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To wring my son's neck!

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Caoimhe1922 · 15/03/2015 07:43

He lives overseas. He hasn't sent me a mother's day card, no biggie as he usually forgets and meh cards are overpriced shite anyway.

I am going through a bad patch of not sleeping. I woke up at 2am and only nodded off at 5.30am. I am exhausted.

He has just phoned to wish me Happy Mother's Day at 7.30am Aaaargh, I usually sleep till 8.30 when the alarm goes off, he has woken the whole house (well me and elderly father) and we both went into panic mode thinking only something dreadful would cause anyone to phone at such an ungodly hour on a Sunday morning.

I know his mindset, ring the old dear asap and get it over with. I think I will kill him, or should I be grateful he remembers I still exist?

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CountingThePennies · 15/03/2015 07:48

I personally dont agree with not sending mothers and fathers day cards.

Dh never sends his mum a card, however she has never sent him a card or given him a present since he was a child (hes now 36) so i can understand why he doesnt bother.

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Caoimhe1922 · 15/03/2015 07:51

Ok, but does he phone her at &.30am on a Sunday morning?

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Caoimhe1922 · 15/03/2015 07:52

Oh heck, 7.30, I meant.

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ooerrmissus · 15/03/2015 07:52

YANBU. Who phones at that time?!!! Idiot.

Rosa · 15/03/2015 07:54

Ithink YABU ...he remembered and he loves you !!!!

DecaffTastesWeird · 15/03/2015 07:55

YANBU wring away! Grin

stolemyusername · 15/03/2015 07:57

Whats the time difference where he is? My dad loves it when I text him forgetting he's 11 hours behind... Grin

You are being a little BU, at least he called!

jemimapuddleduck208 · 15/03/2015 08:02

So you bitch about him not sending you a card, and the poor lad rings you from a foreign country to wish you a happy mother's day, first thing, because he thinks it's important (no doubt while trying to take a time difference into account too), and you bitch about that as well? Good grief, the poor boy can do no right.

How the hell is he supposed to know that you didn't sleep until 2am? That's hardly his fault is it!

Massively unreasonable. Precious and entitled, too.

pollykinesis · 15/03/2015 08:03

It's not Mother's Day in the Southern Hemisphere (or the states - I think!).. I feel terrible, didn't send mum anything either and just realised what day it was now that Facebook is filling up with Mother's Day posts. YANBU, it's obviously an important day to you.

jemimapuddleduck208 · 15/03/2015 08:26

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Icimoi · 15/03/2015 08:28

jemimapuddleduck, do you only come onto these threads in order to be as unpleasant as you can possibly be?

SueChef · 15/03/2015 08:36

Yanbu! It's one thing for toddlers to refuse their Mothers a lie in but an adult son should know better!

Jinglebells99 · 15/03/2015 08:40

What time was it at 7 30 am where your Son is? I think you are being a little unreasonable. He is not to know you haven't slept well. My dh often works abroad and loses track of what time it is here. cue him ringing after I've gone to bed.

Debinaround · 15/03/2015 08:42

UANBU

It's thoughtless of him to phone at that time of the morning. Bloody hell even if he is in a different time zone it is not that hard to count forwards/backwards to a respectable hour to ring his mam!

Wring his neck! No jury would convict under the circumstances Grin

See your in a charming mood as usual this morning jemima Hmm

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chickenfuckingpox · 15/03/2015 09:03

mine woke me at five am with an owie he then spend nearly an hour making me stroke his head and his tummy while he made nomming noises on his duddles yabu for moaning about being woke at 7.30! Grin

maybe he is just reminding you of what he was like as a baby? Wink

Capricorn76 · 15/03/2015 09:03

YANBU, I'd rather Mothers Day was forgotten about than anyone deprive me of sleep so they can partake in some idle dutiful chit chat so a box can be ticked Grin

All friends and family know I'm terribly grumpy if I'm tired and not to wake me late at night or early in the morning unless someone has died!

GaryTheTankEngine · 15/03/2015 09:06

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Squeegle · 15/03/2015 09:10

jemima; you're barking, are you on a different planet?
Of course YANBU; make sure you call him at a similar (or earlier) time on his birthday. Cheeky boy!

SummerHouse · 15/03/2015 09:15

So annoying. My mum sleeps late. No way I will call her before midday. She would not thank me if I did. Like you op she would think something bad had happened.

Happy mothers day. Flowers

Caoimhe1922 · 15/03/2015 17:46

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Caoimhe1922 · 15/03/2015 17:47

Thanks for Mother's Day good wishes!

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ArcheryAnnie · 15/03/2015 17:52

Wring away! It's nice he remembered but good god, grown children should only ever wake you at that time on a Sunday if they have a cup of tea in their hand for you.

usualsuspect333 · 15/03/2015 17:53

He didn't know what time you went to sleep. He rang you. That's nice.

I think it's a bit mean to start a thread about your son so loads of randoms can slag him off.

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Caoimhe1922 · 15/03/2015 17:57

Yup.ean. That's me.

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