I’m scared, my mom and step dad fight often. it makes me anxious and scared that they’re going to divorce, but I don’t want them to, my step dad has been with us for 10+ years and I have a step brother I don’t want to say bye to. (18) I’m 19 now and just got back from university for summer break, and I feel so anxious and it feels like I’m walking on eggshells around my mom.
I don’t know what happened, but I guess a few years ago, something changed with her, and now she’s quick to get mad. Just a couple days ago I heard them fighting and I walked in as my mom called him a prick and to not bother coming back. That made me really anxious.
And today I have an interview and they said my mom could have a later lunch break and drive me there (cuz my step dad has work til 9pm or so) but there’s been a rattling in the front right car door and my mom refuses to drive it for some reason. we checked it out and I told her the door was tight and we would fix it tomorrow, but she wouldn’t have it. I try to reason with her, but no matter what I do, I can’t convince her.
So I then decided that I could wait in the truck while my step dad is at work for a while and then he could drop me off, to avoid my mom getting mad. (my step dad said I could) but then when I told her that, she said nice try like I was malicious or something.
She also has to use it to pick up my younger brother (15) from practice today at 6:30pm (who’s really good at sports, and I kinda feel like my mom loves him more than me. her Facebook profile picture is him on the court and everything) and I feel like she puts up with his moodiness/tolerates it more than others. (at least compared to my step dad)
i dont know what to do. I care about them and I even tried to text my mom about how I’m scared they’ll divorce but she leaves those texts on read. usually everyone’s happy, but I hate when they do fight. (at least once a week)