my mother will never soften. she turned 81 two weeks ago. I am one of 7, the middle child. I always get stuck with her because no one will put up with her. so before her BD I asked my siblings if they would have her birthday for a change. all said NO because she acts up too much, but they would come if I had it. so I caved and had it and they all came here. we had a good time. she was her usual self "rolleyes" she told me the exact food she wanted cooked, when and how to serve it, etc etc. I always use my best china, cloth napkins and decorate with streamers, balloons and party stuff and serve her fav wine, etc etc. I bit my tongue blue and did it. she complained over all the gifts from everyone telling everyone how she didnt want this or that. she had told me no gifts for her so I made 5 dz of her fav cookies..pizzelles.. and planned to serve them to the 48 guests along with the other desserts my sis brought. when she got here, she told me I could not serve them as she was taking them home. all. for herself, so I gave them to her. I told her I had bought ice cream and would have that with the cake my sis made. she said NO ICE CREAM...I served it anyway.
so a few dys later she asked me to stop over. I had gotten my hair cut shorter than my usual shoulder length. she said it did not look nice on me. I shut up. she then proceeded to complain over the gifts she had received and had a stack there wondering how she was to give them back to people. I suggested she not give the gifts back but to regift them down the road. she said she was telling people to take them back themselves. grrr. next subject was that someone bought her an entertainment book you know, the coupon discount book. she did not want it. she was mad that they already registered it in her name on their internet because she doesnt have internet. she said the book was all golf coupons and she doesnt golf. I told her to look carefully there were lots of things in the book. she screamed at me that I was just like my sister and she is not dumb or senile and she knows what she knows. I said I had to go now and almost ran out of there.
so we get to today. she mentions she is going to a fancy party at a hall for my uncle's 75th birthday at 5pm today. she was eating 4 pizzelles for a snack to hold her off because it was catered and she wanted to eat there.
I hung up and it dawned on me that my big ole family only rents a hall when we are ALL invited.
I called her back. sure enuf...all 7 of us bros and sisters AND our kids were invited and she told my aunt we could not make it! UGH AND ^*&^*%*$&^ !!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/919Mad.gif
(my family is huge-103 first cousins and it is traditional to send one invitation to the older generation and it includes everyone...the word is passed down and then the person who got the invitation rsvps with a number coming. )
seems lots of my cousins will be there. wah! :tears:
I told her she should not speak for us. she said she thought we would all be busy. she knew about this for months!! my older sis said she just found out last night and it is true.
I sent my uncle a card and told him I am sorry I missed his party...my mom must have forgotten to tell us.
this woman is so unnerving!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/919Mad.gif
so a few dys later she asked me to stop over. I had gotten my hair cut shorter than my usual shoulder length. she said it did not look nice on me. I shut up. she then proceeded to complain over the gifts she had received and had a stack there wondering how she was to give them back to people. I suggested she not give the gifts back but to regift them down the road. she said she was telling people to take them back themselves. grrr. next subject was that someone bought her an entertainment book you know, the coupon discount book. she did not want it. she was mad that they already registered it in her name on their internet because she doesnt have internet. she said the book was all golf coupons and she doesnt golf. I told her to look carefully there were lots of things in the book. she screamed at me that I was just like my sister and she is not dumb or senile and she knows what she knows. I said I had to go now and almost ran out of there.
so we get to today. she mentions she is going to a fancy party at a hall for my uncle's 75th birthday at 5pm today. she was eating 4 pizzelles for a snack to hold her off because it was catered and she wanted to eat there.
I hung up and it dawned on me that my big ole family only rents a hall when we are ALL invited.
I called her back. sure enuf...all 7 of us bros and sisters AND our kids were invited and she told my aunt we could not make it! UGH AND ^*&^*%*$&^ !!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/919Mad.gif
(my family is huge-103 first cousins and it is traditional to send one invitation to the older generation and it includes everyone...the word is passed down and then the person who got the invitation rsvps with a number coming. )
seems lots of my cousins will be there. wah! :tears:
I told her she should not speak for us. she said she thought we would all be busy. she knew about this for months!! my older sis said she just found out last night and it is true.
I sent my uncle a card and told him I am sorry I missed his party...my mom must have forgotten to tell us.
this woman is so unnerving!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/919Mad.gif