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I got angry with my friend and hung up..aibu?

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kinndel · 30/07/2020 09:12

I'm not normally a angry person but yesterday I just felt like no this is my limit.
My mum is in hospital and she is dying.
Less than two weeks more than likely.
This year has been horrible for me with her being ill,she broke her hip then got pneumonia and then kidney failure etc etc.
My friend is the same age (35) lives at home with her mum and no kids.
She has a boyfriend who does anything for her,never worked a day in her life.
Through the whole time my mums been ill these are some of things she's been coming out with.
"It's awful this,me and you have no luck"
"We both have went through so much this year"
"Me having to get this tooth out today and you with your mum???? Are you comparing a tooth?

Yesterday was what pushed me over the edge.
Just found out there was nothing more the doctors could do.
I rang her (looking for comfort ) and she started crying and said
"Our life's are awful,my mum has just thrown my primark carrier bags in the corner as if they are nothing,as if I'm nothing I'm sick I'm sick"
Why are our lives so bad??
I flipped and just said I've just told you my mum is dying and your moaning on because your mum threw a primark carrier.

I'm not saying my problems are any less worthy than hers but a bit of perspective.
She always makes it about her.
Plays the "I'm so hard done by " card
She has no worry's,she doesn't work,a boyfriend who does anything,healthy parents.
Aibu to hang up ?

OP posts:
itsgettingweird · 30/07/2020 15:31

She's very insensitive.

A bloody primark carrier bag and tooth isn't any way comparable to a parent being terminally ill.

And even if she was struggling she should listen to you, chat and then discuss herself. Not then it into an instant competition.

londongirl12 · 01/08/2020 19:32

Have you heard from her OP? Hope you're ok x

KorkMum · 01/08/2020 23:54

Shes not your friend OP.

LouiseTrees · 02/08/2020 00:03

[quote kinndel]@WentworthPrison sorry the comment about having no kids wasn't meant as I thought any less of her,that was just meant as my other friends have a few kids and are always rushing around.
I also have no kids because I have endo and struggle to get pregnant.
I would love kids
All I meant was she has a bit more spare time,like me.[/quote]
I also struggled to conceive. But one thing, I would hate my friends to think they couldn’t approach me just because I have a kid now and am more busy. Please contact one of your other friends you are close with. They may not be ready to meet you or call you straight away but they will get back to you.

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