My mom just took away the tv without warning

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I was watching tv today when my mom came in the room interrupting me to ask me if I had done something. I answered her but she still hung out in the room fumbling with some stuff, so I asked what she was doing. This is when she got really upset and started yelling at me that it doesn't matter and you cant ask me that and this is my right to be here when all I did was ask what she was doing. And then she said you know what Im unplugging the tv right now and took away the remote and hid it despite me trying to reason with her and say I was just asking what she was doing I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. But she wouldn't listen and said Im never getting the tv again. Wth?????? And this came completely without ANY warning, I swear. I am so upset because now I will never be able to watch tv again and have nothing to do all because I simply and politiely asked a question!!

What was you watching?

I was just going to ask that. Also, what's your age and in which part of the world do you live?

Maybe Your mums in a really bad mood today? If You don't get it back within the next day or so I'd see if somethings up.

seeing as are using the internet,why not watch/stream online tv?

Commercials adversely affect our ability to concentrate.

When I used to get threatened with no TV I'd just change my routine - ever see anybody threaten to take someone's books away?

Maybe your mom was already upset about something with you when she came in; like you did something bad or you hadn't done something she asked you to or didn't do it rite. She may also not understand how people on the spectrum communicate & didn't like your tone of voice or the wording of your question & felt you were implying that she she has no rite to be in your room when it is technically her house instead of yours so unless you pay rent she's letting you live in her house. I had lots of problems with my parents & was punished without TV alot as a kid because they didn't understand all my issues & how to work with them so we had lots of misunderstandings & fights. When I was little & till I moved out I got they made it clear that it is NOT my room, they are choosing to let me live there. If what's going on with your mom is like how my mom is about things; the best thing you can do is try to be helpful with whatever it is you can do(maybe ask her how you can help out) & then try the avoid her. She may give you the TV back when she's calmed down & notices that you've been helpful & not causing any problems or anything. You can try talking to her about what happened & getting your TV back & offer to make some kind of deal with her after she's had sufficient time to calm down(at least a few days but wait longer if she doesn't seem to be a good mood). Also if your dad lives with you or someone else in the house preferably an adult blood relative; talk to them about what happened & they might could give you some insight about why she got upset or talk to her about letting you off punishment; I talked to my dad when mom punished me but he hated me being verbally abusive to mom when I had my Aspie meltdowns so he'd get upset at me & take her side whenever that happened.

When I dared to overhear my father, because of actually reading Michael Endes "Neverending Story", he took me the book away, beated me with it, ripped it apart, screamed at me while beating to stop lying that I did not hear him "Because thats impossible to overhear someone yelling in the next room, because of reading a book." and then forced me to go to the library, where the book was from, tell them that I ruined the book and that I was sorry for doing so. (As well that I needed to pay it, at least it was my fault, that he needed to ruin the book by beating on me, because of me deciding on purpose to overhear him.)

sh***y parents come in all variety. At least I can be happy, a book is less hurtful then getting beaten with an TV.

jashley wrote
you cant ask me that

you cut her to the bone

what did you ask her?

I've gone overboard with the questions. I apologize if I've offended anybody, especially the OP.

There is no way she's never letting you have TV again. She's just mad and she took it out on you. Stay out of her way today and in the morning say something like "I'm sorry if I upset you last night, I didn't mean to" and leave it at that. By the end of the day you'll have your tv back.

I wish I would of thought of & tried that with my mom as a kid & teen instead of throwing tantrums or nagging. Things probably would of went better

She might have sold it.

I know someone who sold her daughters bed once, so she could buy cigarettes and alcohol.

YIKES!! !! !! !!

Poor you. You should demand to get it back. Don't give up until you have it again. Disgusted by your moms behavior.

It sounds to me like the OP's mom was offended because she was asked why she was in the room. I don't know his age but I know my teenagers have gotten an attitude with me about being in their rooms doing something like cleaning or putting clothes away, etc. Not snooping, just doing normal mom stuff. That can really tick a parent off and if she thinks thats the attitude she was getting I can see why she would take the tv privelages away. Sure she said never again but she doesn't mean never again. That's just something we say.

Demanding to get it back would do nothing more than make sure the OP has to go without tv for a very long time.

Yes, the mom should have asked for clarification rather than yelled and said no tv, but everybody has a bad day once in a while and can snap at people like that. Her behavior is in no way disgusting for simply unplugging the tv and taking the remote. First off, unless he bought the tv himself he is in no way entitled to have it. He's entitled to certain things from his parents like food, clothing, shelter, care, etc but things like tv and internet and cell phones etc are not things that kids are entittled to. Please rethink your advice and also rethink it several times if you are ever in that type situation and decide to demand something like that from your parents and keep on until you get it back again. It will backfire. Badly.