Just a general rant about mother-isms.

mazza1970

hoyles10 wrote: »

I do hope i've not upset anyone though by making this thread

Of course you haven't!! It's nice to think back about the little things that my dad used to do, can't remember much about what my mum did as I was only 10 when she died.

As like one poster said, my dad always used to think nothing of getting me up at 9am on a Saturday morning after I had been out and not got in till about 3 or 4am - used to drive me mad, but I would give anything for that to happen now

I also remember one time about 20 years ago, I was out in a nightclub in town with my friends, my dad had also been out but forgot his keys, he knew the nightclub I went to and phoned them and got the DJ to make an announcement for me to go home as he had locked himself out it was embarrassing at the time but I laugh about it now :rotfl:, from then on, I always made sure he had his keys when we where both going out

NGlady

Being the younger daughter out of 4 daughters, My dad is extremely protective over me.. There going on Holiday end of this month, and hes already worrying about me having enough to eat... im not 16 im in my 20's! he said the other night hes had a sleepless night over worrying me in the house on my own.... its a 3 bedroom house on a nice quiet close, not like its in a massive london tower block lol.

wannabe_sybil

When my late mother had terminal cancer I used to ring her up for a listen every night between 8pm and 9pm. I used to play Battleships on Sky, it was free then, and to this day I have no idea what she talked about. I just used to keep making the mmm noises.

Now she has gone it is my darling uncle. Every morning, 9am on the dot, 'well, the weather here is a bit grey...' and I get a weather report for a hundred miles away. For an hour. And usually two more calls every day. He has free calls from his mobile to my landline - and he makes full use of this advantage.

And additionally, if things are a little complicated, I can't get off the phone. I have tried, 'Can I ring you back in fifteen minutes?' and sometimes it works, but sometimes I am left with a three year old, a baffled postman, a dish of spilled cereal, a furious and soggy evil cat and saying, no, really, I do have to go... oh, it's raining - seriously, I have to get off now...'

I'd be devastated if I didn't get his calls, however, and I quite often call him and say, 'I'm ringing for a sanity check, as little bear has...' and he keeps me one step away from sectioning until dear heart gets home.

A few weeks ago I was left alone with the active three year old, evil cat, no central heating, no water and a torn ankle ligament. The phone calls REALLY helped.

thistledome

Absinthe_Fairy wrote: »

I am VERY grateful to the bloke who picked up my phone and arranged for it to be returned to me, but I cannot explain why my mother thinks that the loss of my phone means that I am "lying dead in a gutter somewhere" (her words, not mine).

Because She's your Mum! My Mum used to say, "lying dead in a ditch somewhere".

Absinthe_Fairy wrote:

If someone had mugged me for my phone, the phone would not be on the ground waiting to be picked up. If someone had attacked me, surely I would have been lying near the phone?!

Not if He'd dragged you into his car.:eek:

aeb_2

Hermia wrote: »

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...

My OH used to do this and when I got a direct line I didn't tell him. He could get through the 'press button 1 thing' on the switch board but hated this so thankfully it was rare but it was so embrarassing. It was even worse if I wasn't in the office and he spoke to my PA, asking her if she thought I was OK and did she think I was working too hard.

Now he's passed away and I'd give anything for a call at any time.

His mum used to ring and say 'I just rang to see if you were still in the land of the living' when he hadn't rung for 3-4 days. It never occured to her to just ring us. When he rang her she always said, in a sarcastic voice, 'oh, you're still around then' even if only after a day or two.
Just don't try to imagine the call when I really did have to ring her and tell her he wasn't in the land of the living. (I did make sure her daughter/his sister was around when I told her)

realised

kara2868 wrote: »

Me and my mum speak every weekday at 6pm if I'm not going to be in I have to ring hr to let her know else she worries tha I've crashed my car lol

6pm on the dot is when I have to call my mum too! If it gets a little late and I haven't called her by 7.. she'll have left about 20 miss calls on my phone and 15 voicemails

tandraig

I must be a very un-natural mum! I rarely call the kids (all in their twenties or thirties), except if they need to know something - like i cant babysit cos of emergency.
my own mum likes to call me if anyone passes away - on the slightest chance i would know them!
the calls usually have me muffling laughter for example
mum - did you know soandso has died
me - no - who is that
mum - well you know auntie irene - her cousin- well it wasnt her but her sister in law.
me - er, not sure - where did she live (that sometimes helps)
mum - vague address
me - nope dont know her
mum - but you must have! she used to babysit you!
argggh - why couldnt she have said that in beginning!!!!
to be fair - mum only does that about once or twice a month - and i think its funny! so i dont mind!

bap98189

A mate of mine, B had a mother who was a touch overprotective to say the least. At the time B lived with his Mum and I should add was about 25 at the time.

A few of us used to go to a pub quiz on a Thursday night down the local pub. B had to work late one evening so popped in to see if we were there and stayed for a bit. This was probably about 9pm, and we all left before midnight.

Turns out his mother got worried as he was a bit late home. She had tried ringing his mobile several times, but he had left the phone in the car. By about 10pm she had phoned the police in Kilmarnock (the next town) to report him missing. Aside from confirming there had been no traffic accidents, they weren't interested as he was only 2 hours or so late home. So she rang the police station in Hamilton where he worked who said the same thing.

Not satisfied, she got in her car and drove up to Hamilton police station to try and report him missing. Again they told her there was nothing they could do, he was a adult and was only 3 hours late home. So still not happy she then went down to Kilmarnock police station and apparently made quite a scene when they refused to send out cops to look for him.

But perhaps the most amusing thing about it was that at the time, B was a Special Constable in Kilmarnock. I can only imagine the teasing he got on his next shift.

jamespir

i sent my mum a text and she text back asking me to ring her as she didnt undersatnd how texting worked lol

Ivrytwr3

I couldn't ask for a better MIL, she does an awful lot for us, but one thing that p*sses me off, is i'm at their home enjoying a lovely Sunday dinner, glass of wine possibly, playing with the kids etc, and she always, and i mean always has to ask..................

"So when are you back to work then?"

and now i'm thinking about going to work......................