to wish my mother would talk normally?

[IAmAlwaysLikeThis]

Every sentence has some twee, often made-up word in it.

“Pass me the dooda” instead of “pass me that plate”.

“Would you like a sploosh of tea?” instead of “would you like a tea?”

“be careful in case the fridge makes an avalanche” instead of “the fridge is full so be careful”.

It just makes me cringe. It’s impossible to talk to her normally. I know we all have our own little mannerisms but it’s just constant and grating. The thing is that she’s so grumpy and angry most of the time that it just doesn’t go with her personality at all which makes it more annoying.

@IAmAlwaysLikeThis I feel for you... my grandma lost any power of normal speech when I had DD. 3 years in and it's driving me mad! 'Didddley diddley diddley doo my Ickle ickle dumplin' and I'm like 'Jesus, she's 3 she can TALK!'
Or 'pumpkin can you pass gran that doodie dab?' WTF is a doodie dab?

Well done for holding your shit together OP! What kind of monster passes judgement on a breakfast biscuit on Christmas Eve?!

best I’m not that angry nor am I raging, let’s not exaggerate.

Yes, I would love to have an actual conversation with her but it’s not possible. I do not find twee language cute or endearing, no matter who does it.

Daphne - "a glarey eye roller"!🤣** I'm one of those.

Me and my siblings love to reminisce about all the silly words and expressions our late dad used to use. We look back fondly on them - maybe you will too one day OP.

it’s when it’s every single word/sentence having to be replaced with something literally no one else says

I can see why every sentence would be irritating!!

code it’s exactly that kind of thing. I hate it.

And I’m 40. If I want a bag of crisps and a gallon of coke for breakfast, I’ll have it. I eat far healthier than she does generally so why even comment?

Annoying, and it'd annoy me. But I'd happily swap you for my situation right now!!!!! 😳

Yes it would annoy me, if I was a grumpy twat.
Christmas cheer all round eh.

missy but it’s not even specific silly words she has for things. It’s a different thing every time. ‘a sploosh of tea - she will never say that again. Next time it will be ‘a dad of tea or ‘a sprinkle of tea’ or ‘a smattering of tea’. I know whT you’re saying but it’s not the same thing.

wild well you don’t know my situation and I don’t know yours so how can we possibly say?

bob guess I’m a grumpy twat then.

Is it quite possible to have a thread about irritating things about our parents without someone chirping how they DIE ONE DAY so be glad of everything that gets on your tits. IRL you aren't expected to gaze benevolently at every last thing your dear white haired papas and mamas do, you're allowed to be irritated.

FWIW my dad died and I don't miss the annoying things he did

gunpowder I guess for some people with. great relationships with their parents, it can be hard to relate to.

Yes but ONE DAY SHE'LL BE DEAD!

Never change, Mumsnet.

I suppose if I had phrased it differently people might repsond better but female anger/irritation always gets shat on on mn especially at Christmas when I should be being a sparkly angel wife and daughter and mother instead of expressing anything resembling a negative emotion.

forty what is wrong with calling people aunty and uncle this is what i was taught to do as a child

Perhaps because they're not your aunties and uncles? I'm mid-thirties and my mum told me off for calling her friend Carol not Aunty Carol. 🙄

not agreesive at all just syaing what do u want ah poor you your mums annoying

well forty i always called them aunty whoever i dont see whats wrong with that

Ok you sound quite angry at a lot of people here. Reminds me of an episode of red dwarf when lister says 'one at a time or altogether, slags!'

It's Christmas. Calm down and chill.

Op! Not ok! Predictive text!

YANBU. It would irritate the hell out of me too.

I understand OP my mum says 'funny' things and mispronounces names to be amusing. It makes me so angry I go 'tut'. And then I get on with it.

Drives me round the bend in a start a thread on MN, or join in and complain way but not in a "shut up you annoying cow" way.

@iamalwayslikethis / OP - Haven't even rtft but just your few examples have annoyed me! I would definitely be driven mad if I had to spend longer than 5 mins with anyone who spoke like your mum. Like you said - it's ridiculously childish and annoying. Ignore the people on here who have criticised you for having a fully justified moan!

I get you. You’re stuck in close quarters with your mum, you don’t get on that well with her but don’t see her much so it’s normally okay, but now you’re on top of each other and her verbal ticks are are irritating as hell.

I’m on holiday abroad at the moment with DD, DH and my mum. I don’t normally holiday with my mum, but she was widowed at the star of the year and we’re pretty much the only family she has so we either had to not go or invite her. I like my mum, I generally get on with her, but I’d forgotten her food issues. I’m not sure how I’m going to put up with two more weeks of her fussing about her making sure she has her “munchie bars” in her bag, telling me she feels piggy if she eats more than 300 calories in a sitting or making disgusted faces at my food choices.

YANBU. It's bloody irritating, I hear you OP

rock not angry, should I put some fluffy emojis so that people feel more comfortable? I speak plainly. That’s all.

veh thanks

bluths oh the food issues. Yes. My parents eat about 10 calories per day each and then wonder why they’re both tired and grumpy all the time.

It could be another Christmas and your mother has passed and you wish she were around to say pass the flicky dicky EastEnders Christmas special is on.

Unless she is a monumental nightmare then yabvvvu.