Received something in the post from my Mum today....

Good God! Send it back with a picture of you eating a chocolate eclair!

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Can you reciprocate with a leaflet for anti-ageing treatments or similar? ?

? though, I have been reading you posts on here about the problems you've had with her.

I'm with Mrs Lord send her an antiaging leaflet, or just ignore it pretend like you never saw it if she sent it in the post she will never know if it arrived or not.

sometimes I think parents onl;y role in life is to drive us crazy!

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Loving this 'evil genius' idea!

Not a nice thing to receive though...

She did what?!?! Unbelievable. My mum is the same if it's any consolation.

Poor you, but I agree with the anti ageing leaflet response!

My nan does things like this to my mum. She lends her magazines as she 'thinks she'll find them interesting' and leave the page open on the diet section!

OMG what a c*w! Sorry, I know she's your mum, but still...

I think the anti-ageing leaflets are a good idea. Or, even better, some old age home brochures. I send thee to my mum sommetimes, but she knows I'm only joking

Haaa! I'm enjoying the anti-aging cream idea, but I genuinely think that she feels she's "helping me" in some way.

I just don't know what goes through her head between picking it up and deciding to put it in an an envelope and send to me!

Why would you do that? I just find it shocking. Do you not think as she was addressing it, she was thinking, hmm, maybe this is a bit mean?!

What a waste of a 1st class stamp.

OH will be livid when he gets home.

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You poor thing! ? try not to let it get to you, though i'm sure it's hard!

don't let her have the satisfaction of knowing you got it!x

When I was 15, I gave her a postcard (for her Birthday) which said "Be nice to your kids, they'll choose your nursing home.".........

...............it didn't go down well. ?

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Stick it in an envelope, without a note, and just send it back to her.

Maybe a bit thick but how do you know for sure that its from her? is it definitive handwriting?

Poor you anyhow......

What a charmer! Part of me would send it back toether with SAGA holiday details and Age Concern leaflets but the other part says ignore her - she is trying to get a rise out of you. You are the bigger person here remember!

Yup - it is most certainly her handwriting. She has a very unique style!

She also did the thing that she always does of re-using an old envelope by sticking white labels over the original address and re-addressing it.

There is no doubt it's from her.

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Hence why she sent that leaflet ?

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Oh that is awful, wot a mean thing to do, I'm sure somewhere deep down she had good intentions but still very insensitive. Mothers eh!

Nicola x

Brilliant idea ?

I'm sure she's just rying to help, albeit in a very insensitive way!

I agree with Braw Wee Chanter, send her a pic of you scoffing cream cakes!

I think you should!

Can't believe the cheek of it! Completely unbelievable!

Oh for goodness sakes hey! instead of the aging leaflet search out a copy of the idiots guide to being a mother! (send a copy to my mum too while youre at it). x

I didn't mean it like that...........x

When you go into our doctors surgery theres a big thing on the wall full of leaflets about going deaf, incontinence, bus passes etc. Feel free to forward her address and i will fill a jiffy bag up for you!

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haha!!

As for your mother!! Cheeky f**ker! You're mother is just one in a million! I agree with the others about sending her something. x

Failing the anti-ageing/nursing home/age concern leaflets....

how about some plastic surgery brochures?? ?

Ooh, I don't half have a mean streak! ?

Haaaa, I know, I was just pi5sing abooot!

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I agree with the others, send it back to her.... and don't put a stamp on the envelope, she'll have to pay extra to receive it! (V childish I know but hey) x

From what i've read about your mum so far, I wouldn't let it get to you. Mothers eh!

Blimey...I agree, sometimes mothers are just here to pee us off....when I told my mum proudly that I've nearly lost 4st now, she said oh well, you still got another 4st to lose...no well done or nothing....grrrrrr

I'd just bin the leaflet, don't even give her the satisfaction of acknowledging it!

Cheers!....... lol!

Tinks, yeah I'm ok, just a bit shocked. Thanks though ?

Inalien, thing is, I'm a size 12...so I'm not exactly massive, but I think it's a real cheek. Yeah I've told her I'd like to be slim, but why does she have to be so mean!? Bloody Mothers.

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Sheesh! at least my mother just says 'you'll NEED to lose weight, y'know!!'

oh dear..... just ignore it, shes looking for a rise out of ya.... if shes asks if you got it, just change the subject.

She certainly has some funny ideas! I'd either just ignore her, send back the leaflet or have that big chat along the lines of what BWC said on the other thread.

Oh no, she's not afraid to say it to my face either!

WTF?!

Sorry, why would ANYONE do that?

come to think of it, sound a bit like what my future mother in law could be up to.... oh dear.

I say ignore it, don't get sucked into these things its negative energy... and OMG you are size 12! I wish I was.....

happy thoughts coming your way.... forget about it do something fun, ?