I've vented about my family before on this page, particularly about my mother and this post is no exception. She has a tendency to make mountains out of molehills for small errors that my brother and I do, and my brother and I are sick of it. For example, i post a meme on my social media that she doesn't understand, she'll write me off as crass or classless, when it's not even inappropriate. Tonight she's furious at my brother because he didn't set out his clothes for a funeral we have in the morning, and she said that he's basically a rebel without a cause and has no sense of direction in his life (I'm 18 and he's 20, just a sidenote). Whenever we apologize and own up to our mistakes, it never seems to be enough for our mom. She struggles with letting things go and moving on, and she'll pile more insults and rants that aren't even relevant to what started the conflict. My dad really doesn't make the situation any better. Usually he's pretty good at mediating between me or my brother and my mom, but lately he's been strongly siding with her and won't even consider our point of view. I think it's a little patronizing because they won't treat us with respect when we've recognized what we do wrong. And whenever my brother and I try to diplomatically point out things that they (my parents) do that we don't agree with, they get very defensive and can't handle what they serve. I've also noticed consistently that my mom gets especially aggressive after coming home from a night of drinking. It's usually not at a heavy level, but a few glasses of wine will set her off. I've always been afraid to address that point, despite my parents always encouraging us to be open and honest with everything, because I am afraid of their reaction. My brother tried telling her this tonight and it has not gone well. I feel stuck because I don't know what to do to help my family and myself. I feel like accumulated events like this over the years has made me feel more anxious and wanting to distance myself from my parents. Also if you've read this far thanks I apologize for its lengthiness