The passive-aggressive guilt tripMy 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?
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chthonic, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 9:52)
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My Mother-in-Law is abiotch from hell. One minor event I care to recall goes as follows. The m-i-l had moved back to the home country (Ireland) when my wife was 19 (they'd been in England for 16 of those years). Now, 15 years later we have 2 kids. My wife was having a conversation with her about the fact that her brother's wife was expecting too, and that she would soon have more grandchildren here than in Ireland.
m-i-l utters first immortal line, "Well, you chose to live in another country".
Wife stammers, and replies "err, but you moved to Ireland.", upon which she utters second immortal and indignant line,
"Sure, PLENTY of children follow their parents when they emigrate".
Not in a gazillion years would we. I'd rather spend the rest of my life with Michael Barrymore.
(, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 16:01, Reply)
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