my mother, without consulting my father, made the executive decision that, if she should sleep over at our house, she was not allowed to be in the same room with my sister if she was dressing/undressing, and they were not allowed to sleep in the same room
i have never been so ashamed of either of my parents
i joined in the “discussion”, as i have had a friend whom my parents knew was bisexual for a few years now
my sister’s friend has tried suicide several times, and recently was released from a psychiatric hospital which she had checked herself into
as my mother was met with more and more resistance, instead of using reasoning she became extremely emotional, and began making angry gestures and using threatening words towards my sister’s friend
i tried my best to calm her down, but she only seemed to get worse, and finally she got up from her chair and started pointing and screaming, red-faced, at my sister’s friend, who by now was weeping
i had to push my mother back into her chair and tell her to please be silent, as i told my sister and her friend to please leave now as things could only get worse
after they left, with her screaming at them as they walked away, i tried to explain to my mother how afraid and confused this girl was at this point in her life, and how terrible what she had just done was, but she only became more frustrated and violent towards me
later i told my sister’s friend how sorry i was, and how proud i was of her
my father is embarrassed at her actions, my sister is extremely angry, her friend is heartbroken, and i can’t stand to be in the same room as my mother
i’m not sure what’s going to happen now…
