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AIBU?

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To not tell my family?

7 replies

Thequaffle · 20/12/2018 18:31

(NC) Short background: I live about 3.5 hours away from my family. I’m 36 and single and my mother is desperate for me to settle down. I told her on my last visit home to stop interfering and pressuring me to settle down. Recently she has been very passive aggressive on the phone with one word answers and then trying to get me off the phone asap. I called home 2 weeks ago and dad answered and I got very upset and was crying. Mum didn’t come to the phone or try to find out what was up with me. Dad just tried to get me off the phone and told me to stop crying and that I’m not a child. I had called to tell them I need to have some urgent surgery and will be in the hospital for a few says. I haven’t called back since and they have not been in touch. They don’t know about my surgery because we haven’t been in touch. Previously when dad was taken I’ll i was yelled at for phoning home to ask after him by mum, telling me that because I live far away I am not really even part of the family. AIBU to not get in touch now? I feel very hurt that I called home in tears and they didn’t bother to find out if I was ok.

OP posts:
Ditzy452 · 20/12/2018 19:33

No yanbu. I don’t have my ch more to offer than that.
I really hope you have a good support network where you live. X

mortifiedmama · 20/12/2018 19:35

YANBU. Sounds like you'd be better without them.

Sassypants82 · 20/12/2018 19:38

Oh OP, I'm so sorry they're so uncaring. I hope you're feeling better. Sounds like this might be an opportunity to lose this negativity from your life. Do they support you in any way?

JamPasty · 20/12/2018 19:39

What utter fuckers. I hope your surgery goes well Flowers

Raera · 20/12/2018 19:41

Unless there is more back story, I wonder if one of your parents has a problem you don't know about.

Thequaffle · 20/12/2018 19:42

sassy, no they don’t, I’m completely independent financially from them.

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Lettermethis · 20/12/2018 19:44

I feel for you, I'm very much removed from my family because they're similar.

Put you first. You're allowed to. Good friends are better than crap family x

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