Date: April 28, 2025
Author: Jason L. Carter
I love my mom, I really do. But sometimes, she can be so overbearing in the most frustrating ways. Like today, for example. We were sitting together, watching the news when they ran a segment about how kids need to exercise more and be healthier. Pretty standard stuff, right? But then, without missing a beat, my mom looks at me and says, “You need to start exercising more, too.”
Now, I’m an adult. I’m 25, with a job, a life of my own, and responsibilities. But she doesn’t seem to care about that. Every time she sees a story about kids, whether it’s about health, school, or anything else, she somehow thinks it applies to me. I don’t know if she still sees me as that little kid she used to chase around or if she just forgets that I’m not 10 anymore, but it’s getting old.
It was just so irritating today when she started lecturing me about needing to get in more exercise. Like, okay, I know exercise is important, and yeah, I don’t always work out as much as I should, but I’m an adult who can make those decisions for myself, right? It wasn’t like I was sitting around being lazy. She just saw that story and immediately assumed I needed to do something about it, even though it was aimed at kids.
And then the reprimanding… That was the cherry on top. She kept going on and on about how I need to take better care of myself and how I should be more proactive about my health, and I just wanted to scream, “I’m not a child anymore!” I tried to explain that, but all she heard was, “Excuse after excuse.”
Honestly, I know she’s coming from a place of love, but sometimes, it feels like she treats me like I’m still in high school. I’m capable of making my own choices, and I wish she could just recognize that. I get it — parents want the best for you, but I’m just really tired of being treated like I don’t know how to handle my own life.
I just wish she could stop applying random news stories about kids to me. I’m not the one who needs a “health” lecture today. Maybe, just maybe, I’m doing just fine.
