I posted here before that my mom was too short on cash around my birthday (february) to give me anything. I was okay with that because I totally understand money problems.

My brother's girlfriend graduated and had her birthday this summer. My mom got her presents for both occasions. It just upsets me because I feel like my mom likes her more than she likes me. She also makes comments like "Why can't you clean as much as her" etc. I really like his girlfriend a lot, and I hold no anger towards her, but it just upsets me how my mom acts.

I feel like I'm this huge disappointment of a child. I've had a lot happen to me in the past few years that has set me back a lot with things, but I'm trying.. and she doesn't care anyway. She claims she cares and forces me to come home, but then she makes me feel horrible while I am here.