Stop telling your mom about it

Casadena

Dear Prudence,

I just finalized a long-awaited divorce and am finally rid of the worthless piece of shit. My friends and I are planning to throw a party to celebrate. My mother, however, is giving me grief over this because she thinks it’s in poor taste and that the end of a marriage is a “tragedy.” She has remained in a wretched marriage to my father, and neither of them can stand the other, so she’s one to talk! May I tell her to shut up already?

downtondiva

I wouldn't tell her to shut up. Just stop talking about your party plans because they don't involve her anyway and there's no need to give her more chances to criticize you. 

banana468

My snark would be full out: "Sorry Mom.  This is a party where people are excited about the future and it's possibilities and will be happy.  You're not invited and wouldn't understand." 

VarunaTT

Tell her she can have a funeral, you're having a party.

Really though, just stop telling her.  You don't have to involve everyone in every little piece of business in your life/head.

levioosa

Not to be insufferable but if this was me I *never would have told her in the first place* 

at the very least just stop sharing it with her now. 

ei34

Congrats!! And yeah I'd just not share the party plans/info with her.

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MyNameIsNot

levioosa said:

Not to be insufferable but if this was me I *never would have told her in the first place* 

at the very least just stop sharing it with her now. 

This! You can't share your plans and ideas with people and then expect to control how they react to them.

Mom is stupid, but she's entitled to her stupid opinion.