Story of my life!!! Never fails, when I want to nap the whole neighborhood becomes the noisiest place in the world. . Or the phone (that is normally dormant) rings consistently. Grrrr!
Wow! Some serious conversation here spurred on by a comic. Interesting. However, I must add to comicssfan. . . I’m not trying to condone what has happened to you, but did you ever consider, that you only THOUGHT mom was watching TV and reading Comos? Maybe she was, but maybe she locked you out to protect you from herself. Sounds like she had some serious depression issues. It’s so easy to blame mom, but it so difficult to see that maybe she was hurting too. . . Yes, do see a professional and good luck to you.
Had the same love for a new box of crayons when I was a kid. Totally understood what you meant. :-)