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May 2013 Weddings

Update on Controlling MOB stories

Also this is kind of a rant.  My mother just yelled at me for a good five minutes.  To remind y'all, I'm living at home this summer before I move into my apartment for my last year of college.  She told me she booked the dj and I asked why she was going to the meeting with him after the new year with my FI and I.  Then all heck broke loose.  Apparently if I'm not careful, I won't have a wedding at all.  Or she'll have the reception even if I'm not there.  She then brought up the dress saying she never told me to buy it, and told me she couldn't help pay for it (she said the exact opposite).  Also she denied yelling at me in the kitchen when I told her I was going to sell it (she did that too).

It gets better.  She acted like getting my old preacher was a big thing I wanted.  It wasn't.  She was the only one who wanted him.  I haven't been to church in 9 years and was fine with my FI's preacher.  My mom started getting mad saying how she wouldn't have me married by a baptist preacher (she's presbyterian and technically I am too).  It's not the bride's job to help decorate on her wedding day according to my mom, and I can't have a way that I want the barn to look because it's a barn and can only look a certain way (her way).

It's to the point now where I wish I could elope.  I mentioned that and she said since she'd put down one deposit, eloping was no longer an option.  Let's remember the fact that most of the funding is coming from my dad, not her.  I have no idea what to do.  I'm tired of arguing with her when she doesn't get her way (which is always the opposite of what I want).  
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Re: Update on Controlling MOB stories

  • Do you think there's an underlying reason why your mom is being so irrational?  Do you think she's worried about you getting married?  Maybe she's afraid of losing you?  I know my mom has been afraid of losing me, which did cause this one huge fight, but we talked it out after that.

    Honestly, I would want to elope too.  Is there any way you can pay her back for the money she's put into it and can't get back and elope?

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  • She says that where we're from, weddings are a family affair and the whole family helps and it's about the family, not just the people getting married.  My FI and I aren't traditional.  She doesn't like that.  She believes decorating and the food are her responsibilities and hers alone, and that it doesn't really matter what I want it to look like (she's said that before).  

    Mostly the part that irks me is her going back and forth between wanting to help and not wanting to help.  She wants to help one day and the next wants nothing to do with the wedding at all.  

    She may be afraid of losing me.  I don't know.  She's used to getting her way in my life.  Considering she told me I could go to a university 20 minutes from where I lived or go to the tech school (and live at home) before transferring to the university.  They refused to help me pay for college if I went anywhere else.  And she told everyone she talked to that it was because "I wasn't capable of functioning without being near home" like I was some disabled person.  I have a 3.82 gpa currently, so I'm not stupid.  She knows once we get married we're moving for him to go to pa school and she's not happy we're going away from home.  I'm thrilled because I finally get away from home.  

    If things don't change, as much as I want a wedding with a dress and dancing and cake, we'll pay them back for the venue deposit and elope.  
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  • Can you afford to pay for your own wedding?  If so, then you can just say something like, "Thank you so much for offering to pay, but FI and feel that paying for the wedding is our responsibility."  If you can't afford that, then I think you both need to have a calm, rational discussion, when everything seems to be going smoothly.  I think you need to find out exactly what she is paying for, if she really wants to pay for it, and how much she is willing to spend on those things.  Then you need to be completely hands off and accept that she will plan those things totally on her own without your input.

    She may truly feel that she should be contributing, but having a difficult time rationalizing paying for your wedding and college at the same time.  This could be part of her changing her mind a lot.  I'm obviously not sure, just making some guesses.

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  • Man Oh Man!!! I think its time for you and your mom to sit down like adults and talk. I couldn't imagine having to deal with this for the next 11 months. A wedding is supposed to be happy and fun. IMHO if you can afford your wedding on your own then that will be your best route to go. The fact that she keeps holding this over your head she knows you will do what she wants and it wont stop until you say enough is enough. You and your FI need to talk with each other and find what is most important to you both. Whether it be to have an intimate wedding (which is what we are doing.. and let me tell you it's STRESS FREE!!!!!!)  or putting up with your mom for the next 11 months and not having the wedding YOU and YOUR FI want. GL... I hope you can figure something out....
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  • My FI and I talked last night and his opinion is that my mom's basically trying to have everything her way.  But he thinks we should figure out what's important to us and then let her do the other stuff.  I mean we don't really care what the invitations are like, but neither one of us trusts her to get them out in time (she waited until 3 days before my sisters' graduation party to mail all of her invitations).  And there's no guarantee she'd be willing to just help with those things.  He doesn't trust her to order food that tastes good for the reception, nor is he super excited that she already bought one of those finger print guest books (he absolutely hates them and we didn't want a guest book in the first place since most of the guests are my mom's friends and family).  She's convinced that it's okay to wait until you get the final RSVP count to make the rental arrangements.  

    It's one of those things where we really can't afford a wedding on our own, so we kind of feel like we have to give in in some ways.  If we could trust her to get things done on time and for the right number of guests (and not invite everyone she knows) it would be a different story.  Thanks to her we're at a guest list of 160 for a venue that holds 150, and she still wants to add people.  My FI was pissed when she told me that his mom needed to cut her guest list.  She already had.  My mom was the one inviting people she hadn't talked to in 2 years to the wedding because they were "her friends" and the parents of my sisters' friends.  
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  • SSaltzman87SSaltzman87 member
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    I agree that there has to be an underlying reason as to why she's doing this. Since this is a pattern, I'd take the reins back and pay for a wedding you and FI want and can afford. Having your mom involved unfortunately tells her that it's okay to manipulate and control you, I don't think a happy medium can be achieved here. It'll only get worse once you're married.

    Have you talked to your dad about any of this since the money's coming from him?
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  • Annas2013Annas2013 member
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    My dad says to just do what I want since it's my wedding, not my mom's.  He doesn't like actually making plans though.  The nice thing about moving for my FI to go to pa school is that it means my parents will finally not have any hold on my life or my decisions.  I can't wait to get out of this house.  I mean I love my parents, don't get me wrong, I'd just like to feel like an adult and be able to make decisions on my own.  

    I figure I'll talk to my dad sometime this weekend about it and see what he says.  I'm closer to him than I am my mom anyway.  

    And honestly y'all are probably right about this having more to do with something other than the wedding. My parents have controlled just about every aspect of my life so far.  This is the first major decision I've made on my own, and the fact I'm moving away after we get married probably makes it harder on them.  It's like my mom is going to control everything she can between now and when we get married.  But I don't think she realizes it's pushing my FI and I away from her to the point where I almost don't want to come home on breaks from school.  
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  • SRRL18SRRL18 member
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    Are your parents together still? I'm a bit confused, since you said your dad is paying but your mom is trying to control.
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  • Do you have any siblings that can help you in trying to reason with your mom?  When we first got engaged, my mom was in AZ for the winter and every phone conversation ended up making me feel iike she was controlling things, but when I actually went to visit her with my sisters, they helped her see things my way and things have been pretty good since then, aside from the minor disagreement or difference of opinion.  We've worked out with her that she's paying for half, we're paying for the other half, and will hopefully get a little from my future in laws. 

    Otherwise, definitely have a conversation with her.  Try to remain calm, and see if there are small things you can have her be in charge of that make her feel like she is in charge of something.  In the end, the small details shouldn't matter much.
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