Lady Gets Mad At Mom For Always Choosing To Use The Kitchen Anytime She's There, Seeks Help Online

"Maybe if you didn't insist on being my personal backpack every morning, this wouldn't have happened."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• June 25, 2023

Not everyone likes making their own meals all the time. People who have the funds tend to eat out or just place an order.

Those who like to prepare their own meals might want to do it without anyone encroaching on the kitchen space, just like the original poster of today's AITA story. The OP says that she has a super repetitive and predictable routine.

Every morning at 9:55, the OP goes into the kitchen to pack her lunch for work, but that is also the time her mom loves to enter the kitchen too. To the OP, it's as if she waits for her to go to make her lunch, and then she comes in.

The OP made sure to reveal that their kitchen isn't very big, so she's always bumping into her while she's cutting stuff up or standing in front of cupboards she needs to get into. The OP has politely begged her mom to wait till she's done, but she was replied to with the "it's my home" answer.

One day, the OP was cutting up vegetables, and her mom came in to wash dishes and ended up bumping into her while she was using the knife. The OP got a small cut, which made her snap.

Read the entire story for yourself as you keep scrolling down below. 

The story's headline

The kitchen isn't very big, so she's always bumping into the OP while she's cutting stuff up

"Maybe if you didn't insist on being my personal backpack every morning, this wouldn't have happened."

We've gathered a bunch of comments from other Redditors for you to read through below

The OP has never understood what that but they're sure it's not malicious

The OP should try going into the kitchen earlier

This is an unacceptable behavior no matter who owns the kitchen

This Redditor wants to know if the OP spends time with her mom

The OP made a revelation in the comments saying:

I have ADHD. Keeping a strict morning routine is the only way I can make sure I get everything done. It takes me 20 minutes to get ready, and everything in my routine takes the exact same amount of time (brushing teeth for 2 minutes, etc).

The only part that sometimes takes a bit longer is packing my lunch, which is why I do it first, to make sure I'll have time for everything else.

This redditor has a similar story to share and here it goes

Shouldn't be an issue for her to do what she likes when the OP's not there

This Redditor's husband often shows up in the kitchen during her normal routine

Some people have an innate desire to just be in people's faces

This Redditor reveals that their mom is just like the OP's mom

It can be tough sharing a small kitchen space with another person, especially if the person keeps wanting to use the kitchen same time as you. The OP is obviously frustrated, as she revealed in the comment that her mom follows her out when she leaves the kitchen.

The OP got the not the AH verdict, and you can drop your advice for her in the comments section below.

Maryjane