My mum has a habit of twisting people's words and telling other people that they have said something entirely different. Sometimes she just out-right makes stuff up.
One example ... When DS was a toddler, we were stood in a post-office queue in a really rough area. DS decided to say something cheeky to this woman (can't remember what) and I was mortified.
I told my mum about it and she asked me "was the woman hard?" and I said "yes, I think so".
Next minute my mum is re-telling the story to everyone else saying:
"DGS said so and so to this woman on Chatsworth estate and Audrina said "god man, this woman was dead hard!" and it just made me look and sound about 12 the way she re-told it.
Another one: I had my grandmads number on my caller I.D. This was unusual as he never phones me unless he wants to have a go at me about something. So I said to my mum "is this grandads number?" she said "yes" so I said "oh"
Next time we were at my grandads my mum burst into laugher and said "you should have heard Audrina! she saw your number on her phone and said "Oh God ... it IS him" and my grandads wife tutted at me and my grandad raised an eyebrow as if to say "nice"
And then there's the times she just makes stuff up.
My father is unfortunately no longer with us and my kids never got to meet him before he died. So Friday, in a room full of relatives my mum said "oh, the kids are always talking about (my dad) they say "Is my grandad watching me up there with his guns, grandma?" (he was a soldier)
for one thing, my kids never mention my dad as they never knew him. And secondandly, they NEVER talk in that way. All the relatives just glanced at each other as if to say "sure they do" so they know what she's like but it really winds me up.
AIBU?