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Should she contribute to the christmas dinner?
My mom asked me to buy a medium turkey for Christmas dinner(I was just going to get chicken) then when I asked her if we could go halves as it was £15 she said she'd buy the mince pies and that she was cooking it(in my house in my oven). I feel she should contribute something?
You dont understand my moms always like this! She even thinks it funny. She once went to a resturant and order a meal for £30 the refused to open her wallet. So my aunty had to pay. What got me was that she asked me to get the turkey and told me which one then refused to pay towards it or any other part of the xmas meal.
Yeah there are other issues, she thinks I should have respect for her because shes my mother but she does not but belittle me. As for she brought me up that one dont wash with me sorry, for the better part I brought myself up from about 11 with very little support.I am trying for my daughter sake. If not the turkey, then I think she should give more than a 99p box of mince pies.
8 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Maybe you have to work on some basic issues in your relationship with her. Maybe it's not just the fact that she expects you to pay. Maybe there are other things that are still left unresolved that you both need to deal with. My mother has that attitude too. Like she is deserving of everything because she raised me. I think that it's a problem that is difficult to solve and takes work on both sides of the fence. So maybe you should ask her if she would see a counselor with you so you can work out your differences. That might be a good way to start.
- 9 years ago
I'm not being rude but this woman carried you round for 9 months, gave birth to you and paid for EVERYTHING for at least 16 years and you got a job. The very LEAST you can do is buy a bloody turkey for £15 for gods sake
- ReeceLv 49 years ago
Okay, she is offering to cook something for you. That is contribution enough...
That's probably worth more than £7.50 as well...
Go to a restaurant and order a turkey, just one, medium sized turkey and then see how much they charge you.
Really. It is only £15. She isn't asking for several hundreds of them and considering the countless thousands she has spent on you to make your Christmas better, you should do this for her.
- ?Lv 79 years ago
If you are hosting the party usually you are the one that cooks the Turkey and buys it at well. However, she should bring something, and it sounds like she is bringing pies for you to cook, which I wouldn't be happy with either. Since this is your mother I would say something to her, although you don't want to ruin Christmas either. Some people are cheap, it sounds like you know she is one of those people. maybe you can ask her to get something else and see what she says. But it sounds like she wants to float by with the bare minimum.
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- Miss x-xLv 49 years ago
hmm, if she is cooking it then i guess she makes up for it, and try going to someware like iceland for a cheaper turkey- i swear they were £10 last time i checked- work there :( ! ha! but tey and fine the cheapes place for the turkey! And ask her if shes supplying anything e;lse, if not would she mind making a small contribution to the costs x
Source(s): please help me :) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlUyN... - Anonymous9 years ago
You seem to have past issues, if you are unable to resolve them then you have 2 choices, confront mum and face consequences or get into the xmas spirit and share what good fortune you have with your mum
