Career Vs Subway

[Thaigal]

I feel so annoyed lately.

The other day me and my mum were in town christmas shopping, we stopped to have a sandwich in subway.

I thought this would be a good oportunity to tell her more details about the OU course that I have registered for...I'd told her about it previously but she didn't really say much so I thought I would go into it properly...the convo went like this:

me - "yeah so I've got the papers for that course I was telling you about"

her - "eh? what course?"

me - " the open uni course..."

her (looking out the window and watching everyone else but me) - oh yeah...what is it again? college?"

me - " (getting annoyed) no its open university, uni courses you do from home..."

her - "oh, that will be good then"

me - "yeah, so the quealifications can count towards ... (list careers) "

her - "do you think this sandwich is as nice as last weeks? mine keeps falling apart.."

me - (getting visibly annoyed) "did you hear what I just said?"

her - "erm, yeah... (still faffing with sandwich)...it goes for careers...sounds good, when do you start it? " (I'd already told her this).

this is where the conversation ended as I just couldnt be arsed anymore, would it really hurt to take an interest? I am on my own with 2 kids and I'm trying to build a better life for us on my own and all I get is "hows your sandwich".

Am I being unfair??

can i just say

well done for starting your course i can understand your dissapointment at your mums reaction

are you sure she wasnt just 'zoned out' by christmas shopping? have you tried talking to her at a better time and seeing if she responds differently?

Thanks

She's always like that unfortunately, I've mentioned it 3 or 4 times now and I get the same reaction, same when I passed my driving test...I'd been doing lessons for a year, I failed my first test, I passed my second and my mum said "oh, is that your theory done now?" errr...no, I've passed my driving test! I can now legally drive..!!"
so she went and told my grandad that i'd got my "provisional" sometimes I just feel like giving up and leaving them all to it.

hope there is someone else who values your acheivements!

my mum lives miles away and sometimes i wish i could see her more even though she would drive me mad!

is she good with your kids?

yeah she is until she gets tired of them, for instance if they're too loud or too rough or interupting coronation street etc... that kinda thing! but then that's just the way she is I suppose. For instance my eldest son (8) got monopoly for christmas and my mum said "oh dont let him bring it here" because she didnt want to be nagged into playing with him...but she was the same with me as a kid.