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To be a bit upset with what my mum left me or and over reacting?

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PinkyOfPie · 04/10/2016 00:48

I have a very difficult relationship with my mum for various reasons I won't bore you with, but have posted plenty before about it. Trying to take baby steps to get through and forge a relationship of sorts!

Anyway until yesterday she lived near me for around 2 months after living abroad for a decade and has now decided to go back abroad very suddenly. She managed to clear the flat out that she was living in, but asked if I could dispose of some of the bulkier items once she'd gone, which I agreed to. She told me that she left a few bits for me in a folder on the kitchen worktop, mainly recipes she found as I enjoy cooking and some books.

Went round today to sort furniture, and picked up the folder on my way out. Just taken a look in it. Some recipes as promised, a couple of novels...and two books about the Dukan Diet and the Atkins Diet Confused

I'm not overweight. I'm 5'7" and usually weigh about 9.5stone, around a size 10. In heavier at the moment because I'm six months pregnant. I have changed shape, I'm bigger than my last pregnancy and I have noticed. I've probably put about a stone or a stone and a half on, I haven't weighed myself so it's just a guess looking at myself, but I do feel self conscious because I look like an egg with legs

AIBU to be upset at this hint? And it will be a hint, my mum doesn't do these things by accident. One reason our relationship is difficult is her put downs, particularly about my appearance. On my wedding day she told me she didn't like my hair, I looked like I was going to work apparently. If she ever buys me clothes she'll buy me a size 14, despite knowing I'm a 10 (before I get flamed size 14 is not big in the least but it's not my size, she's making a point that she thinks my clothes are too tight when they're not). She's never likes my hair, it's very long and blonde and I always look like a "council house slapper" when my roots come through apparently,why can't I have a nice dark bob?

She never asks about my pregnancy, or how my scans have gone (despite being high risk and a few concerns with the baby which has resulted in extra scans), when I said to her a few weeks ago "I had a scan on Monday" she said "really what for?" Hmm she forgot I was pregnant. Yet before she left her flat I was round helping her sort stuff and she said to my 3yo DD "do you know why your mummy is fat at the moment?" Angry i did bollock her for the one, not because of me but because I don't want 'fat' spoken about in that manner in front of my DD.

Anyway I chucked the books in the wheelie bins outside because even if I did want to Diet (and I don't especially when pregnant) I wouldn't do fad ones, but more because I feel it was a huge dig. But maybe I'm so used to put downs in taking it the wrong way completely and there may just have been nice recipes in there?

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Olympiathequeen · 04/10/2016 13:47

Is she a bit overweight? Maybe she just had those books for herself and could be bothered with disposing them herself.

Fwiw I have a few hundred diet books I want to leave behind when I move!

kimann · 04/10/2016 14:09

Sorry your mums been mean to you OP. My mum and dad sometimes have no filter on whatsoever. I gave birth 3 weeks ago and my parents came down to help, when my dad saw me he said 'wow youre still so fat!!?' I gave birth the day before and was a bit Confused but didn't say anything. I was hurt to say the least.

I want to give your mum the benefit of the doubt (so you can feel a little better) and say maybe she herself read the books and didn't want to bin them after so left them behind, but reading your post it does seem she has form for being a little nasty so yanbu to be angry with her. I would confront her and ask her why she left said books.

Hope your pregnancy goes well Flowers good luck!

Pisssssedofff · 04/10/2016 14:13

If she was a friend would you keep in touch ?

TathitiPete · 04/10/2016 14:14

when my dad saw me he said 'wow youre still so fat!!?' I gave birth the day before

Wow kim that's pretty damn awful. And I thought my husband was bad!

Realhousewivesofshit · 04/10/2016 14:18

Some people should just never have children. She sounds horrific op. She's pissed off now though so you look forward and enjoy your proper little family

PinkyOfPie · 04/10/2016 14:26

Olympia yes she is overweight and I often wonder if she projects her insecurities about her weight onto me (and she also said the Dukan diet was crap 😕)

Pisssed no I wouldn't, we wouldn't even make it to friend stage sadly

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Ilovecharliecat · 04/10/2016 14:31

She sounds horrible, if you didn't put weight on while pregnant something would be wrong. I'd post the books to her with a note saying thanks but not needed. Hope that you're okay xx

Marynary · 04/10/2016 14:35

Did she put on weight after having children? My mother and grandmother did and couldn't quite get their heads around the fact that many people just lose the weight again without going on diets.

PinkyOfPie · 04/10/2016 14:42

Mary she didn't put on weight after having my DBS (older) only me. Even as a small a child she used to say "in fat because of you, I was skinny until you came along" which used to make me feel awful, until my nan told me one day She has always been 'a big girl' and not to worry

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Hellochicken · 04/10/2016 14:43

Well she wants you to be ?size 8 with dark bobbed hair. Why does she? If you were just that, would she just hint at other aspects of your life?
Are you ok with being as you are?
Then (for myself) it is either accepting I am my current appearance and that is ok. My Mum wants me to look differently but not to hurt me, but she genuinely thinks that would be better/maybe she sees the impact peoples image has on others (I haven't asked her!). I have no intention of looking how she wants me to. So the only issue is how I feel when she "hints". As I said before, I quickly think this through and then reconfirm I am not going to change. I am ok with her feeling however she does about my appearance. It is her issue not mine. It has got easier over time and the less I worry about my own appearance the less it bothers me.
I change the subject when possible . . . but then we can get onto even more areas of my life she wants me to do differently. Yipeee Hmm

Marynary · 04/10/2016 14:51

PinkyOfPie She clearly does have a big issue with gaining weight when pregnant then. My grandmother used to insist that it was inevitable and couldn't get the fact it only happened because she consumed more food after having children. It sounds as if your mother is similar. I would try not to let her get to you.

PinkyOfPie · 04/10/2016 15:33

Hello in quite happy as i am, no inclination to get a brown bob Grin

I do worry about weight gain but not Right now TBH I've had a tough pregnancy and it's the bottom of my list of worries! Ill cross that bridge if I come to it I think

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