My mom casually threatens to kill us during arguments and I don’t know what to do anymore
I’m still a minor and honestly I’m exhausted. Earlier, a really small inconvenience happened between my parents and my mom suddenly started saying things like:
“If I ever lose my mind, I’ll make sure to come after all of you.”
“You don’t really go to jail if a mentally unstable person kills someone, right?”
My dad even responded with “murder?” and she said yes.
This isn’t the first time she’s said violent things when angry, but hearing it so casually is terrifying. I didn’t record it this time, but I probably will if it happens again because I genuinely don’t feel safe sometimes.
I don’t know if she actually means it or if she just says things out of anger, but living in an environment like this is mentally draining, especially as a minor. I just want advice from people who’ve experienced something similar. How do you cope with this? And when do threats become something you should seriously act on?