Today, I told my mother I got engaged. Her reply was a great heaving sigh, followed by ,"OK… So how's work going?" She showed more excitement last week when my brother managed to properly make Kraft macaroni. FML
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Today, I got engaged to the most wonderful man in the world. I excitedly called my mom to tell her the great news, thinking she'd be excited too. Her only response? "Oh." FML
Today, my mother excitedly jumped up and down, announcing that one of her sweet younger coworkers got engaged. I wished she'd had the same reaction to my engagement when I announced it to her a few days earlier. FML
Today, I got my first big promotion at work. Excited, I shared the news with my parents. My mom responded with, "That’s nice, dear, but your sister just got engaged," and hung up to go back to celebrating with her. FML
Today, I called my mother to tell her that I got engaged. In the 15 minute conversation that followed, 13 were spent listening to how this is going to affect her. FML
Today, I got engaged. I called my mom and told her. "You didn't say yes, did you?" she said. Afterwards, I told my dad. "Uh, Congratulations. But, I have questions." Thanks guys. FML
Today, I got promoted at work and was excited to tell my mom. When I called her, she immediately asked, “What does this mean for my retirement fund?” and then asked how much I was going to be making. I told her, and she responded, “Oh. That’s nice, but when are you getting a real job?” FML
Today, I was busy going over wedding plans with my fiancé, when my mother called. Apparently, she wants me to "drop the joke" about this "fake engagement", because she was under the impression I was only dating a white guy to piss her and dad off, and was now getting carried away with it. FML
Today, I announced my engagement. My mother's response was to freak out and demand that I postpone my wedding indefinitely. Why? My younger sister caught the bouquet at a wedding last year, so "she has to get married first!" My sister has been single for 3 years and showers once a week. FML
Today, I was working as a caterer at a wedding when I congratulated the bride’s mom, saying, "You must be so proud of your daughter!" She responded, "I’m the bride." FML
Today, I went to my fiancé's mother's funeral. His step-sister proudly announced that she's pregnant with his baby and they are engaged. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Look, if your brother can master the difficult art of Kraft Mac n Cheese, your mom has access to tasty, cheap calories for life. What does your fiancé bring to the table?
AyeJay101 25
She must really dislike your fiancé, but congrats!
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Comments (17)
wmayrhofer 18
Do you get engaged a lot?
pinkuser626 17
There r a lot of follow up questions my main one would be how old r u? How old is ur fiancé? How long have u been together etc
manuwish 9
don't take her lack of enthusiasm to heart op, everyone has an in-law they're not ecstatic about..maybe your mom has a good reason to be that way, does she have a couple bad marriage years behind her? Maybe if you tell her you wished she would be happy for you, she will notice how insensitive her reaction was..Talk with her, maybe she has a good reason for her reaction..and if she simply doesn't like him for no good reason and thinks he's not good enough for you for no real reason, than let it go and be happy anyway :) it's your life not hers, OP!