What do you make of this?

LittleMax

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

piglet74

Is she a mum who doesn't like her son's partner maybe?

AntoMac

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!

globalds

Why does it bother you ?

Must be something more than just a birthday card ?

jackieb

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.

POPPYOSCAR

I read it as she is proud that he is her son.

LittleMax

globalds wrote: »

Why does it bother you ?

Must be something more than just a birthday card ?

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.

jackieb

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'.

elsien

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?

jackieb

LittleMax wrote: »

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.

POPPYOSCAR

LittleMax wrote: »

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.