Today, I texted my mom and had to explain to her that calling me repeatedly at 2 a.m. because you're bored and want to talk is not really a good idea. Seriously, nothing happened, she just wanted to chat because she had nothing else to do. Her response to my message? She started calling me again. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I called my mom for the first time in a few weeks, just to chat because I miss her. When she picked up, the first thing she said was, "Why are you calling? What's wrong? Do you have swine flu??" When I told her that I didn't, and I just wanted to chat, she hung up. FML
Today, a creepy girl from my class wouldn't stop texting me and trying to call me. In order to get her to stop, I texted back saying that I was at my mom's house for a family dinner. She replied, "No you're not. I can see you right now." FML
Today, I called my mother to say hi. She spent a whole hour and a half complaining about how I never call her, bawling and calling me "a waste of human flesh." I call her at least once a week. FML
Today, while I was sitting in the living room with my mother, my phone rang. She immediately exclaimed, "I'm not calling you! Why is it going off?" She was serious. My own mother doesn't believe people talk to me. FML
Today, I was texting my mother after my boyfriend broke off our relationship. She offered incredibly supportive replies such as "No, really?" and "Aww, that sucks." before apparently getting bored and claiming she had to go because her "text reception" was breaking up. FML
Today, I talked to my mom about hanging out with her. She got out her phone to schedule an appointment. FML
Today, I was house sitting by myself and I texted my mom saying how thankful I was that she was trusting me and not checking up on me. That night I threw a party at the house. My mom showed up to check on me because my text was "suspicious". FML
Today, I text messaged my mom from Afghanistan to let her know everything was okay. She responded, telling me not to message her so much because "the price of text messages really adds up." FML
Today, my mom barged into my room at three in the morning, demanding to know where I'd been. I'd been in my room sleeping since ten o'clock. In that time she had called the police, all of my friends, and my ex-boyfriend, asking if I was with them. FML
Today, I wanted to call my mom to ask for advice but called my boss instead. I panicked and ended up talking about weekend plans like nothing was wrong. She now knows way too much about my personal life. FML
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d j mom 9
that's when you put your phone on DO NOT DISTURB!
NewJerseyTico 6
It sounds like you're in a tricky situation! It's tough when loved ones don't understand the boundaries around late-night calls. Perhaps you could have a gentle conversation with her during the day to explain your need for sleep and suggest other times to chat. Setting clear boundaries might help prevent those late-night calls in the future. Maybe suggest a regular time for conversations so she knows when to reach out!
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d j mom 9
that's when you put your phone on DO NOT DISTURB!
NewJerseyTico 6
It sounds like you're in a tricky situation! It's tough when loved ones don't understand the boundaries around late-night calls. Perhaps you could have a gentle conversation with her during the day to explain your need for sleep and suggest other times to chat. Setting clear boundaries might help prevent those late-night calls in the future. Maybe suggest a regular time for conversations so she knows when to reach out!
mike3775 39
This is why I have ringtones for everyone in my contact list. If I don’t want to talk to someone, I hear the tone, I mute the sound and ignore the phone. When I go to bed, I leave the phone in my living room. It’s not hard to ignore people
Lost Reggie 22
I get it, but my Mom died in August, and I wish beyond anything I could get a 2am phone call from her again. 😭
GoogieWithers 25
It would get annoying if it was all the time though like OP. Sorry for your loss.