Okay. Let me just start off by saying that I am not confrontational at all. When someone yells at me, I normally just shut down.

I am a SAHM and my step mom is staying with us. Well, the past few days she has had the worst attitude I’ve ever seen. Completely out of the usual for her. She’s been acting like a 2 year old because my husband and I wouldn’t let her borrow money. We didn’t have it. So what am I supposed to do right? She asked to borrow money Wednesday and everything was normal. Well Thursday when she came home from work, she busted in the front door, yelling, screaming, cursing about everything and anything. My 1 year old son was in the living room when this happened and started SCREAMING. She was yelling and screaming because the kitchen and living room haven’t been spotless the past few days. My son had been sick so my baby is my #1 priority. Well we get into this huge fight and I end up calling my dad because she got in my husbands face (he has been working on his temper and I am so proud of him) and he stayed calm. Well, the next day she is acting the same way so we just stay away from her. Well Saturday comes and she’s still acting like this. When she got home from work, she packed up all the dishes in the kitchen, all the dvds in the living room (even mine), and took everything that we didn’t own out. Guys. I was so upset. I am currently 10 weeks and 3 days pregnant with #2 and I am stressing out so bad. Well later that day my dad comes and we’re talking in the living room. She runs out of her room and screams “I’m trying to go the f*** to sleep! So shut the f*** up!” My dad is completely shocked and says “we’re not being loud. There’s no reason for you to be yelling” so she yells “then why can I hear everything y’all say over my f***ing ac?!” My dad says calmly “because these walls are thin. You’re going to be able to hear everything.” And she stomps back to her room and slams her door. Well my dad leaves and I put my son to bed. everything is fine for about 10 minutes. I go to do some laundry because she had used the washer all day and she comes out screaming “you’re not starting any f***ing clothes!” I said “yes I am. I have to do laundry” and she goes in her room, locks the door, and shuts all the power in the house off. (The breaker box is in her room) my first thought is “my son is going to suffocate without air” y’all we live in south Mississippi and it has been 90-100 degrees everyday. so I try to open her door. It’s locked. So I broke it down. She flips them back on so I go to check on my son. I didn’t even get down the little hallway before she ran out and unplugged the washer and threw the cord behind the washer so I couldn’t reach it. So I try to move the washer and she GRABS MY SHOULDER AND SHOVES ME DOWN THE HALL! I don’t know what came over me y’all. I grabbed the back of her hair and threw her backwards onto the floor. I couldn’t believe she aggressively put her hands on me. She’s supposed to be a mother figure to me. So I walked away and immediately called my dad. Yes, I feel bad that I hurt her. I never thought I was capable of something like this. But am I sorry? Hell no. I’m tired of being pushed around because I don’t stand up for myself.

So my question is: was I in the wrong? What would you have done?

And my husband and I have decided to move. I can’t do this. I can’t take this much stress. My family has a bad history of miscarriages and I’ll be damned if she’s the reason I lose my baby.

Thank you to those of you that read all of this. I know it’s super long but I honestly just need advice or even a few words of encouragement right now.