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AIBU?

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AIBU - my Mum

6 replies

ifonly4 · 20/12/2019 12:52

On approach to Xmas we always go to see relations, approx 90 min drive away, arriving around noon for 4/5 hours. Only Saturday (I worked Sundays) we're all available is this one, but we're already going to a teatime/evening party with everyone arriving 6-6.15pm. I'd like to be back home by 4pm (it then takes approx 25 mins to get my Mum home and back) to prepare food to take, shower, dress up, get sandwiches and stuff read for work next day as I leave 7am,. Agreed with Auntie we'll go up earlier, she said she'd do brunch.

We always take my Mum, she's well aware we're going earlier. She's just phoned, wants to know what time we're leaving, said around 9.30am rather than the usual 10.30am. She's got one of her now, as
she hasn't got time to get into town tomorrow to buy Auntie any flowers, so she's having to go back in today (already been in today). I volunteered to walk down to Tesco later and get some for her which she doesn't want. Also, banging on about not being able to get her Express paper tomorrow morning - there's a corner shop 10 mins walk away. Mum tells me Auntie isn't happy about us returning earlier, which I really do not believe.

Now I feel unreasonable for wanting to get back early. AIBU.

OP posts:
Knittedfairies · 20/12/2019 12:56

Of course you're not being unreasonable; your mum may sulk a bit, but she just have to lump it.

RB68 · 20/12/2019 13:01

the response is that you have another commitment you need to get back early for and if its too inconvenient for her then t will need to wait till after christmas. For the sake of an hour she is being silly

MrsCasares · 20/12/2019 13:04

Tell her to get herself there and back to your aunties.

PrettyPurse · 20/12/2019 13:16

I'd also apologise to Auntie on front of DM for leaving early as you'd heard she was upset.

Can't bear liars

ifonly4 · 20/12/2019 13:37

Thanks everyone. She can't get to my Aunties without having to get a coach and two buses and at 78 that's probably too much, so if she wants to see the family, it has to be with us and tomorrow or in a few months as we don't get up there as often as we'd like.

OP posts:
PrettyPurse · 20/12/2019 17:03

Will she be ready when you go to collect her or will she "delay" getting ready

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