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I was just trying to be nice..


Johnathan Colourfield

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Right.. it was the other day.

 

I got up early so i could be nice to my mum for one day. Just one day wasnt going to hurt was it?

 

So i got up , i made her a cup of tea and got a chocolate eclair out the fridge for her ready for when she gets back from the weekly shop.

 

 

 

So she gets home and i give her a hug ( i was feeling good ) and a peck on the cheek and she seems quite happy. She walks into the room and sees the tea and smiles lightly.. i offered to bring the shopping in. Good Deed 2.

 

But then , she groans at me saying "john why did you put it there , it doesnt go there." That started to get on my chest.

 

Then it comes late afternoon

 

Dad has a dentist appointment next week but we had a different time on the calendar than to the letter. I took it into the living room and in the nicest way possible i pointed it out to her. She freaked. "how dare you say that i made a mistake , go put the calendar back you little sh** ". i didnt even say it was her mistake and then she went on about how its not even her handwriting.. her's and my dad's are identical practically.

 

Then i tried being nice again by starting to tidy the house , we got a little behind on the tidyness cuz we have had alot of guests recently and then she snapped about saying that i shouldnt be tidying its her job. So i just dropped everything and walked upstairs and sat in my room for an hour and cried.

 

 

 

Every time i try to help or be nice to her she just throws it back in my face! :(

 

 

 

So i've come to the conclusion that i'm only speaking to her when spoken to and not attempting to be a nice person again :)

 

Thats fair right? I did nothing wrong... i didnt offend her as i usually do... i didnt flip at her as i often do... its just like as soon as i try something nice and new she loses it with me.

 

 

 

Oh well..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two years time and shes not my problem anymore.

 

 

 

 

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Some people don't know when people are being nice to them. I really hate when Chris does the dishes because it's my chore and I usually think that he is only doing them because I'm being too lazy to do them myself. Or if he cleans my room, I usually think he is trying to tell me that I'm a slob.....

 

Hopefully she will come around. :)

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John,

 

I think your idea of speaking only when spoken to is fair given the situation. At other times just be pleasant unless that comes to annoy her too. And, if you feel like tidying up, do it when she can't see you. Come to think of it, if you can find the right balance so that she is only mildly annoyed and doesn't snap at you, go for it.

 

As for Lacey, I think he's lucky. He had best hug Chris and conceal any annoyance. :P

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Mothers are strange creatures for sure. Sometimes we can be incredibly stupid so it is probably best to treat us as if we were all the time. It may be that your mother actually didn't get the message... that you were trying to be nice... or that she had upset you.

 

Trying to be nice by 'doing things' is great. Trying to be nice by 'saying things' is better. Try talking to her... but remember she's a mother so will probably be very stupid and need to be handled carefully and slowly :) Tell her she's a great mother (even if you don't think so) and that you are trying to be nice but get hurt when you do your best and still get shouted at. Tell her that what happened made you cry and she really should melt. Mothers hate to see their children hurt especially when they are the ones doing hte hurting.

 

It may not work at first but chip away and you will be amazed. :)

 

If all else fails Divorce her and Rush and I will be your mothers... we'll share you :)

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