Just a general rant about mother-isms.

mazza1970

jackieb wrote: »

Don't you like being 'the baby'?

My older brother and sister don't get checked up on like I do. I think i'll always be the baby.

Sometimes yes, but other times I have had to tell them I can look after myself and I am ok. But as you say, like you, I will always be the baby

moggylover

Make the most of it folks! I would love nothing more than a natter on the phone with my mum now (well, a hug would be even better) but she's not around anymore:(.

I also used to moan when I was younger and had to "check-in" so that she knew I was okay, and to this day I still sometimes find myself about to do so when I have been somewhere:o

You never know what you have until you loose it!

mazza1970

moggylover wrote: »

Make the most of it folks! I would love nothing more than a natter on the phone with my mum now (well, a hug would be even better) but she's not around anymore:(.

I also used to moan when I was younger and had to "check-in" so that she knew I was okay, and to this day I still sometimes find myself about to do so when I have been somewhere:o

You never know what you have until you loose it!

I agree! Would give anything to have my mum and dad back! I lost the both of them by the time I was 33, my mum died when I was 10 and my dad died 7 years ago

sazzybum

mazza1970 wrote: »

I agree! Would give anything to have my mum and dad back! I lost the both of them by the time I was 33, my mum died when I was 10 and my dad died 7 years ago

Same here-lost Mother 8 years ago, but she used to drive me mental phoning to tell me I wasn't bringing my (then 14 and 9 year old) sons up right, because we lived 200 miles away from her, and how could they grow up balanced without her there to supervise! Still got my dad (76) and my 2 sons call him from their Army bases every week, in which he tells them such-and-such has *died/split up/been born (*delete as appropriate) and I have to find out from them, cos he never tells me ANYTHING! Just asks how 'the boys' are doing. I dread the day I can't call him anymore though, and be 'happily irritated' by his conversation.

catieeb06

My mum (in fact to be honest anyone) only seem to call when me and the OH are getting amorous. So much so that we ignore it unless they call back again we just ignore it till we're done :P

hollydays

People ring my mum,she takes too long to get to the phone,then says they have cut her off when the phone stops ringing.She also thinks it is a personal slight if the person doesnt answer and it goes to answerphone.

Mr_Lahey

hoyles10 wrote: »

I was on the phone to a friend earlier who I haven't spoken to for nearly 12 months. After about 20 minutes my mobile rang and it was my mum. This worried me a bit because she never rings my mobile as she thinks she'll need a large lottery win to pay for the call. I stopped the conversation with my friend and put the phone down to ring mum back.

It turns out that she rang me on my mobile because the house phone was engaged for about 20 minutes, I explained that's because I was on it and had hung up to ring her back as I thought something was wrong. She had nothing of interest to tell me unless I have an unhealthy obsession with next doors fence, which I don't

Does anyone elses mother do daft little things that are quite annoying or is this just a long line of mother-isms that only my mum does?

Ive turned my mobile phone on and got a text "Please will you turn your phone on"

I thought it was just my mother!

hoyles10

I know i'll miss it when she's gone and I shouldn't really moan about it. My dad died 7 years ago when I was 23 and i'd give anything for him to ring about something pointless.

The most annoying thing mum used to do was when I was still living at home, i'd go out on a Friday night and usually get in about 5am Saturday morning then at about 9am mum would come and wake me up because the postman had been and I had a letter. I usually ended up apologising for being grumpy when I got up at lunch time.

Those were of course in the days when the post used to arrive in the morning

dizziblonde

My mother and technology don't get on very well (she epitomises a little knowledge being a dangerous thing). About 5 years after the rest of the world, late one evening she decided to discover text messaging - only she kept ringing me by accident instead of sending a text - 6 phonecalls at 1am... "no mum it's not that button either - keep going".

Then we had the 3am phonecall - "I've deleted the internet" to which I replied, "the entire internet or just the pron from it or have you broken your computer again".

I'm safe now - she's got one of those touch screen phones and can't work it at all!

Hermia

Barneysmom wrote: »

:)I think they just get bored sometimes and think 'Who shall I phone?'

I know! I refuse to give my mum my work number (she knows the name of where I work so in an emergency she'll have to tell that to the ambulance driver!). The last time she had my work number she constantly phoned me at work for a natter. I have never worked anywhere where this is allowed, plus she would often ring when I was with clients or in meetings and not understand why I couldn't talk! I tried to explain it to her, but she just doesn't get it. The problem is she doesn't know any woman with a career. All her sisters and friends have fairly menial part-time jobs and so don't have lots of deadlines etc so they can make personal calls at work. My mum would not dream of phoning a man at work because their jobs are important...