Tuesday, 30 May 2017

[Personal] I'm a male with an acne outbreak within the last year and my mother has gone on a tirade against me because I'm trying to keep up with my skincare

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Within the last year I've broken out with adult hormonal acne and while it isn't too bad I have been self conscious about it so I've been trying really hard to keep up with a routine and take care of my skin. Just recently, and specifically just now, my mom just absolutely went bonkers on me.She starts off by asking why have I been using so many products on my face and that people will talk about me and say things behind my back because I'm a man but I am using products like a woman. I tell her it really doesn't bother me what others think of me because I'm doing this for myself and I want to take care of my skin. She then get's absolutely furious that I would even talk back against her with my own opinion and calls me a fag, I'm gay, and a woman. And how my family and friends will talk behind my back and call me names.She tells me to look at myself and ask if I know any other man uses products like I do. Things like moisturizer, sunscreen, benzoyl peroxide, etc. She says what if I had a girlfriend and I used more products on my face than her and I'm supposed to be a man. How if I'm going to look like that then I might as well wear makeup like a woman.For me, I would have appreciated it if she had voiced this as some kind of concern for me but she was literally screaming at the top of her lungs, fuming furious, and calling me unnecessary names. And a side note is that none of this is about money or cost. I don't spend much at all for the products I'm using and everything comes out of my own pocket. This really hit hard for me as a guy because, any confidence I had gained from taking care of my skin has gone down the sink. I now feel self conscious if I don't keep up with my skincare, but also if I do take care of it. I'm at a crossroads and I'm not sure what to think about it or why my mom had lashed out at me. Thanks for listening to my concerns.TLDR; My mom lashes out at me for taking care of my skin and accuses me of being a woman and now I'm self conscious about my skincare.
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