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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 622551" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think that it is her way of showing her love. I am glad you called her and cleared the air. Years ago, when Wiz was little, my mother could literally not go a day with-o buying him a shirt or other item of clothing and often a toy or book also. It got pretty ridiculous, as at one point she even got him a shirt from every gas station she went to, not to mention the grocery, the salon, walmart, and on and on and on. Then we moved away about a year after I got her a bit tamed on the toys/clothing thing. The boxes started rolling in.</p><p></p><p>Finally she explained that she was afraid he wuold not remember her and she missed him terribly. We could afford clothing and food for him, and she knew it, so it was not meant as an insult to us. She wanted him to think of her often. The best illustration of what she meant was over a coat. She got him a super soft, super expensive coat one year. She discussed it with him, and later he told us that every time he had it on and was warm it was 'a hug from Grandma'. She couldn't hug him daily in person, so by sending him clothes he liked, each one was a hug from her and/or my dad. </p><p></p><p>Seeing it that way made it a lot easier to handle the many boxes of clothing, books and toys that arrived at our door. I still had to constantly give away or sell items she sent because we literally were overtaken by them (an average of a box every week or so, and the boxes were the ones paper comes in!), but it didn't bug me as much.</p><p></p><p>Think of the warmth from the new furnace as a hug from your mom. If she needs help at some point, she knows you will be there to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 622551, member: 1233"] I think that it is her way of showing her love. I am glad you called her and cleared the air. Years ago, when Wiz was little, my mother could literally not go a day with-o buying him a shirt or other item of clothing and often a toy or book also. It got pretty ridiculous, as at one point she even got him a shirt from every gas station she went to, not to mention the grocery, the salon, walmart, and on and on and on. Then we moved away about a year after I got her a bit tamed on the toys/clothing thing. The boxes started rolling in. Finally she explained that she was afraid he wuold not remember her and she missed him terribly. We could afford clothing and food for him, and she knew it, so it was not meant as an insult to us. She wanted him to think of her often. The best illustration of what she meant was over a coat. She got him a super soft, super expensive coat one year. She discussed it with him, and later he told us that every time he had it on and was warm it was 'a hug from Grandma'. She couldn't hug him daily in person, so by sending him clothes he liked, each one was a hug from her and/or my dad. Seeing it that way made it a lot easier to handle the many boxes of clothing, books and toys that arrived at our door. I still had to constantly give away or sell items she sent because we literally were overtaken by them (an average of a box every week or so, and the boxes were the ones paper comes in!), but it didn't bug me as much. Think of the warmth from the new furnace as a hug from your mom. If she needs help at some point, she knows you will be there to help. [/QUOTE]
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