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Do you have any reason for even considering asking "the internet" about what is, really, a very sweet message on a card, from your mum?
It would never have occurred to me to wonder about it, let alone ask people's opinon. But then, I love my mum, and she loves me, and neither of us have any doubts about it.
I have a feeling the card was to OP's boyfriend from his mum
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OP I actually think that if you are worried about this then it's you who has the problem not his mum!
It's a few words written in a card, why worry. Do you have other instances that concern you?0 -
Its my sons 20th birthday in a few days.
This:On your birthday a heartfelt "thank you" for just being mine!
lots of love from
Mum and Dad xxx
... is something i'd like to say but of course i wouldnt. He sees himself as his own person now (which of course he is) but in my heart he is still my baby boy!
I just see the person who has written this inside of the card hasnt quite mastered the art of 'letting go'.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
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
I see it in a proud,loving way.
I had to read the comments to see other ways to look at it.Forty and fabulous, well that's what my cards say....0 -
Thank you for being my son.
What a dreadful thing to say. How dare she! LOL"On behalf of teachers, I'd like to dedicate this award to Michael Gove and I mean dedicate in the Anglo Saxon sense which means insert roughly into the anus of." My hero, Mr Steer.0 -
A generous heart, loads of affection & possibly a sip or two too much christmas spirit to double check she's not triggering her beloved child's paranoia.
She's a mum. We get things a bit wrong sometimes. (Indeed for years our place seems to be In The Wrong, even whilst at the wheel of the taxi.)
Love her anyway & toss the card if its stressing you.0 -
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
I don't think there is anything odd or weird about this; it just sounds like a mom who is besotted with her son. Many are.
As several people have said, there is a mother-son bond in some families that no-one can penetrate. And some moms are quite clingy! Our daughter's boyfriend's mom is a bit clingy. (Single mom for 13 years, doesn't work, no real close friends, and very little family; just a brother and another younger son (20,) who moved out in 2013.) But she adores our daughter fortunately.
I don't envy a girl who is dating a man who has a besotted mother though! My husband was close to his mother but she wasn't obsessed. Then again, she had a career and lots of friends.Proud to have lost over 3 stone (45 pounds,) in the past year! :j Now a size 14!
You're not singing anymore........ You're not singing any-more!
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I came back to see if the OP had responded with more info.
I hope they do.I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole
MSE Florida wedding .....no problem0 -
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
not really - her son is "her" son. I'd be looking at it like "thanks for just being you" kind of thing.0 -
OP stop over thinking it, your mind will take you to some pretty strange places. Just think of it as a throw away comment.0
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