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I remember why I moved out when I was 17

My mom is driving me nuts and making this so much less of a beautiful wedding. I'm genuinely concerned that she is going to not show up and blame me for it or come and isolate herself with the "intent on being out of my way." With my wedding, I realized that mom has gone back to being her controlling self. She took on her own list and made a whole bunch of hideous things that suited her pallet and not mine. So naturally I was upset to find out that she made a bunch of stuff without me knowing and that I was less than pleased with it. She criticized me for not accepting it as a gift even though I didn't like it. She keeps buying things even though she is going to run out of money and will be using my credit card (that I put her name on) in case she runs out of money. And, she is so insecure about my guests that she sends me email messages calling them bad names and then insulting me about how my fiance is unemployed right now and that its not her life so what does she need to care. As you can see thats very contradicting to insult me and then say that its not her life so she doesnt need to care. Now she is threatening me to ask her to not come to my wedding. She reminds me that its MY wedding and how I made it a point that its MINE. But of coarse it is. Then she told my dad that I didnt want him to walk me down the isle, so now he feels bad. I never said that - she suggested a long time ago that I have my brother walk me down the isle because we have a divorced family and it would be awkward to decide which dad should walk me. She continues to isolate my FI mother because my mom "thinks" she doesnt like her and has never met her. She called my FI's dad a A*hole without knowing him. But now she talks about him like they are BFF's because he's the only person in my FI's other side of the family who can make it to the wedding and my mom has sympathy for him because we are a small family too and my mom things that my FI's mom said is going to overrule the wedding. I cant even get her to pick up the phone. She just sends LOOONG email messages that dont make sense and are mean. She wont sit down and talk, and she wont apologize even though I have asked. I asked her to not talk poorly about my guests, but she does it anyway and then says "what do I care, I dont ever have to see these people ever again after this day" without regard to how its going to make me feel. She refuses to apologize to me by responding that "she is an adult and I am her kid and thats the reason why she doesnt need to apologize for anything and why she never has to me in my entire life." She knows that if she doesnt come to my wedding that I will be embarrassed by it and have to explain it to people or that she will make up a story for me that she is sick or something. But if she comes, she will make it so uncomfortable because I know she is isolating herself, or blame me for sticking her in the kitchen the entire night and being the "hired help" as she likes to call herself. I have never once asked her to do anything. She offered to take on way too much stuff and then gets mad when I offer to take it off her plate. She is making me miserable and I dont want her involved at all. I am in contracts now with catering companies that she decided on to pay for, so either way I now depend on her for the food money and I'm obligated. Just one more thing she is throwing over my head. She also plans to call my brother to tell him how horrible I am being. I'm concerned because he also contracted with someone who I will be responsible for paying if I overreact to this situation. I hate this. My mom forced me out when I was 17 year sold (I would have moved out sooner if it was legal) and I have been paying for all my own expenses included field trips, clothing, etc since I was 14 and got my 1st job. She has called me horrible names my entire life even though I was a good kid, and I feel like this is her moment to regain all that control that she lost when I moved out. My MOH doesnt like to talk about it because she feels like its negative discussion and will drag her mood down, and my other bridesmaids had really good lifes and cant relate, or I cant tell them because they are the ones my mom has been talking bad about. I feel bad for my fiance because my mom criticizes him to without him knowing and I dont want to ruin this special day because of my overbearing mother. I dont know what to do you guys. I'm very woried my entire day is going to be ruined because of my mom.Frown

Re: I remember why I moved out when I was 17

  • edited April 2012
    RetreatBride - very interesting, I've often wondered if my siblings have had problems like me, but I'm scared to ask because it would mean that I would get questioned and have to open up - which sounds like a long and painful process. My younger brother (age 24, not so young) got the verbal abuse, like me (but not at the severity as I got it), but he has made a choice to return home to live with my parents because they have some pretty serious health issues now. I had a very nice lunch with him today. We went to the lake and just hung out like we always used to do. I forget how awesome and sweet he is when he is removed from the hostile environment.

    I hate this. Its so painful and uncomfortable and feels like something that you hear only happening in a movie or on a bulleting board like this one....essentially, its very surreal. I'm embarrased by it.

    Today I drove five hours round trip to her house to pick up my wedding stuff - my attempt at seperating myself from her and get the stuff in case she doesnt show, since she has been threatening not to come. Which was funny because last night she told me not to come to her house to get the stuff because I would not be let in. And if I did show, that she would call the cops. So then this morning I got a call from my dad with my mom in the background feeding him lines asking where I was, that they were waiting on me to show up to get the stuff and needed to know why I wasnt there because they needed to plan their day.
    Agggggggghhhhh. It's confusing. She has me running it conflicting directions.

    So along with the wedding stuff, she gave me back my Christmas gift I made her and the stuff that she told my brothers that she would make for them (their vests). I was hurt because her Christmas gift took a lot of time to make and I had to be very thoughtful about making it because she typically discards stuff and doesnt really value anything (I cried a lot over my sewing maching over this gift because I thought she wouldn't appreciate it), and she liked the gift at Christmas, which made me SO happy. Her giving the gift back to me was the most painful part of my day, other than her not saying hello to me and then immediately start yelling at me, plus all my wedding stuff ended up out on the sidewalk. She also monitored my conversation with my brother and my dad while I collected my things from the sidewalk and over talked me every time I talked to them whether or not it was wedding related. She has gone to the extent of reclusing herself and disowning my younger brother and my dad - Sadly, I think this is a bigger animal now Cry

    Thank you for your encouragement about having a low cost wedding. We can still get under 3k at this late in the game, I think. I certainly would have scaled back more or made different plans/moved the date, etc had I known this would turn out this way. The food, whether we make it now or not still has to get budgeted for last minute. I did apply for a small balance, low interest rate card in case its needed for last minute and we have considered asking instead for him mom to contribute to the wedding food instead of the rehearsal dinner as that seems like an uneccessary expense.

    Unfortuntely, the seperation process has commenced ( I feel like in the process that I am abondoning my dad and my brother in the process and my future self that they might not get to see because she is running interference). I am taking all of your advise though and will seek counseling to make sure that I am doing this the correct way for myself. Was it you, RetreatBride that said "think of it as a gift to yourself." I love that.

    I'm going to read your thread - very excited.
  • edited April 2012
    OMG. I just realized that I needed to vent based on that LONG post. I'm terribly sorry you guys. I'm absolutely burdening anyone to respond. Thank you everyone for your suggestions and much needed advice. And, for being my venting forum and pbviously therapy.  - The End. -  :)
  • edited April 2012
    I didn't realize this thread was still going. I'm so sorry that your mom is that viscious. You do know that her craziness is not, in any way, caused by you, I hope. Please sever ties with her after the wedding, until she gets the psychiatric help that she needs. Has she ever been on medication for her problems?

    Since the back and forth emails are enabling her to cause stress for you, you shouldn't open them. Don't respond. If you are worried about neccessties such as food and dj that they are providing, call the vendors directly to verify that they are going to be there.

    I believe that your mom is going to show up at your wedding. You have mentioned she plans to isolate herself with a few chosen friends, which can work in your favor. If there is someone you trust in that group, you could ask them to remove your mom if she gets crazy. Try to include someone that your mom wants to impress at her table. She might be on her best behaviour. Seat your ILs far away from her.

    The only other option I can think of, would be to cancel the wedding and elope. Maybe the caterer would be willing to apply your deposit toward a smaller private reception with your ILs. Your mother doesn't have to know about it.



                       
  • MariePoppy - I dont know that she's ever had phychiatry for her problems. I dont think she would ever seek it because she doesn't think she has a problem. Remember that this is the woman who thinks she doesn't need to apologize because she is the mother and I am the child (I'm 30 years old) and that she is an adult.

    She has taken valium in the past. She was also in high level social work a long time ago, so if she were to have asked for medical help, her licenses and the rest would have been taken away. All I know is that we know her as making up stories for whatever reason to get attention (take for instance hearing my grandma tell her where things are after she passed away. That took a long time to debunk and not cater to).

    I like your idea of seating her with someone she may want to try and impress. I didnt want a seating chart, but I think maybe a few select tables would be in order for this situation. Good call.

    We most likely wont cancel the wedding as so many of our other supporting family members, particulary FI's family will be there and we dont want my mom to win. She's banking on us cancelling or doing something rash so that she can prove her point. We are thinking instead of making the reception more of a potluck. We will supply the main foods and buy the missing dishes that arent contributed. I think that will work out well and perhaps be kinda fun.

    Thanks for checking back in. Love you all.
  • Please do not consider doing anything in regards to potluck anything.  Host what you can afford, even if it's just punch and cake.
  • BubbsNBubbs - Why not?
  • A lot of people consider it to be bad etiquette.  Given the situation you're in though, I wouldn't be offended if I were a guest.
  • GUess what ladies!!!!!  FI got a job. SOOO excited!!!!  If all goes well, this could change a lot of things. :)  Whoot hooot!!!!
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