The first call we made after some post-proposal giggling was to my parents to share the good news. I didn't expect too much emotion from my prim-and-proper mother, but thought my father would be excited. I almost wish I hadn't called them and had just called my aunts, who were over the moon with excitement.
Summary: My mother was almost emotionless and my father sent me a cryptic email immediately after we spoke.
Detail:
My mother's said it was "lovely" and then asked when the wedding would be. I laughed (I'm laid back...her words usually roll right off my back) and told her we had just gotten engaged about 10 minutes ago, so we didn't know yet. She then said something like "well, I have two weddings to go to this year. Marissa's is in April..." (the two girls mentioned are the sisters of a childhood friend). I laughed and said "we aren't getting married in April, but I hope my wedding would take presedence over the ____ girls." She then said "well, their mother is my closest friend!"
Okay, again, my mother is not the type to scream and carry on, but I didn't expect that response!
My father was a little more excited, but immediately sent an email saying he wanted to talk about some of his concerns. I'm in my 30s, have a great career, own a home, and I have lived totally independent of my parents since I finished graduate school about a decade ago. His concerns (per one of my brothers, who called my father after hearing how flustered I was) are over the industry my FI works in. My brother reminded him that FI's industry is recession proof and said my father calmed down a bit.
I don't think I'm really asking for advice here, just looking to vent a little bit and see if anyone else has similar stories.