12-5-2009 - Grrrr

My mood while writing this blog: annoyed

Ok, so I love my mom...but she really ticked me off this weekend.

On Mother's Day, my wonderful husband came home from work in the morning (he works nights) with flowers, a cake and a card for me. I love that man. Ladies at my church wished me a Happy Mother's Day...my sisters both said it to me (one even got me a card). My Mother in law wished me a happy Mother to-be day, one of my cousins even texted me to say Happy Mother's Day. So needless to say, I was feeling pretty happy about my first Mother's Day...until I called my mom to say it to her.

So I called her up and said happy mother's day. And she responds with - "Oh thank you. And next year, I'll be able to say that to you." Uggh. Nevermind the fact that I've been a step-mother for 4 and a half years. I guess step-parents don't count. But c'mon. I can hardly believe that my own mother is the only one who doesn't feel that I warrant a happy mother's day. Especially since I'm pregnant with her third grandchild. It just wicked annoyed me.

That and the fact that she feels the need to repeatedly bring up that she thinks my husband and I should have more than one child. First of all, that is a very personal, private decision between a wife and husband, girlfriend - boyfriend, partner...whatever. She has no right to be telling me that she thinks having more than one child is better - so that the child will have someone to play with. And that all only children are spoiled, or don't have as good social skills as kids with siblings. Grrrrr. She just always has to push her opinions on me and try to convince me that the way she did it, was better. In EVERYTHING. She's already told me things I should get for the baby like a child gate for the stairs. Hello?? I'm 27 years old. I may not know everything I need for a baby yet, but I'd like to think I have enough common sense to think of something like that. Like I said, I love my mom...but I really resent still being treated like a child at times.