Am I a laughing stock?

@CovidHeadache

You sound like a lovely fun person to be around. We make similar jokes like this in our friendship group and won’t stop. We binned the sister and her snidey comments 😊

agreed, the jokey thing every now and then fine.

The line from the of "bring them back to the towers" in the normal conversation i can see why sister snapped on that.

Cringey

I don’t have a problem with it. I’d never thought if saying that myself but I like it. As long as you don’t say it every single time it’s fine.

If they are envious then that’s probably why they are bitching. Along the lines of thinking who does she think she is calling her house “towers”, hurrumph well really.

Id just stop calling it that so often. But honestly I’d take offence to them bitching behind my back. Whatever they were bitching about be it my style or car or anything. It’s not nice.

I've just read the signing it on cards part.... Oh dear OP you've definitely gone a bit far!

Op I think the world needs more lightheartedness and yes kookiness and in their mind cringiness. Who cares what other people think? As the poster above says I think it’s welcoming and to add I love the idea!!

eta not the person just above me- I’m quoting gagmewithaspoon !!

It sounds like something Hyacinth Bucket would have said in Keeping Up Appearances if you keep on doing it.

Once might sound like a not particularly funny joke, but keeping it going just sounds sad.

I think using as a joke every now and then was fine. Making it into a “thing” probably turned it into cringe/twatty. That’s ok though, we all try to make something happen(that’s never going to happen) at some point or another. However, they (family/friends ) should’ve said something years ago , before it turned into a big thing, and somewhat part of your “identity”.

If a guy called his house "the towers" it would give me an ick so bad i would probably never see another penis again in my life.

You’ve been making a joke about your house name for years. Other people are finding it funny but not in the way you’d like! I think if you use it all the time to refer to your house, it is a little cringey. Occasionally on a party invitation as a fun joke, fine. But in normal text messages referring to going back to your house? Saying it that often seems to imply you want other people to refer to your house this way too. And it’s a tall house - calling it “towers” is a way of referencing it being tall. It’s not like it’s an ironic name because it’s a single storey place. I think the three storey height of your house, plus your persistence referring to it like that ALL the time not just occasionally as a joke, suggests to people you really do think of your place as “the towers” which is an overblown way to refer to your normal house. Sorry!

I'd think it funny, if that helps, and I've done similar from time to time.
A bit disconcerting that it's been an issue for criticism/piss taking behind your back, so maybe quietly drop it. Or start saying "chez moi" 🤣 Or start using variations of it randomly towers/mansion /estate/castle etc

Haha you've reminded me of two friends who had one bed flats and they were nicknamed the mansion and the towers. That was funny because they were tiny.

Yours is kind of funny, but probably wearing thin a bit!

or Mumsnet Towers 🫤

Oh now. It Would be funny if she called it Flowery Twats.

A joke that was probablgly funny at first but has worn thin as you have overused it.

I’m assuming it’s a reference to “Fawlty Towers”? I think it’s cute and shows that you are a welcoming person, organising all those events is so kind. They are AH.

I have to add I think you are fair enough. I remember when Sarah Kennedy was on radio 2 and she always called her home Kennedy Towers and nobody seemed to comment on that. I reckon some people do not have much of a sense of humour and I find that sad.

life would be very boring without people like you. Some people don't want laughter and joy

Does your husband call you 'The Lady of the Towers'?

It is cringy OP. Sorry. At least you know now so you can stop!

My friend calls his house the “Surname Zoo” .. makes me laugh. I wouldn’t laugh if it was “Surname Towers”..

Just style it out, reduce usage!

Yep, I agree.

It's a bit like someone calling themselves by a nickname when no one else does, especially when it starts with 'The..'

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Then I doubt people are taking the piss and making you a laughing stock.

It sounds like your sister has been quite nasty, I’d try to forget it.