When I was a kid my mother decided to 'borrow' my birthday money despite me telling her not to. She never did get around t paying me back either.

I'm still mad at her. Possibly because I still find myself having to support her (and in a position where she continues to take money from me) and I resent that because I know things are supposed to be the other way around.

What exactly is it about what happened that makes you angry?

Is it necessarily the money or more related to how she forced your silence?

Why did she need to borrow the money in the first place? Why didn't she have any?

Do you think she was weak for having to borrow from her child?