Woman Says Her Mom ‘Had a Huge Tantrum’ When She Threw Away Her Old Pressure Pot She Had ‘for About 25 Years’

Mar. 15, 2025

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A daughter is feeling the pressure after her mom yelled and cursed at her at “the top of her lungs” for throwing away her decades-old pressure pot.The adult daughter explained on Reddit’s“Am I the A——” forumwhat led her to dispose of the kitchen appliance — and the subsequent fallout the decision caused between her and her mom.“So, my mom has had this pot for about 25 years, [and it’s] very old and doesn’t work,” the woman began her Feb. 23 post. “It has given her a lot of troubles during the past couple of years but yet she tries to fix it, change the gum, etc. One day the lid was not able to hold the pressure and just flew away and made a huge mess in the kitchen.”The concerned daughter noted that no one was hurt during that messy incident and that her mom has another pressure pot she uses regularly.Pressure cooker (stock image).GettyHer mom apparently has “tremendous emotional attachment” to things.“She always collects unusable, broken or dirty items, keeps huge amounts of pizza boxes just because, has trash bags full of clothes that she doesn’t even wear anymore,” the daughter detailed.She then described the living situation as “a hoarding house” environment.“I don’t like to keep things that have no use,” she said. “So, while deep cleaning the backyard (where she keeps most of her stuff) I was putting aside old pots that are no longer useful and also put the old pressure pot that almost exploded there … for the garbage truck to come pick it up.”An upset woman (stock image).GettyThen, the mom started looking for the old appliance because a relative had fixed the broken lid, and that’s when things came to a boil.“When I told her that I threw it away she had a huge tantrum, saying that I throw everything away, that how could that be possible, how could I, and screaming and cursing from the top of her lungs,” she revealed. “I understand that for her it can be difficult to get rid of some things.”Rethinking whether she should have kept the “useless” item, she asked Redditors, “[Am I the a——] for throwing away my mom’s old pressure pot?”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.So far, responses to her question have been mixed, with one person replying, “NTA [not the a——]. That thing could have killed somebody.”Meanwhile, another reader emphasized that the pot wasn’t hers to toss.“Don’t throw away things that don’t belong to you,” that Redditor commented. “You didn’t have the right to do that.”

A daughter is feeling the pressure after her mom yelled and cursed at her at “the top of her lungs” for throwing away her decades-old pressure pot.

The adult daughter explained on Reddit’s“Am I the A——” forumwhat led her to dispose of the kitchen appliance — and the subsequent fallout the decision caused between her and her mom.

“So, my mom has had this pot for about 25 years, [and it’s] very old and doesn’t work,” the woman began her Feb. 23 post. “It has given her a lot of troubles during the past couple of years but yet she tries to fix it, change the gum, etc. One day the lid was not able to hold the pressure and just flew away and made a huge mess in the kitchen.”

The concerned daughter noted that no one was hurt during that messy incident and that her mom has another pressure pot she uses regularly.

Pressure cooker (stock image).Getty

Her mom apparently has “tremendous emotional attachment” to things.

“She always collects unusable, broken or dirty items, keeps huge amounts of pizza boxes just because, has trash bags full of clothes that she doesn’t even wear anymore,” the daughter detailed.

She then described the living situation as “a hoarding house” environment.

“I don’t like to keep things that have no use,” she said. “So, while deep cleaning the backyard (where she keeps most of her stuff) I was putting aside old pots that are no longer useful and also put the old pressure pot that almost exploded there … for the garbage truck to come pick it up.”

An upset woman (stock image).Getty

Then, the mom started looking for the old appliance because a relative had fixed the broken lid, and that’s when things came to a boil.

“When I told her that I threw it away she had a huge tantrum, saying that I throw everything away, that how could that be possible, how could I, and screaming and cursing from the top of her lungs,” she revealed. “I understand that for her it can be difficult to get rid of some things.”

Rethinking whether she should have kept the “useless” item, she asked Redditors, “[Am I the a——] for throwing away my mom’s old pressure pot?”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

So far, responses to her question have been mixed, with one person replying, “NTA [not the a——]. That thing could have killed somebody.”

Meanwhile, another reader emphasized that the pot wasn’t hers to toss.

“Don’t throw away things that don’t belong to you,” that Redditor commented. “You didn’t have the right to do that.”

source: people.com