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Post by Jlew on Jan 13, 2004 16:56:25 GMT -5
I'm not quite sure if the dysfunctional families that most of you belong to will help or hurt responses to this thread, but here goes. . . Tell us a funny and/or outrageous true story about a parent meddling in one of your relationships. I really want to hear about situations where a parent is either trying to make sure that the relationship continues toward marriage, or a parent who actively tries to sabotage the relationship.
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Post by CUTEGAL on Jan 13, 2004 17:05:42 GMT -5
OH geezus! I don't think there is enough room for me to post.
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Post by Wats on Jan 18, 2004 9:45:18 GMT -5
I wish I had a story. Noone cares about me enough to push one way or the other. ;D When I got prego w/ my daughter at 20 my baby daddy was going to college and his mother didn't want him to just quit so she made sure his Dad didn't know the entire pregnancy, so that meant when we got married when I was 5 mos prego... that we had to do it at the justice of the peace w/ his mom and my mom. I have one polaroid from that day and the look on all of our faces was shock. His Dad didn't find out until 3 days after our daughter was born, so it was like uh hey by the way Dad Im married and this is your 3 day old grandaughter. He ending up quitting anyway and going into the Air Force, so her whole plan just got totally f up. BIOTCH! ;D Sorry that was as close to a meddling parent story as I could get.
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Post by ladynred on Jan 28, 2004 11:26:32 GMT -5
If my mom tells me one more time that she is just waiting for Paulie and I to get married I am going to scream.
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Post by racingfan on Mar 17, 2004 21:57:39 GMT -5
My parents have tried to control me my entire life. If I wasn't doing something that benefitted them, I shouldn't have been doing it. I am finally in control of my own life and destiny. The cutting of the cord was quite painful for everyone involved and we didn't speak for a couple of years but time heals all wounds. We are at least emailing now and speak face to face once a year. Of course that once is enough because they still want to insert their opinions of how I should live my life. I just let it slide.
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Post by Tammi on Mar 18, 2004 8:01:01 GMT -5
I will be 41 years old on the 27th, and my mom STILL tries to get me to do what she wants. It makes me insane! AND, if I dont do what she wants, she hangs up on me, and doesnt speak to me for weeks at a time. (we live in the same small town, and it HURTS to meet her in the grocery store, and have her turn her back on me in public) She also takes it out on me, when Jake & Josh dont do what she wants them to. Example: Jake & Kelli FINALLY moved out of our house after living with us (married) for 3 years. They have an awesome 100 year old house filled with rooms of antique furniture from her grand mother. My mom has been actively trying to get me to go over to the house and re-arrange it the way SHE thinks it should be arranged. (move the chiffarobe to this side of the room, make them put the buffet in the dining room, not the kitchen. The armoire doesnt look good on that wall..........get them some more Scots Liquid Gold so they can bring out the shine of that wood......yada, yada, yada) Last week I finally had enough, and told her that it was Jake & Kelli's house, and that they need to set it up the way THEY want to set it up. She got major league pissed at me (not the first time) She said all she was trying to do was help, and if we didnt appreciate it then f*ck me and f*ck them too. I told her to grow up, and she hung up on me. (she will be 60 on May 24th) My dad tries to play the peace maker, but now she's mad at him to, because he took my side on this. Tomorrow my dad is having knee replacement surgery, and I will be forced to sit in the hospital waiting room with my mom, who is not speaking to me. Oh what FUN
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Post by Tina on Mar 18, 2004 9:42:02 GMT -5
HMMMM, Tammi are you sure we are not related???
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Post by racingfan on Mar 18, 2004 20:11:17 GMT -5
Don't we hope we don't turn out like our Mothers!!
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