Mom. please. go home.

[stilleto]

so my parents were here this weekend. I had an art show that my mom wanted to go to with me.

the night before, i had a ton of things to do, but she made me drive her around to a health food store for snacks. and to the restaurant she wanted to eat at. and to a store to get her a more comfortable folding chair than what I had.

I woke up at 5am to get ready and swing by her hotel to pick her up (they don't stay with me. I don't know why) so i can get to the show and set up.
I'm anxious and tired and the ENTIRE time, she's complaining. There's not enough people. it's too hot. the coffee is bad. someone came in and stayed too long and didn't buy anything. at 11am, she started eating her smelly lunch and leaving her garbage everywhere. I went around and cleaned up after her while she sat there.

Then someone I knew came. I introduce them again. they've met before, but my mother acted like she was a total stranger. totally disinterested.
after my friend left, she said, "oh THAT's your friend from school??" I said, "I said that when i introduced you. i said this is karina from school." Mom said she didn't realize that was THAT karina from school.

so she goes back to complaining. she's making me more anxious. Then she said she's going to go outside and see if more people are coming in (it was a slow day). so from the door, she yells to me "THERE"S NOBODY EVEN OUTSIDE!"
i called her over and told her to please stop that. she's making my day harder by complaining so much.
so then she sulked. and called everything by the wrong name and told me what to do because apparently she's an expert in EVERYFUCKINGTHING.

i was so stressed by the end of the day.




anyway, please don't start in with "i don't have a mom. you should be happy you have her." yes. yes. i am. it does't mean she can't annoy me.

 

[the_clockwork]

cliff notes?

 

[stilleto]

cliff notes?

you're a cow?

 

[LuluDeren]

Ah moms, can't live with em', can't kill 'em.....well you could kill 'em and make it look like a suicide, by kiln.

 

[Smurfy]

holy crap I could not tolerate anyone like that, let alone a mother.

 

[the_clockwork]

you're a cow?

your*?

 

[stilleto]

Ah moms, can't live with em', can't kill 'em.....well you could kill 'em and make it look like a suicide, by kiln.

well at the end of the day, i did ok. not great, but ok.

we went out to dinner and she said, "i knew you were going to sell a lot of those blue things."

what blue things?

she tells me and i said that she never said that i'd sell a lot of them, but they are green.

she said, "ok, blueish green"

"no. just green."

she tightens her lips. "ok. green. if you say so."

 

[stilleto]

your*?

no, not my cow. you. you are. in other words: you're.

 

[the_clockwork]

no, not my cow. you. you are. in other words: you're.

I confuse

 

[Mr. dB]

I don't have a mom, you're lucky to still have her.

 

[stilleto]

holy crap I could not tolerate anyone like that, let alone a mother.

i'm used to it. she's always been controlling, so when things are not exactly how she wants them, she complains until they are.

two of my coworkers came and couldn't get over how great my mom was.

yeah. great.

 

[stilleto]

I don't have a mom, you're lucky to still have her.

go to canada.

 

[redguru]

I don't have a mom, you're lucky to still have her.

Ayup.

 

[LuluDeren]

well at the end of the day, i did ok. not great, but ok.

we went out to dinner and she said, "i knew you were going to sell a lot of those blue things."

what blue things?

she tells me and i said that she never said that i'd sell a lot of them, but they are green.

she said, "ok, blueish green"

"no. just green."

she tightens her lips. "ok. green. if you say so."

It's sad that sometimes moms can't appreciate their children's accomplishments fully.

 

[stilleto]

It's sad that sometimes moms can't appreciate their children's accomplishments fully.

she's actually one of my biggest fans. she loves everything i make, she just calls it by the wrong name, thinks she knows what she's doing better than me, and would like to be my manager of everything possible.

 

[the_clockwork]

mother's are good at that stuff

 

[LuluDeren]

she's actually one of my biggest fans. she loves everything i make, she just calls it by the wrong name, thinks she knows what she's doing better than me, and would like to be my manager of everything possible.

Then she's screwing with you. Were you a bad child? My mom loves to do that, she's a clever poop.

 

[stilleto]

there was another artist there who came over to me. mom had no interest in talking to her, even though i clearly knew her. so mom went to go get some water and I told my friend that she should NEVER bring her mom to a show.

she said, "i see that".

 

[musclemom]

The basic problem being a mother is being TOO involved or not being involved ENOUGH.

You try to be hands off, stay the hell out of their lives, they don't come to you for help when then need it.

You try to be involved, you're an annoying bitch, or worse.

There's no winning as a mother, you just don't find that out until your kids move out.

 

[Mr. dB]

Imagine how much aggravation you caused her when you were a kid?

 

[jestro]

See, that's why you've got to be selective about what you tell your mom. I didn't tell my mom I got those two paintings in a show, or that I sold them. The only person I told was my kiddo.
And all you E-people.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

wow, when you are not crushing teenagers' dreams, you're too busy being a bad daughter.

 

[stilleto]

Imagine how much aggravation you caused her when you were a kid?

oh.

i was a nightmare.

but if you knew my childhood, you'd understand.

 

[stilleto]

See, that's why you've got to be selective about what you tell your mom. I didn't tell my mom I got those two paintings in a show, or that I sold them. The only person I told was my kiddo.
And all you E-people.

even afterwards you didn't tell her?
i bet she would have been amazed.

my mom lives 2 hours away, so she doesn't just pop over.


thank goodness.

 

[biteme]

so my parents were here this weekend. I had an art show that my mom wanted to go to with me.

the night before, i had a ton of things to do, but she made me drive her around to a health food store for snacks. and to the restaurant she wanted to eat at. and to a store to get her a more comfortable folding chair than what I had.

I woke up at 5am to get ready and swing by her hotel to pick her up (they don't stay with me. I don't know why) so i can get to the show and set up.
I'm anxious and tired and the ENTIRE time, she's complaining. There's not enough people. it's too hot. the coffee is bad. someone came in and stayed too long and didn't buy anything. at 11am, she started eating her smelly lunch and leaving her garbage everywhere. I went around and cleaned up after her while she sat there.

Then someone I knew came. I introduce them again. they've met before, but my mother acted like she was a total stranger. totally disinterested.
after my friend left, she said, "oh THAT's your friend from school??" I said, "I said that when i introduced you. i said this is karina from school." Mom said she didn't realize that was THAT karina from school.

so she goes back to complaining. she's making me more anxious. Then she said she's going to go outside and see if more people are coming in (it was a slow day). so from the door, she yells to me "THERE"S NOBODY EVEN OUTSIDE!"
i called her over and told her to please stop that. she's making my day harder by complaining so much.
so then she sulked. and called everything by the wrong name and told me what to do because apparently she's an expert in EVERYFUCKINGTHING.

i was so stressed by the end of the day.




anyway, please don't start in with "i don't have a mom. you should be happy you have her." yes. yes. i am. it does't mean she can't annoy me.

My mother annoys the heck out of me too sometimes... Last night my wife (who tells them the things I cannot say out of embarrassment) told my mom that I looked at her the other day and said, "You are so beautiful, you look so much like my mother."... I didn't quite put it that way, but I know that made my mother's night.

 

[alien amp pharm]

1. She's demanding
2. She's always complaining
3. She thinks she knows everything

Hmmm, sounds like a typical woman to me.

 

[habitualhealth]

anyway, please don't start in with "i don't have a mom. you should be happy you have her." yes. yes. i am. it does't mean she can't annoy me.

you still annoy me AND ur old enough to be my mom.




but i really don't have a mom.

 

[Bikini Mod]

What THE HELL is my mother doing with you?

(a little levity)

Mothers are complicated creatures. Mine did a lot of good but came at a heavy price.

I am betting dollars to donuts we have both uttered the mantra, "Why can't she just not be that way?"

 

[Tytan]

My mom would have been the same way. The woman can`t sit still and has to always take over any projects, But I love her to death.

 

[Whiskey]

Stressed out by your mother?

You'll have that.

Whiskey

 

[stilleto]

My mom would have been the same way. The woman can`t sit still and has to always take over any projects, But I love her to death.

me too.
she sometimes doesn't pay any attention, and other times has to completely take control.

 

[jnevin]

me too.
she sometimes doesn't pay any attention, and other times has to completely take control.

That would be my mom too. She'll come out to visit and all of a sudden, I'm not allowed to cook in my own kitchen, the kitchen ware is in different places, and she moves all of my furniture so the place is feng shuei'd (sp?). When I was renting years ago, she painted 2 rooms without asking. She also wants to stay with me every time, but hates dogs and expects me to put my son in a kennel while she's there.

 

[biteme]

Stressed out by your mother?

You'll have that.

Whiskey

LOL. I love your theme today.

 

[heatherrae]

LOL...i need to introduce your mom to my dad. Maybe they could just annoy the fuck out of each other.

 

[stilleto]

LOL...i need to introduce your mom to my dad. Maybe they could just annoy the fuck out of each other.

as long as he doesn't mind the holier-than-thou attitude and the look of disinterest, sounds like a plan.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Dam I am lucky my mom is pretty much a saint.