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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Mum's quest for grandkidsMy mother wanted grandkids in the worst way, and since my only sibling died in 1991, it was all down to me. She'd continually coo at babies while we're out, and give me dirty looks like "get on the ball, mister!" I think she even hoped that I'd have a night of indiscretion and get some young lady "in trouble."
Years ago, I brought home a young woman (Annie, who I dated for several years) for the first time [see QOTW "Meeting the Parents"] not knowing that mom had indulged in a wee more than her fair share of wine. After awhile, Mom leaves the room and comes back with a picture I'd never seen before of two angels watching over a sleeping baby.
Teary-eyed, she said: "When I have grandkids" *sniff* "I'm going to hang this picture" *sniff* "over the crib BOO HOO HOO HOO!"
Annie's first words back in the car: "Oh my. No pressure there."
I made up for it though, I'm now married to a woman with four kids and a grandkid of our own, making my mother a great-grandmother. You asked for it, mumsey!
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setimret likes his metaphors mixed, not stirred, Fri 14 Oct 2005, 14:50,
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