My mother has always encouraged me to masturbate in our living room. She made me do it the first time when I was like 12. She says its healthy to do it in the open. I have never seen her do it but she sometimes tells me when she has just cum and how good it was.
Guys at school tell me I'm weird. Am I or should I just carry on?
Guys at school tell me I'm weird. Am I or should I just carry on?

Maybe it's the same guy?
So; no it's not normal, and i think my parents would have disowned me if i had done this in front of my mother in the living room.
On one hand I'm thinking, maybe your mother is aiming to teach you that sexuality is acceptable and that you don't need to think it's bad or something to be ashamed of. On the other hand, I don't think anyone can help but feel she's taken it a bit too far.
Encouraging you to feel no shame, by never telling you that it is bad, and that if you have questions about sex or sexuality you are free to talk to her is great; but forcing you or insisting that you masturbate in the livingroom in front of her is a bit too controlling, and her admissions about coming from watching you go beyond a motherly interest.
Sex is completely natural, as is masturbation, but the fact is they are still personal matters. You should be free to tell your mom that you would rather not engage in front of her and she should have no issue accepting this, and you should make the "break" because as you've shown by posting here, it's causing a bit of disturbance and confusion in other areas of your life. There's no way to tell from the info you've given that your mom isn't a free-love hippie type that just doesn't want to see you sexually scared or scarred... or if she has some sort of sexual issues.
You don't presently seem too negatively affected, and I hope that remains the case.
A lot of sickos on this website.
BUT I have NEVER had any desire to be near them in any sexual context. Too wrong. ick.
Your mother needs help, and your friends are correct. SHE KNOWS IT TOO-- tell her you mentioned it to your friends and watch her reaction. She will be mortified or want them to come join you. If she freaks, she KNOWS it's wrong. If she asks you to invite them along, she is mental. Tell someone.
Encouraging you and watching you is quite questionable.
randomsensuallity says it all very well.
Man, i think u should go for ur mom. Its ur life, and its what u want it to be. I think its sexy, and u should use ur instincts. If u ever beed to talk, ill be here for u. The least i can do for a fello man.
This isn't right at all. Regardless of your gender and current age, this is "abusive". Please tell someone!!!!