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Another great conversation with my mom

NovemberrocksNovemberrocks
in Caribbean Nesties

This is after 20 minutes of listening to her talk about her being sooooo tired because she was so busy this week, what with a luncheon on Wednesday and a 'fashion show' at the clubhouse yesterday.

Mom:  what are you guys doing this weekend?

me:  well, MIL is babysitting tonight and Jason's coming in to the city for dinner.

Mom: That's nice.  Is it some sort of special occasion?

me:  ummm.  we're celebrating my birthday...

Mom:  Oh My God.  I completely forgot - when is your birthday?

me: Indifferent  tomorrow.

Mom:  that's right!  You're what, 32?

me: again, Indifferent.  35.

Seriously - I can't make this stuff up.

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  • CaliopeSpidrmanCaliopeSpidrman
    Wow.  WOW.  The fact she even had to ask what day you were born is mind bottling.  I can see the age thing being fuzzy because I have a hard time remembering how old I am sometimes, but jeezy creezy....you think you could remember the day you popped a baby out of your vagine.
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  • pdxmousepdxmouse

    "So, Mom, where were you exactly when I was born? Will I ever get to meet my birth mom?"

    I'm sorry Nov. I'm glad you can laugh about it but its still sucky. 

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  • salimoosalimoo member
    If you had posted this conversation without context, I would have thought it was between you and some childhood friend's mom that you had run into at the supermarket. Wow.
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  • NovemberrocksNovemberrocks
    I'm more amused by it than anything else.  I don't expect friends to remember my birthday, much less which birthday it is.  But, I would have thought my own mother could recall my bday without too much trouble.  I mean, she was there.  And, it's not like she's got a dozen kids to keep track of - it's just me and my sister. 
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  • Kamikaze3Kamikaze3
    I remembered when your birthday was simply because you mentioned it in your Kindle post and I am just an internet stranger, not the person that birthed you. It makes me laugh and sad all at once. Glad that you can keep a good attitude about it. I will not be on tomorrow so.........HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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  • mashedpotatomashedpotato

    oof, even my mother who I wouldn't know if I walked into her remembers my birthday, even when she's drunk!

     

    ETA:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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  • HappyTummy613HappyTummy613
    Happy early birthday!!  I kind of want to kick your mom, all the time.
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  • FallinAgainFallinAgain

    Your mom be crazy.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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  • CalledOutCalledOut
    Maybe she's a victim of my H's genius ability to generally know the date on which important occasions occur, but not be aware that said-date is, you know, that day.  If that makes sense??
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  • samfish2bcrabsamfish2bcrab

    You seem surprisingly well adjusted.

    Happy Birthday!

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  • NovemberrocksNovemberrocks

    You know, this sort of stuff doesn't bother me about her.  She's always been flaky about things that aren't directly related to her.  Hell TODAY would have been her 38th wedding anniversary to my dad, but since he's dead, I guess it's out of sight, out of mind.  Plus she has a new husband now, so all that sad old messiness is over and now she can focus on pure happiness.

    The biggest problem I have with her is when she holds others to much higher standards than she holds herself.  I mean, God help me if I ever forgot her birthday (which is impossible now because she shares a bday with my kid).

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  • shanolleeshanollee
    You should definitely at least pretend to forget her birthday this year. And then when she calls you to freak out on you, the appropriate thing to do is say "Oh I forgot! You're what, 75?" And also explain that now that you have a kid with the same birthday, hers has been replaced.

    Sorry your mom is such a loon, but early Happy Birthday to you!
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  • _Fenton_Fenton
    I hate to defend crazy moms, but I kind of forget milestones I should be aware of, because I often don't have a good handle on what the date is.  I'll go to write a check and think, "It's the 10th, right?" and someone has to correct me and tell me it's the 18th.
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  • salimoosalimoo member
    imageNovemberrocks:

    You know, this sort of stuff doesn't bother me about her.  She's always been flaky about things that aren't directly related to her.  Hell TODAY would have been her 38th wedding anniversary to my dad, but since he's dead, I guess it's out of sight, out of mind.  Plus she has a new husband now, so all that sad old messiness is over and now she can focus on pure happiness.

    The biggest problem I have with her is when she holds others to much higher standards than she holds herself.  I mean, God help me if I ever forgot her birthday (which is impossible now because she shares a bday with my kid).

    I just noticed that mom also shares a birthday with your kid!

    Hope yours is a happy one today, Nov.

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