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My mother is an expert in the guilt-trip. Last week she phoned to say "Happy Birthday" and, after a 10 minute conversation, finished with, "Well, I hope you have a nicer time than I did on the day you were born."

She also stated that she was going to kill herself when she reached 65. On Christmas Day morning. Having rung up to see if there was anything she could bring for lunch.

I think it's just a mother thing, but how good are your relatives and friends at the passive-aggessive?

(, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 9:52)
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oh ho ho, i have one
my friend ran away from home when she was 16 and never went back. Her mother is why.

Apparently, many years ago her father (before divorcing her) had her evaluated by a psychologist, who told him she was a hopeless case. My friend recently had her mum diagnosed, and she has the same personality disorder as that kid who killed his parents then spent all their money. So you can sort of imagine what she's like.

If she isn't talking over everyone in the room, she's telling everyone what to do under her breath. If she isn't insisting on my friend taking her to buy new clothes every week, she's taking money out to hide it in her room then calling the police to accuse her family of stealing it. She once got hold of my brother's mobile number (whom she barely knows, nor related to) to insist there's someone in her garden. Being a good chap, he went over anyway despite her having bizarrely told him "I keep hearing people out there, it might be kids and they might rape me". It was a cat. She once had a fall, so my friend supplied her with a personal alarm. She refused to wear it because, she said, it rubbed against her neck - she fell over again two days later not wearing it and was stuck on the floor all day. When my friend turned up with an ambulance, the medic clocked her right off and left her down there for a bit whist telling his captive audience off.

Those are just a few. She is evil and, it must be said, generally hoped she'll cork it soon.

But then she is somewhat imbalanced.
(, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 22:37, Reply)

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