Imagine being a 20-year-old college student, feeling disconnected from your family, and then hearing from your own mother that you’re the reason nobody likes you. That’s the situation Sandra finds herself in. Her mom, a 40-year-old woman, has had enough of her daughter’s complaints about feeling left out and unloved since her step-siblings were born. But is the mom being too harsh, or is Sandra just not adapting to the changes in her family? Let’s dive into the story.
Meet the Family

Single Mom Life

Enter Frank, the Stepdad

The Growing Family

Sandra’s Struggles

Not Enough Attention?

Jealousy and Disconnection

Mom’s Tough Love

Enough is Enough ♀️

Harsh Words from Mom

Sandra’s Withdrawal ♀️

College Life and Family Tension

Mom’s Final Words ️

Is Mom Right or Wrong? ♀️
Sandra’s mom believes she’s done her best to balance her attention between her kids, but Sandra continues to feel disconnected and unloved. The mom has had enough and tells Sandra that she’s the reason nobody likes her. Is the mom being too harsh, or is it time for Sandra to accept the changes in her family and stop complaining? Let’s see what people think about this complicated situation…
Mother tells daughter nobody likes her. Commenters agree, YTA.

YTA. Lack of empathy towards daughter’s traumatic childhood. Apologize and salvage.

Parenting is for life, not just for the first 6 years.
YTA

Mom tells daughter she’s the reason nobody likes her

Commenter calls out OP for being a YTA and fake.

Commenter judges OP YTA for telling her daughter it’s her fault nobody likes her. Replies suggest OP neglected daughter for new family.

Mother’s favoritism towards her other children is causing family rifts

Mother neglects daughter for sick son, tells her nobody likes her. YTA

Commenter and reply agree that the mother is the a**hole

Using the term ‘step-siblings’ can create a divide between siblings

Mature 6-year-old daughter tells mom the truth, gets shut down.

Commenter predicts future complaints about adult children abandonment

Commenter calls out OP for excluding daughter from family unit

Mother tells daughter she’s the reason nobody likes her YTA

Parental abandonment can have long-lasting effects on a child’s life

Single mom shares how she balances time between her kids

Mother tells daughter she’s unlikable, commenter calls her out.

A heartbreaking story of a mother who failed her daughter

Commenter calls out mother’s favoritism and suggests counseling

OP’s comment reveals how she views her daughter as an outsider ♀️

Mom blames 6-year-old for being unlikable. Commenter calls YTA.

Commenter calls out mom’s hypocrisy and lack of empathy

Don’t name-call, it won’t solve the conflict
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Mother blames daughter for not being likeable, YTA.

Commenter calls out OP’s ignorance on family relations. YTA ♂️

Mother defends herself and insults daughter, YTA confirmed

Brutal response. Short and to the point. Yikes.

Commenter calls out mother for being insufferable and damaging.

Parent shaming child for normal behavior? YTA, celebrate her instead

Commenter calls out mom for being rude and advises apology.

Mother’s hurtful words cause daughter to distance herself. YTA

Commenter defends daughter, calls out parent’s behavior as toxic

Mother blames daughter for her own parenting failures

Commenter calls out mom’s harsh behavior towards daughter. Yikes
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Parent’s heartless comment to abused daughter, YTA.

Ouch! Harsh words from a parent

Commenter calls out YTA for disregarding daughter’s feelings

Commenter calls out the mom’s behavior and offers advice

Brutal YTA comment predicts lonely future for toxic mother

Commenter calls out parent for emotionally abusive behavior towards daughter.

Commenter relates to article, shares personal experience with estranged mother.
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Commenter empathizes with daughter’s emotional struggles, calls out dismissive response.

Mother dismisses daughter’s feelings, calls her the problem. YTA

Mom dismisses daughter’s feelings and blames her. YTA

Mother tells daughter she’s the problem, not her parenting

Daughter is neglected and told nobody likes her. YTA

Commenter calls out mother’s poor parenting choices and lack of responsibility

Commenter calls out mother’s behavior towards her first daughter

Mother tells daughter she’s the problem, gets called out YTA

Commenter calls out parent for blaming daughter and not owning up to harm caused.

Mother insults daughter, wonders why she doesn’t visit.

Commenter calls out parent for blaming daughter.

Invalidating daughter’s feelings leads to no contact. YTA ♀️

Dismissed daughter’s feelings, belittled her, and caused no contact. YTA

Commenter thinks the mom is TA, and we agree
