My mum is the best

sarah861421

AIBU????? My mum is amazing, but I dont want to keep telling everybody and trying to outdo other people by saying my mum is better than your mum just to win a competition. I know that they generally they dont read the answers, and its just a random chance but I still feel obliged to write something special, so I end up just avoiding that sort of competition and then I feel guilty that I haven't told the world how amazing she is.

nixnjj

Mine is a total cow I either lie or go down the I'm a mum route.
Now Valentines day really gets me as I've been single for 10 years.
Before we know it, it will all be over and and we can all go Hoppy Easter mad:rotfl:

BlueBella

nixnjj wrote: »

Mine is a total cow I either lie or go down the I'm a mum route.
Now Valentines day really gets me as I've been single for 10 years.
Before we know it, it will all be over and and we can all go Hoppy Easter mad:rotfl:

I agree with you - hate the Valentines comps as I too am single and I don't believe for one second that everyone absolutely adores and gets along with their mum! And I just hate reading all the 'my dear mum has/has fought/has beat cancer' stories!

gentleorange

I am on such bad terms with my Mum that I can't even bring myself to lie. All the 'Tell us how amazing your Mum is and win!!' comps I just avoid...

dontone

I just put ' 'cos she's my mam' and that's it. I've only entered a couple that I really want to win, some of them I've just left well alone. You can't compete with some of the stories.
Same goes for Valentines Day too. I generally avoid them.
Be Lucky

jamielmdjs

It's a tough one. Hard to compete with all the sob stories.


No offence intended here but the bit I don't like is the people posting about how great their mum was before she died. On a competition to win a prize, not for you but for your mum. I'm extremely sorry for your loss, but why are you entering that comp, in that way, using that particular sob story? Doesn't make sense to me.

hamsterfan1

I've lost my mum & these comps make me very sad and occasionally cry, although I have the loveliest MIL in the world its'not the same, so when asked I use her as my mum - except in one case they asked for your mum's most amazing skill I said she haunts me but the prize would be for MIL or DD who is a mum too

cagsd

I pretty much avoid these comps. I think last year I entered one or two with the line "my mum is amazing cos she gave birth to me!" but usually I don't bother. I hate all the cheesiness

toniq

These have really got to me as my mother doesn't deserve the title and it's like a poke in the eye having a horrid mum instead of the Mary Berry type x

LadyMorticia

I don't get on with my mum and had a tough upbringing so don't enter those comps. Kinda feels like a slap in the face and I can't compete with all the sob stories anyway!

ikkle87

cagsd wrote: »

I pretty much avoid these comps. I think last year I entered one or two with the line "my mum is amazing cos she gave birth to me!" but usually I don't bother. I hate all the cheesiness

I used a similar line last year lol

toniq wrote: »

These have really got to me as my mother doesn't deserve the title and it's like a poke in the eye having a horrid mum instead of the Mary Berry type x

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I don't get on with my mum and had a tough upbringing so don't enter those comps. Kinda feels like a slap in the face and I can't compete with all the sob stories anyway!

I've really struggled with the comps too, especially ones which ask for a pic of you with your mum I don't have pics of me with my mum so I've entered a pic of me with my nan. It's the same on fathers day I base my answers on my granddad. Although I have a relationship of sorts with my parents I have a much stronger relationship with my grandparents.

The sob stories are driving me potty. I read one about someones dad being murdered the other day...