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Mom Vent

Never thought I would be a girl complaining about my mom. She's wonderful and I love her, but.... She wont stop telling people about the wedding! EVERYONE she comes in contact with. We took my brother to the eye doctors today- I stepped out to grab a movie from the next store over. I come back and the assistant congratulates me on the wedding and starts asking when it is, where, etc. We go out to eat, and she tells the waitress. We get together with family for the holidays and she starts telling my aunt's sister's kids. She tells the other woman shopping at the jewelry store when we're looking at earrings. She runs into someone she knew from high school, and she tells them the date, location, time, everything! 

It's driving me absolutely crazy. Yes, I am very very very excited to get married. But I'm also a very private person, and having all these strangers asking me about the wedding (especially when they're not invited) just makes me feel so awkward. 

Does anyone else's mom do this!? Any suggestions for how to make her stop? 

Re: Mom Vent

  • My Mom definitely does.  It doesn't bother me, but that might be because we live 2000 miles apart!  We'll see if she drives me nuts this summer while we're living together.

    Have you told her how you feel?  It sounds like she's well meaning - perhaps mention you feel uncomfortable with all the attention.

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  • edited January 2012
    I meant to say that in the original- I have told her it makes me uncomfortable and I don't like it. She just said that she was really excited and she's allowed to be excited as the mother of the bride.
  • My mom did the same, and now that the wedding is over, she talk about how amazing the day was. I asked her why, and she said because my wedding was the happiest day of her life, she said she has been dreaming about that day since I was born and it was the most exciting thing that could happen. Be flattered, I'm kind of the same person too, pretty private about that kind of stuff, I never mentioned it unless someone asked me about my ring, but having someone that enthustiac is good to have, especially once planning gets overly stressful. Just roll with it, the wedding will be over soon and you'll have wonderful memories left. Whenever I got frustrated with her, I just remembered the brides that don't have their mom anymore, or brides who aren't close to their mom, or moms that live too far away to be a huge part of the planning process. It's just her way of expressing how happy she is.
  • Bahahahaa....my mom is doing the same exact thing. Waitresses, friends, doctors, the person at the gas station....seriously. If I have to nod excitedly to one more person that I don't know I might just scream! I know it's because she's excited though. 

    Laura 
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  • My father actually does this- mainly because he loves my FI so much that he wants to talk about how awesome my FI is...LOL..

    My FMIL does this- except she speaks badly about our wedding to anyone who will listen and "how much money we're spending" and how we could do it cheaper.

    I totally get where you are coming from, it can get weird and uncomfortable. I would try talking again to your mom about it, maybe tell her she can say something small like "she's getting married. we are so excited" rather than go into detail about time, date, place. Although, most likely the other person will ask when/where and then she'll think it's okay to talk about it.

    I guess you might have to just deal with it. Maybe get her to come on the knot and post on the moms/maids board so she can get all her excitement out and talk about weddings!
  • Aw..

    My mother doesnt really do that, but my mother in law is guilty!!! haha there's time i need to tell her to TIME OUT :)
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