I live at home with my mother. She definitely had some narcissistic tendencies while I was growing up but she mellowed over the years. I pay rent and I pay my way at home and I help with bills and other stuff. I just can't afford a mortgage. There's not a lot of rental properties in my area either.
She's often over demanding. She has no skills in technologies or Internet and she often gets me to help her with online shopping. I like helping her but sometimes the job is just too much. Especially on top of a working job that is high stress. I often help her but I will admit, it is a huge headache. I helped her more recently with sourcing more shoes from online. She's not deficient in shoes. They were delivered and she tried them on but unfortunately they they not fit. I am now tasked with the job of returning them. Not only returning them but organising a replacement in a bigger size. No where in their policies does it state they offer replacements. Its states they give refunds. So it looks likely I will have to return the shoes and buying more shoes in a bigger size (as if I have the money to buy more shoes for her and on top of everything else).
I am feeling poorly lately. I don't know what it is but my whole entire head aches. From my ear to my jaw. I'm not concerned it's covid. I'm following the guidelines and there is no one in my physical contacts who are positive or have symptoms. It isn't covid. I am not sleeping well at night time because of the pain. My sleep is broken. I have to continue with work though and I am just absolutely shattered.
My mother wsnted me to sort a return last night but I couldn't. I did not feel well and I told her so. I was rushing out the door to work this morning and she told me we will do it tonight. I read the return policies and there is very little to do with this except for a print off label and then to drop off to a designated collection point. That point is 12 miles away in the city and I am not free or available until Saturday. I said we will do it on Saturday when I have more time and she wasn't happy with that. She wants to sort out the return as soon as possible. Even though there is no need to do it ASAP. There is a 28 day returns policy. She still wants to do it tonight. Isn't it fantastic she wants to organise my time. I don't know what time I am going to be finished work. It could be 8 or 9 at night tonight.
I'm dreading going home. I'm tired. I am sick. I am so so so sore. I need to go to bed buy my mother will be on my back to sort out her shoe return even though they are going to be sitting in a packet anyways until I am free.
How do I shut my mother down and her ridiculous demands when I get in home? She knows I am poorly but she doesn't care so long as she gets more shoes. I am hoping by Saturday I might be at a better point. I won't have work to attend to anyways so I will be more free. I am hoping I won't be as sore in my head.