My mom treats me like im 5

[cdogg]

Im 15 years old going on to 16 in two months and my mom treats me like im a little kid. She calls me weird names that she called me when I was 5 and makes weird faces at me like you make to a 5 year old. And she says and does embarrassing things when were at school for something or doing something together. She treats my older brother fine.

[thesphinx]

A lot of parents do this because they want to think you are still young which your not.
Just tell that you are 15 now and you don't like the way she treats you, she will understand if you talk to her about it.

[Mzor203]

Next time she does something like that, simply tell her, "Mom, I'm 15, can you stop treating me like a little kid? Thanks." It's okay to get a little angry if she ignores you and keeps doing it, it's your dignity and you have every right to defend it, so express your feelings about it and make sure she understands that you don't want that.

[The Batman]

I don't think freaking out at your mom is the mature way to handle things. Just show her your not 5 anymore act more mature and eventually she'll stop.

[Mzor203]

I don't think freaking out at your mom is the mature way to handle things. Just show her your not 5 anymore act more mature and eventually she'll stop.

You are right, that isn't exactly how I meant it to come out. I didn't exactly mean freaking out at her, I just mean expressing her frustration with her mom.

[Maverick]

I'm in college and take psycology and we talked about this briefly. We talked about how the youngest one in the family as they get older, still get treated younger than they are. It has to do with the you being the "baby" of the family and your mom just sees you that way because you're the youngest out of everyone and most likely always be that way.

Being the youngest I sorta experienced this but I'd usually remind them that I wasn't a little kid anymore and not to treat me as such. I suggest you do the same but do it gently and maturely. Responding immaturely will just reinforce their perception of you as being young and probably won't do anything. Talking can go a long way and while it may not completely eliminate this, it will at least put the thought in the back of their mind and consider your concern before speaking and hopefully reduce it to the point where you can let it slide a few times or its not in a public situation.

Remember to talk to her maturely and be calm. You can't expect to be treated like you're older if you respond childishly.

[Sugaree]

Usually the older one is treated like an adult more. Since you are younger, she still views you as her "little boy" and it's normal. She may not want to face the fact that you'll be moving out soon and go do other things. She is clinging and that is normal.

Just tell her or have a talk about this and say "Mom, can you please stop treating me like I'm 5 and treat me like a young adult?" And she has to make a realization to this.

[byee]

Well, to your mom you'll always be five, it's the 'curse' of being the youngest. They hang on, you know, it's hard to recognize that their little baby is all grown up!

This usually comes from a loving perspective, though (as hard as that might be to accept!), and part of love is listening. So, why not tell your mom ever so gently that you'll always be her 'baby', but that you'd like it so much more if she kept those itsy bitsy baby expressions out of the current relationship.

[iceyfresh]

i definately can relate to that man!

[Zephyr]

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[Gumleaf]

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