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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oh mothers....i live in the uk with my wife and son. our families are from ze fatherland though.
... every F***ING time i have my (otherwise really lovely) mom on the phone it's the same dialogue:
mom: we never see our grandson. you live so far away.
me: but you just been here, like last week. and you'll be back in four weeks' time.
mom: $somefriend' daughter just had a beautiful son. and they live just around the corner.
me: well, good for them.
mom: but if only you lived aroud here. we could help you out.
me: but don't you read the news?? there are no jobs in germany. (thinking: and, even worse, it's full of germans who - believe it or not - are better at moaning than the brits) it takes you about 5 hours door to door by plane. would we live in - let's say - munich (thinking: where the jobs are, but unfortunately it's full of bavarians who are a distilled version of everything bad about germans) it'd take you longer.
mom: but it's different. it's another country.
me: sorry mom, it's 5.30am, i have to
go and put a towel on my deckchair...*
* may contain lies.
i really love my parents to bits, but this just pisses me off. especially as she continues to tell on different occasions me that her other friends have grandkids nearby and see them less often than we see each other.
grrrr....
must. invade. poland....
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bierbelly, Fri 14 Oct 2005, 13:31,
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