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What do you make of this?
LittleMax
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Just after some unbiased opinions. Is this a strange thing for a mother to write in her grown up son's birthday card (punctuation is as written)?
On your birthday a heartfelt "thank you" for just being mine!
lots of love from
Mum and Dad xxx
On your birthday a heartfelt "thank you" for just being mine!
lots of love from
Mum and Dad xxx
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Is she a mum who doesn't like her son's partner maybe?0
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I think it's the sort of thing my Mum would think - if not write in a card.
I'm grown up but I think she still thinks I'm about 12, based on the advice she still gives me!27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 50 -
Why does it bother you ?
Must be something more than just a birthday card ?0 -
It's not something I would write but I don't see a problem with it. And maybe she's just not very good with placing inverted commas and exclamation marks.0
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I read it as she is proud that he is her son.0
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POPPYOSCAR wrote: »I read it as she is proud that he is her son.
Same here. And she did say ' for just being mine'. It wasn't as if she said 'being just mine'.0 -
It's different, but I don't think it's strange as in weird strange.
I read it as an " I'm glad your my son" type of message. If my parents wrote it, I'd groan, then swiftly move on, mainly because I don't do sentimentality.
Unless there's an agenda you're not sharing?All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
TBH my first thought was why mine and not ours when it was signed from Mum and Dad? Then started thinking more and found it a bit strange.
I wouldn't worry about that. When I buy cards and presents for my in-laws, I don't write 'to Mum and Dad'. I tag them with their proper names, even though it's from their son and me, it's me that always writes them out. I hope that makes sense lol I'd rather my OH wrote them out and write Mum and Dad on them, but he won't.0 -
TBH my first thought was why mine and not ours when it was signed from Mum and Dad? Then started thinking more and found it a bit strange.
Yes, I would put 'ours' but a lot of people speak for themselves only when they write cards etc.
Perhaps Dad is not one for expressing such things.0
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