Are all Mum's the same?!!!!
 

I love my mum dearly, as we all do! But she is soooo controling :unsure: She is 68 and I am 48 but she still thinks it is her right to run my life!!!:frown: eg. We were having a bit of banter last night and she suddenly says 'I'd have got my face slapped if I spoke to my mother like that'!! (bearing in mind I was'nt rude) to which I replied ' I am a mature professional women, not a little girl anymore' her answer was 'you will always be my baby, and I have the right to tell you what to do!' I am soo fed up with getting told how to run my life!!!:mad: Roll on Australia:thumbsup:

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No my mother always says well you are an adult so it is up to you what you do.... and then proceeds to tell me what to do:lol:

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I think that they are, I usually get "I am the Mother and you are the Daughter" I think that she forgets that I am a Mother myself.

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I wish my Mum was still around to tell me what to do.

She always said 'You'll always be my baby to me'

Never appreciated those words until now.

:(

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I know!! My friend is always telling me to stop moaning! She lost her mum 3 years ago:( And I know I will be devastated if anything happened to my mum, but sometimes it gets so claustrophobic! she won't let me move an inch without wanting to know what I'm doing! OK moan over, I'll put up and shut up!!:)

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((((hugs))))) White Leopard.

My mum's always been one for me making my own decisions (and mistakes) - not even a 'I told you so' - she's always been one for doing her own thing and I've inherited that and it would be fairly pointless to try to tell me to do anything other than what I want unless there's a bloody good reason (and I WILL listen to sensible reasoning).

Mind you, she's not above the odd guilt trip, like the last time we were applying to emigrate, I'm not telling her this time until we've got the visas through, but it was more fact-based, i.e. you'll be very far away - have you thought about what you'd do should *something* happen and that it's a long way for her to travel to see us by herself (which, I have to admit, is true) and she really would prefer not to have a much longer journey (she lives on a farm on the side of a mountain, so getting to the nearest city by public transport is quite an effort, let alone to England, so Australia....)

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Give me a hug and dont be silly.

You are entitled to moan. As my Mum said it is incredibly hard to let your children grow up and more to the point, do it without interfering.

You only have to read about people emigrating to Australia and how devastated they are if their grown up kids dont want to come with them.

Unfortunately, we dont truly appreciate someones worth in their life until they have left us. Harsh but true.

Moaning is part of our makeup really, and although I was close to my Mum, my appreciation for her really didnt hit me until she had gone.

Its bloody hard for you though, I have it from my Dad sometimes and I have to remind myself of a few things.

On a lighter note, I dare you to dress up in a little girls dress, put your hair in plaits, wear long white socks and generally try and look about ten years old.

Go to your mums and say 'Mummy, will you take me to the shops' and then if she does, procede to have a temper tantrum in the supermarket.

I bet she will soon tell you to act your age then.:rofl: :rofl:

I bet if I were a mum, I would probably drive my kids mad as well.

:o

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Big hugs! White Leopard! :) I do feel guilty for having a moan, but you made me laugh with your dare :rofl: Might just give that a go:thumbsup:

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What you do is the following:

Go shopping with your Mum and start knocking things off the shelves.

When she asks you what you are doing, say in a babyish voice 'But I want sweeties'.

She will look shocked but carry on.

You go over to the chocolate, crisps or whatever and grab as many items that will fit into your hand and rip at least one of them open. Smear chocolate over your face and then wipe choccy covered hands on Mums skirt.

By now she will be mortified and embarrassed, so you wait until you have a crowd and demand to sit in the trolley and be pushed around.

When she says 'no', you throw yourself on the floor, kick your legs in the air and display your panties whilst kicking. Scream very loudly and sob and shout 'Please don't hit me again Mummy'.

Then when you finally get to the checkout, proudly announce that you have shit your pants and could mummy wipe your bottom?

Do that a few times in several shops, walk around with a dummy in your mouth and I bet she won't be able to get rid of you fast enough.

:rofl:

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I am having such a hard time with my mother right now since i told her myplans. i know one day i am going to wish she was heree bossing me around. right now?? i just wish for ONCE she could support me.,

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Right, you can join the gang.

But you must promise to do the temper tantrum thing in the supermarket and insist she buys you Farleys Rusks.:thumbsup:

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Here it's definetely Buttons...

Terrible twos, my arse (dd is 3 and 1/2 and currently a little madam).

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will read the Terms in the morning - cant promise anything right now

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Daunted,
I have'nt even told my mum yet! I never forget her comment a few years ago when the subject come up, 'if you ever move away my life would be over!' what kind of guilt trip is that to lay on your kids?

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I just ask my mum sweetly to buy me sweeties and it seems to be a reflex as she still does:rofl: :rofl: