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[KOREAN_MAN]

Whenever my mom tells me a phone number over the phone, she reads it as fast as she can. Obviously, that's way too fast for me to write it down on paper. I've told her many many times that she must speak s.l.o.w.l.y. when she's giving out a phone number. But she hasn't changed her behavior.

Yes, it's not a big deal. She doesn't become a bad mother or person because of it. But it annoys the heck out of me. I just can't help it. I mean... why does she have to speed up when telling me a phone number??? Does she think I'd be proud of her or something? ("Gosh mom! You just spoke a 10-digit number in 2.8 seconds. Good job!!!")

[Grimalkin]

My mother when she's giving me news/gossip about someone. I get the family tree and potted history of every charcter that appears in the story.


"so the man she's dating, he was the one that used to work with your cousin John, who married that doctor, the niece of that consultant surgeon, the one who did the prostate operation on Aunt Edie's husband, you remember the one who...."


Aaaargh!

[RACETRAITOR]

My mom likes throwing stuff out. When I was in grade 1 we all did a class activity where we wove little wool sacks. Then the next year we did it again. When we were moving to a new house, my mom grabbed the two wool sacks that I had made and said "We don't have enough room to move everything. Choose one." And made me throw the other out.

Right now my parents are in custody of my record collection. I'm frightened.

[i_teach_esl]

every time my dad says he'll meet me somewhere or will pick me up or something, he is always 30-45 min early. if he says he'll see me at 3, i know i'd better be outside and waiting by 2:30. it drives me nuts when i would want a ride somewhere.

"dad, my appointment isnt until 4, so please dont come until 3:30."
"aiight," he'll answer, southern drawl dripping all over.
"i mean it, dad, not until 3:30."
"yeah, ok."
"3:30, dad. dont come until 3:30."
"sure."

he's outside honking the horn at 2:45.

[sillywilly]

My mother once told me to put on shoes as I was leaving the house. Thanks for the advice, Mom!

[jaganath69]

My father who will still ask if I have brushed my hair when I leave the house... I'm 34! My mother who delights in telling me all the gory details of someone's latest medical drama.

[Boodleheimer]

i get asked to "come home" all the time.

[mole]

My son hates it when I breathe.
I suppose Dad pissed me off that way, too.
Be careful what you wish for.

On a lighter note: Mom works with a gay couple and they spend a lot of time together, even travelling in Hawaii.
She disgusts me after her trips, expecting me to relate that everything is, "Soo Cuuuuuute!"

Ugh. I got a badass rockin' aftermarket spoiler installed on my car.
Not some wigger whale tale, but a slick addition.
When she said, "It's cuuuuuute!" I had to cringe.

[Adventurer]

My mom says I should have gone into business like my elder brother and my father; she is not happy that I am teaching English, I suspect.

[JMO]

My mom used to tell me when I lived at home " to offer it up".

Anything bad that might be happening to you, this is what you should do. Obviusly this changed thru the years. When I was 7 or 8 I would be offering up my dinner not being what i wanted whilst when I was 15/16 I would be offering it up cos da wouldn't let me go out that night. Basically anything small thing that isn't that important but is bugging you...you offer it up.

For some reason I used to find this really annoying(now I think its a cool attitude to have) and would snap.

" No, I will not offer this up for those young children in Ethiopia, I want my bacon rolls, and if I'm not getting them I'll just be miserable, thank you."

I was a very articulate 8 yr old.

[fadedgirl]

hm.... anytime that I have a phone conversation with my mom that lasts more than 2 minutes...(WHy does she feel the need to tell me that the weather in Houston is BEAUTIFUL everytime I talk to her? It doesn't affect me here...)
My dad is terminally early so I balance that out by...(you guessed it...) being terminally late.

[pdx]

it's mostly old school/new school conversations.

it has always bugged me that she has problems with piercings and tattoos. I didn't tell her I got a tattoo this summer until I was half a world away. It's safer that way.

She was mad and told me I was a coward. oOOOO. but now all is fine.

Mostly it annoys me that the only reason this kind of stuff worries her is because "how will people think of you?" which i don't even care about. I think it has more to do with how her friends will think of HER.

[Empress Jiyong]

My parent's are pretty easy to get along with, it's my grandparents who drive me crazy. Always with the "when are you getting married?" "why don't you have a boyfriend?" "You're getting older, you should get married soon". God, I'm only 26. One of the reasons I had to leave Pohang. Other than that they are fine though.

[mole]

[Empress Jiyong]

Yeah I do have maybe a problem. I'm deathly allergic to the institution of marriage.