My mum invited me to a Xmas meal out with her friends yesterday. I said that would be nice, but made it clear that I couldn't stay late and that I wouldn't be drinking more than a few drinks as I had to drive to work at 8.30am. I'm a fairly new driver and had a 40 minute drive, so didn't want to feel hungover/drowsy. I work with children, so it wouldn't be appropriate to turn up smelling of last night's alcohol. My mum knew this and said that she wasn't staying out late as she had a cold.
Anyway, we arrived and she took me to a tiny pub where I could barely move. She knew the owner, who was telling her how glamourous she looked and kept saying how different we looked. I made a joke after to my mum, saying he must think I'm a minger. Mum is glam and looks very young, so people tend to do a double take when they find out she has a grown up dd; especially as she's blonde and pale and I'm dark and olive skinned.
Later, at the meal, mum was enjoying herself on wine, champagne, sambuca cocktails etc. I had a few drinks then stuck to water as I had to stay fairly sober. I was enjoying myself though. I then caught her texting the man from earlier, saying that I was worried he thought I was ugly. I begged her to stop, but she continued and kept denying it. I could read what she was writing.
After the meal, I said I had to get back some. Mum continued drinking very large gin and tonics and telling strangers her life story. I mentioned going home soon and offered to make my own way. She became angry and insisted that she would leave soon and that I must stay.
Eventually, at 1am, she left, after much persuasion. She launched into a 30 minute tirade in the taxi home about how I'm a horrible person, my husband is ugly and bald and I have no life. She was very very drunk and vicious. She was angry at me for not drinking more and for wanting to go home. I did not respond, but ending up covering my ears. She did not pause for breath.
AIBU to think her behaviour was out of order? I will not go out with her again.