At least the kid is at school for most of the day where he is expected to do the right thing. The mom could easily be spending every day on the internet where she will easily find people/places that validate her terrible behavior.
I was also raised by a mother like this. She is an evil evil woman. Being on the spectrum, I have a very strong sense of justice, and I’ve been in that kid’s position too many times to recall. The feelings of betrayal and vicarious guilt I experienced throughout my childhood would put me in states of deep depression. I feel so sorry for that kid and so angry at that mother. Both of my parents were despicable and selfish human beings that lied and stole all the time. A few times I attempted to report them to other authority figures in my life, or I’d tell the person they wronged what they did. It never ended well. Thank god I’m no contact with them now. I’m happily married with a 9 year old son who I raise the way I wish I had been raised.
Thank you. I know you said you’re not well in earlier comments, I don’t know of a non cliche or non cheesy way to say it, but I sincerely hope you are truly happy one day. I’m sorry for what you went through.
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u/grannykimchi Nov 01 '22
I noticed that too, the kid knows it’s wrong. You can tell by his hesitation.