

      storybooth thanks

    • @courtneys.8777
      @courtneys.8777 Před 7 lety +4

      Tish Kallya try therapy (it works wonders once you warm up to it)

    • @joseacevedo9280
      @joseacevedo9280 Před 7 lety +8

      When I was 10 I had gone through a lot of stuff. So much that I have gotten rid of depression and grew an entrepreneurial spirit at that age, My parents have no idea that I even gone through these things, but now at eleven years of age I'm just going to enjoy the rest of my childhood and IF you are a kid going through depression just don't try to impress your parents by doing something like making a business if you don't deal with it correctly you may not be able to handle it so enjoy your childhood.

  • @gachagirl6241
    @gachagirl6241 Před 6 lety +215

    These kind of people make me mad

    • @pinedelgado4743
      @pinedelgado4743 Před 6 lety +10

      They make ME mad, as well, Lexie!! Especially when they pass it off as decent parenting, like MY mom did.

    • @mcsquadroyal6602
      @mcsquadroyal6602 Před 6 lety +1

      Solar Hearts she's talking about the parenting sheesh if she was to be talking about the girl I would be the first to make an opinion on her comment but she's not so... Let's take it down a notch

    • @kaciswanson7768
      @kaciswanson7768 Před 6 lety

      Ikr I wanna fuc-

  • @chongyuenlee4187
    @chongyuenlee4187 Před 3 lety +6

    "You are a compassionate human being"
    Schools: *no*

  • @heddwyncloakoftimekeep7744

    Title: mean mum
    Me looks at thumbnail: I would have ever known

  • @martineztwinsx1220
    @martineztwinsx1220 Před 6 lety +140

    I feel the same. Your life is just like mine. My mother used to say so much to me, she said she hated me and she wished I was dead. She used to say that she didn’t mean it, but she said them so many times I didn’t know what to believe, so I started to self harm. I became depressed and hated myself. It still happens but I’m not self harming because I know that no matter what I am worth it! No matter what anyone says! I matter!

    • @ricardoknight9646
      @ricardoknight9646 Před 6 lety

      Martinez Twins x you’re popular and famous you used to live with someone who tore your new room down

    • @Proxuius
      @Proxuius Před 6 lety

      not nice of youre mother :(

    • @bishitsmezunaira9962
      @bishitsmezunaira9962 Před 6 lety +3

      Martinez Twins x I hope that your mother realizes it wasn’t right. But I hope u know people out there love you.

    • @gentle1405
      @gentle1405 Před 6 lety

      Zunaira Kazi not really.

    • @bishitsmezunaira9962
      @bishitsmezunaira9962 Před 6 lety +1

      Thotslayer Dio maybe not kill 😂damn u must have a really big heart. U care about people a lot!! God bless u but maybe a little calmer 😂.

  • @litasf9446
    @litasf9446 Před 7 lety +57

    My mom told me that I'm a ugly fat monster.. She enjoys embarrasing me in front of others. When we are alone at home I always try to get away from her or leave the house. My house doesn't feel like home anymore😞

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodpancak

    Omg thank you so much for tell your story. I have been verbally abused by my family and ex best friend all my life and when I would be asked how it felt I could never explain it. The way you described it perfectly explain how it felt. Thank you

  • @Totallynot_pansexual
    @Totallynot_pansexual Před 2 lety +3

    0:40 I feel that...
    My mom gets angry sometimes and says stuff she doesn't mean but it still hurts also I have pretty little self-esteem as well...

  • @miab5976
    @miab5976 Před 5 lety +65

    I really know how she feels. My mother is the same way and she treats my sister like she loves her more.

    • @bethliotta3752
      @bethliotta3752 Před 4 lety +1

      You can live with us.

    • @k4zikaze
      @k4zikaze Před 4 lety +2

      My mom is like this but in the end it's because of stress.

    • @n1dula708
      @n1dula708 Před 4 lety

      Me too... but don't hate your sister please.....

  • @shirleytiwanag699
    @shirleytiwanag699 Před 3 lety +1

    Thats not a mom.....
    Its a full ON monster
    Stay safe and be happy

  • @lucysside3013
    @lucysside3013 Před 4 lety +1

    This story is so sad I hope a lot of kids don’t have to go through this... I am so sorry you had to go through this..😔

  • @marishasveganworld2240
    @marishasveganworld2240 Před 5 lety +680

    1 like - 10 sweet words from mother to her daughter 😁💜💜💜😊
    (I know they care for us. I really appreciate the relationship between mother and daughter/son but not every mother is the same, there are some exceptions, not everybody is lucky) and thanks for all the likes! 💜💜💜

  • @bellahussein9648
    @bellahussein9648 Před 6 lety +49

    That mom is calling her daughter worthless but its the mom who's worthless

  • @Whystopmoe
    @Whystopmoe Před 2 lety +1

    Omg this change my life 🥺 thank you for this

  • @jbolton5221
    @jbolton5221 Před 3 lety +2

    The mother is terrible. I’d never act like that to my kids in the future

  • @nataliathepotato9880
    @nataliathepotato9880 Před 6 lety +752

    Bullies are like vampires
    Don't let them drain your self-esteem
    When you stand up to them
    You stab them with in the heart

  • @meyafiedler2423
    @meyafiedler2423 Před 7 lety +318

    my grandma dose that to me 😥 she said I'm ugly in the inside and outside

  • @kimmeso3517
    @kimmeso3517 Před 2 lety +1

    Never forgive someone hurt you
    The mom is just a name but full in the pain ‘

  • @nickgames3149
    @nickgames3149 Před 4 lety +7

    1:04 uhh, sex? You’re the one who had a child, what’s the point in having a child if you don’t even want it?

  • @belleme7542
    @belleme7542 Před 5 lety +79

    It hurts so much because it's the person who you were made from, so you have a special part of them, and you are a special part of them whether you like it or not 😥

    • @TRXLLGE
      @TRXLLGE Před 4 lety +1

      belle me shut up boomer, just because you say that doesn’t mean that you will help or slow down the solution

  • @goldendolphinz8583
    @goldendolphinz8583 Před 8 lety +127

    everyone who is reading this. YOU ARE AWSOME

  • @celestecelestial90
    @celestecelestial90 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m sorry, you deserved so much better. You are strong and worthy. 💜

  • @rottkitty
    @rottkitty Před 3 lety +2

    This is what verbal abuse can do to a child, expecially when they are molding themselves to who they are. It inflicts them by
    Forcing so much negative energy to them to where the point, they do believe and agree that they are the worst person.

  • @AGglittersparkle
    @AGglittersparkle Před 7 lety +692

    And I thought I had a mean mom!!!
    Edit: Thanks for all the likes guys!!! This is the most likes I've ever gotten!!!

  • @midnightbluesky3588
    @midnightbluesky3588 Před 7 lety +152

    I feal bad for the little girl she is so cute 😢😢😢😢😢

    • @heystobit4483
      @heystobit4483 Před 7 lety +5

      midnight blue sky
      How the hell do you know how she looks

    • @_emberrose_1673
      @_emberrose_1673 Před 7 lety

      midnight blue sky lol cuteness makes u sad 😂😂😂😂 I feel u tho

    • @peachycow7763
      @peachycow7763 Před 6 lety

      why da look

    • @_emberrose_1673
      @_emberrose_1673 Před 6 lety

      YumDumPink #1 *because you gotta do what you gotta do*

    • @peachycow7763
      @peachycow7763 Před 6 lety

      Galaxy Girl #Raids and what is it? LOOKS??? I bet a girl who looks cute you would just trust her. You know, we are ALL WAY TOO STUPID to fall into this "pretty" trap

  • @LPSst4r
    @LPSst4r Před 5 měsíci +1

    Kids deserve parents.but sometimes parents don’t deserve kids.

  • @Disassociated2
    @Disassociated2 Před 3 lety +1

    If you are struggling with mental abuse, talk to someone you trust. If you don’t wanna, it’s not gonna help. If you do, they’ll do something about it, and help you with your problems. There are people in your life that love you and respect you, don’t focus on the bad people in your life. Please, talk to someone right away. It will help you, I promise. Have a nice day, and stay safe! ❤️

  • @tec9z587
    @tec9z587 Před 5 lety +199

    My mom is like this and I tell the it's child abuse but she won't listen

    • @jordanpruitt7977
      @jordanpruitt7977 Před 5 lety +8

      mine to 😞

    • @nixhyacinth
      @nixhyacinth Před 5 lety +7

      What does she do to you? If it’s really bad you can tell the authorities and they’ll help you!

    • @tec9z587
      @tec9z587 Před 5 lety +3

      Batter Fire who are the authorities And yes

    • @nixhyacinth
      @nixhyacinth Před 5 lety +2

      Blox Troller like the police. There might be a number somewhere for child abuse. I hope you have at least one adult you can trust. 😔

    • @tec9z587
      @tec9z587 Před 5 lety +1

      Batter Fire I have one but she is not around all the time

  • @mxsaiah
    @mxsaiah Před 4 lety +183

    Her Dad: Did you fall from heaven?
    The Mom: I dug my way up from *H.E.L.L*
    Me: *Now I see what she means*

  • @Eodi296
    @Eodi296 Před 2 lety +1

    This is the Leonard's mom expect she even more colder and meaner

  • @susanfager1640
    @susanfager1640 Před 4 lety

    How valuable to the world and our children! Blessing to you and I pray everyone shares and schools share. This is imperative in today's world! People need to know.

  • @wh3156
    @wh3156 Před 5 lety +27

    What kind of mum would make a child miserable and not confident I am so lucky to have a mother who cheered me up or made me confident with myself imagine when I hated myself

    • @sean_maverick5880
      @sean_maverick5880 Před 4 lety

      Pucky for you my mom is so mean my whole vacation i sm grounded christmas vacation

    • @TRXLLGE
      @TRXLLGE Před 4 lety

      I don’t know, a fucking mistake like you?

  • @Me-rd7po
    @Me-rd7po Před 5 lety +122

    My Best friend is more let's say " atractive " and my mother want me to know that . I asked my mother once to Say Something good about me, to cheer me up and she just said "You can't force me to say Something I can't ". That day we got into a fight about it bc my mother never said "you're so beautiful " or "I belive in you ".She always tells me how my friend is more beautiful .
    The most heart breaking moment was when my Best friend started bulling me at school and my "friends" join her .
    At least I have one friend that stay next to me.

    • @constancedavis9158
      @constancedavis9158 Před 5 lety +1

      They aren't friends if they did that we are here for you your mom is not the best mom in the world if she did that

    • @constancedavis9158
      @constancedavis9158 Před 5 lety

      @Smarty MusicLover you are right I am by her/his side to they aren't right # support

    • @melinademinova5417
      @melinademinova5417 Před 5 lety

      I am so sorry. I kno how it is the ssme is done to me.
      They dont deserve us.

    • @melinademinova5417
      @melinademinova5417 Před 5 lety

      I hope they rot in hell. Also my mother .

    • @rednation149
      @rednation149 Před 5 lety

      Bificalera2 your friends are not your true friends leave them behind forget about them make new friends those that will be there for you and help support you I’ve faith and hope you will take care ok

  • @zxx5139
    @zxx5139 Před 2 lety +1

    My mom says the same stuff to me and literally beats the shit out of me and then just comes up to me and says “sorry.” WHEN THE SAME WOMAN SAYS “sorry is just a word”

  • @Jorche-cd6zt
    @Jorche-cd6zt Před 3 lety +2

    Moral of the story: Don’t give up on your live
    Be yourself
    Be Greater