My mother is an idiot

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You try living with a complete power and control nutter, violent and cruel, and I bet you'd change your tune.

There's something called the law that would argue otherwise. Also, for many years, some men (and occasionally women) used the above to excuse appalling domestic violence.

Of course, it's a balance between, one on hand, respecting one's parents and their rules, and on the other, having one's own rights as a child respected. Rights don't always disappear when one is older.

In an ideal world, children would be out the door when they were 18. But we don't live in an ideal world.

Some of the posts here smack of 'it was alright for me, and it happened like this for me, so it would happen for everyone else like this'. Not so.

and yet again you are westernizing everything and assuming everything is coming from a western perspective. The OP has stated in multiple threads that he is Asian and his parents are "stuck in that culture" and like wise has made numerous references to "the most Mormon like people you will ever meet", etc. whether they are actually Mormon or just a similar religion, the fact remains that you are ignoring this, or are ignorant of it, and expecting everything to line up to "westernized liberal acceptance". In other words, you are just as intolerant as you perceive them to be. It's their house, their culture, their religion, not yours. If the OP, or any adult child for that matter, does not like his/her parents culture and religion and the affiliated rules, then quite simply s/he has the right to leave and nothing else as long as s/he is not paying rent. Even if s/he is performing chores, duties, tasks, etc. that is a minimum status quo that SHOULD be considered for the privilege of free food, free clothes, free bed, free utilities, free living. etc. and in no way entitles the laborer to any perks of demanding the right to watch whatever s/he wants, etc., even if s/he pays rent, then there are certain regulations that s/he must observe, so a written contract with clear rights and restrictions that both parties sign and witnesses observe is a good idea.

Is this cruel? absolutely. Is it fair? Not at all. Is it realistic? Yes, unfortunately. but that is life plain and simple.again, religion, culture, difference. Don't expect everything to line up to westernized liberal "logic".
again, "fair" is relative and no, there is no rule nor law, nor religious principle that says parents "should be" fair, to my knowledge. Regardless, even if there is, "FAIR" is relative to the culture and beliefs in question,and none of us have the RIGHT to expect others to change their culture to satisfy our sense of right and wrong.

The adult child always has a right, in the country of the OP (u.s.a.) to leave, and nothing more. there are no more "squatters rights" that one might try to argue. Your sense of "FAIR" suggests that everyone forgo their beliefs to satisfy yours, and quite frankly, that's just not "FAIR", considering you won't do it for them. So you're are demanding what you won't give in return. Sounds a lot like that to which you object.

The truth is simple. Parents don't have to cater to any child's wants or wishes. They don't have to provide the child with his/her favorite tv show, or any other for that matter. Caring for an adult child does not obligate the parent to entertain nor cater to the adult child. It means nothing more than room, board, any necessary medical care, or arranging for an institution to provide such, if the parents are incapable for whatever reasons. Nothing more. TV is not on that list. Neither is internet, nor telephone, nor visiting hours for friends, nor condoms for sex, nor prostitutes when one can't find a partner, nor any tolerance of a digression from the parents culture or religion. None of these are required by anyone or anything, law or otherwise. Plain and simple.

Now again, all of that said, The OP does need help, but help does not have to include any of the above. Cruel? in some cases. Illegal? no. The only recourse the OP has, is to leave. Which I think has been demonstrated by many past posts by the OP, is not the wisest of choices, until and unless the OP gets professional help that enables him to be independent properly.

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I am neither angry, upset nor indignant at those who disagree with me nor those whom I express disagreement to. I am merely offering the perspective of reality, no matter how unpleasant it may seem. I am not the best at expressing things and may come across as offensive and this is not my intent. So read it for bluntness and nothing else. Thanks for understanding.

Whoa, this thread has grown quite a ways....... I've kinda moved on. Technically, my parents aren't Mormon, to clarify things. I've moved on, guys.

Moved on? Do you means things are better for you now? I hope so.

Yeah; but to tell you the truth, some days we are are peace, other days not. Most families tend to be like this, I think.

Seems likely. Even my wife and I have good days and not-so-good days, and she's the "sugar on my churro".

Right now, "Charlie Brown Christmas" is on, and I remember sitting with my sibs and parents in front of the old Curtis-Mathis. For 30 minutes, we were quiet, except when were laughing at Snoopy. We haven't had that kind of togetherness since 1965.

This was before my brothers started getting arrested on an almost yearly basis, before my dad started drinking heavily, and before those nosy busy-bodies started telling my parents that there was "something wrong" with me. There was a lot of other drama, as well.

I'm now in California, and they are all east of the Mississippi. Maybe we'll have our usual long-distance conference call on Christmas Eve ... maybe not ... but they're family, so I should at least go through the motions.

Indeed.

Flanmaster spoke thoughtful, concerned advise, you'd do good not to ignore him.

Right. Once I do get the resources to live on my own, I will try and get a restraining order against them.

Well my mother actually is mormon, and she is nothing like that, in fact none of the mormon mom's I know are like that.

Yeah, but then again, everyone is different. The fact that Mormons are rather strict is gathered from what I have heard about them. Again, I've moved on from all this. I'll just let this thread come to a natural end here.

One other thing you could do is say "Well Mom, I'm a grown man. If you are using your authority over the tv to refuse to let me watch a harmless tv show then I guess I'm going out for a while. There's actually an adult theater I heard just opened up. I'm gonna go watch some porn for a couple hours. Don't worry, it won't be on your tv. Who knows, maybe I'll run into PeeWee Herman! See ya!" And then leave for a few hours. Don't answer about the porn when you get back. Tell her you are grown and what you watch outside of her house is your business. The next day ask her if she minds if you watch the show.

I bet it works.

" from what I have heard about them"

Really, such a great source of information.

Right, but for the most part that's just mostly my perceptions, and quite a few other people's.