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Advice Wanted Boyfriend's Mother Obsessed With Him, She will call him 10 times a day!

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post Mar 8 2013, 12:30 PM

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your bf might be the only thing close that the mother thought she has, effect from the previous divorce i think. that would explain why she is so clingy to his son.

in short, she is lonely.
( i have a similar background as yours.)

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post Mar 8 2013, 01:33 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Mar 8 2013, 12:37 PM)
Yes I did thought about that .. I did once suggested to my boyfriend that perhaps she needs to find some new hobbies that involved in groups or a new partner to share her retirement life with ... but it didn't really get into his head.. perhaps I will try again when the time and place is right to bring this up .. he's still very sensitive whenever I bring it up due to the fact he's embarrassed about it ...
Will try to talk to him again .. thanks!  thumbup.gif
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its unbearable for the nagging part. If her mother is the introvert type that does not mixed around well, then probably need to get something cultivate a hobby which she can does it alone.
if she is not able to be independent in the beginning, maybe you and your bf can work out something. I just scared that if both of you are not giving her attention, sooner or later when she got into depression, then its hard to predict. Elderly people who are in depression get sick easily.

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post Mar 8 2013, 03:39 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Mar 8 2013, 03:04 PM)
Sigh .. I wish his younger brother can do something about it since he's staying with her. But I pity him.. he's not really the favourite. And he's not happy about it. She showers all her love onto my boyfriend who is her first son but the second son .. just shun aside like a blacksheep. Problems problems problems ...
Yes you're right .. as I mentioned to some here .. she give her whole love to my boyfriend but hardly ever give much attention to the youngest son. I pity the younger brother actually. He's not happy with how much she favour my boyfriend since young. My boyfriend showed me the photo album before. She would decorate the album with his photos with tons of flowers and cut outs and writings ... like a typical scrap book ... but when he showed me his younger brother's album .. it wasn't anything near like my boyfriend's ..

I honestly don't hate her .. but I really think my boyfriend needs to talk to her and do something about it. Not to say throw her into some old folks home of course! I'll kill him for doing that! But I think she needs to be occupied with some other things she love to do ... hobbies would be great.
Well quite logical .. I doubt she's too bored at home that she needs to call him unnecessarily .. i believe it's more than that ... but I can't conclude anything that may lead to false accusation about his mother. Just concern that this will create problem in our relationship. Though I do feel that if she has a hobby now it will keep her mind occupied from all the intense obsession with the phone calls ... Sigh .. I just need help .. I hope my post do not cause any arguments among people here...

Mother issues can be a very sensitive topic but I'm desperate for some constructive advise.
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his bro cannot change what is inside her mother's thinking all of a sudden. Unless the mother realize she cannot get love and attention from the elder son, she will revert to the youngest son. (OMG, i have the same situation).. laugh.gif
TS, its best that you get married soon. Have a baby. Then only her attention can be revert to her grandson. Haha.. just a suggestion.
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post Mar 8 2013, 04:09 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Mar 8 2013, 03:48 PM)
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Are you in relation to my boyfriend?? Haha!! He'll be supporting your idea 100% cause he's trying his best to find ways to propose me! Joke aside.. I think you do have a good idea .. a grandchild would keep her smiling bright day and night .. and i'll have somebody to help me look after when I'm back to work ... of course I would get worried that she may convert her obsession to her grandchild that even me and my HUSBAND have no say to discipline our child!  sweat.gif  But good idea nevertheless!!  thumbup.gif
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Quick call him la.
Ask him what he thinks.. laugh.gif
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post Mar 8 2013, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Mar 8 2013, 04:28 PM)
No need to call .. he's been bugging me to quickly get married with him cause he is very much ready to settle down  tongue.gif  In fact he plans to propose to me this year and register by this year.  He will be very grateful for your great idea!!  rclxms.gif
thumbup.gif Hobbies always keep people occupied and HAPPY!
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good to hear..congrats..
problem solved. rclxms.gif
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post Mar 10 2013, 08:47 PM

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QUOTE(s2peMocls @ Mar 9 2013, 12:29 AM)
Talking will not solve the problem. Only immediate corrective action will solve the problem.

Here's what I do when my mom calls me up to nag. The moment she starts, I put the phone down on the table and walk to another room. She can either talk to dead air, or she can hang up and call again. If she calls again, I can choose not to pick up, or I repeat the first step. After that pretend as if nothing happened.
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i think this method won't solve the issue either. it only delayed the issue.
btw, i like this method..laugh.gif cos i m using it against my mum also. laugh.gif
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post Mar 11 2013, 11:42 AM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Mar 11 2013, 09:26 AM)
Lol!  sweat.gif My boyfriend doing the same too but somehow she's too damn stubborn to the point she would want to come over to our place to see him .. and when she does .. she literally nags him non-stop and they would argue outside our house and neighbours would be staring!
Yea yea she would say that to my boyfriend! "Don;t be so rude to me!" And I wish my boyfriend would reply, "Then don't treat me like a 10 year old boy! I'm 32 now so stop treating me like a child and hounding me on my whereabouts especially in front of my girlfriend!!" Seriously .. I really believe he shouldn't be treated that way especially in front of me .. it really puts his pride down and I pity him for that! Sometimes I can tell that he just wants to hide his face in a hole when his mother does that in front of me!
Lucky you!! Your partner won't have any problems like me then!  biggrin.gif
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only one last thing to do. Meet less often. Avoid contact at all cost.
if your bf cannot be rude to her mom, at least he can avoid her and thus avoid argument.

But for my understanding, this issue also comes from your bf. He must keep his stand on how he wanted to be treated by his mom. If he had no requirement or preferences on how his mom's conduct and behavior, well of course it is as you seen today la.. but if he did make a clear line on how he wanted to be treated, i mean, her mum would let go and let her son to be independent.
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post Mar 11 2013, 02:31 PM

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QUOTE(GymBoi @ Mar 11 2013, 12:33 PM)
I don't know .. I just feel weird how can people treat a mom like that ... if your mom is a thief, she's your mom ... if your mom is a beggar, she's also your mom ... if your mom is bloody annoying, she's also still your mom..  no1 begs or make crimes for fun ... they must have their own reason and the reason i see why the mom do all that to your bf is because of love ... y must ignore .. btw no offense this is entirely 1 sided story from you eh .. a guy who leaves home and mom for a gf ... doesn't sound correct at all ..

Sorry if my assumption offended you too ...
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foremost, a mum is also a human.
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post Mar 19 2013, 12:27 PM

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QUOTE(ngsyin @ Mar 19 2013, 10:31 AM)
Yes. They are practically forcing us to get married. Now, forcing us to have children. =__=
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and if you don't comply? what would they do?
Getting married and starting a family is not same as going to market and grab some vegetables.. They know that right? sweat.gif
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post Mar 20 2013, 02:44 PM

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QUOTE(ngsyin @ Mar 20 2013, 02:06 PM)
Only comply on marriage as we are of age. As for children. Me and my husband will not comply to their demand.. Ingat easy meh!!! And we are not financially stable yet to have a child...

Pretty sad when my MIL told my husband not to make a wrong move on having children. She asked us to have a baby while hubby's grandmother is around... Asked us to fulfil his grandmother's wish...

All we can do is tell them we are not ready. fullstop.. can't make us have baby anyway... coz I will be the one delivering the baby not them
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cos they think you as a baby production machine? No offense.
They ask you to fulfill on what they cannot do themselves.
From delivering to bringing up a children to adult, expenses and cost might be even more expensive than buying a property..
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post Mar 20 2013, 09:36 PM

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QUOTE(ngsyin @ Mar 20 2013, 05:08 PM)
Haha.. They memang treat me like a reproduction machine... Best is to have a grandson tim...
From old folks' point of view, they only wanna see their next generation (which is normal)...
And they always apply their "last time we aso can raise u up this big even we are poor maaa" theory whenever we told them about our financial difficulty...

As long me and my husband stand firm can jor.. Coz they can't do anything except lecture us to have a baby...  biggrin.gif

Though it's annoying but it's inevitable... Haha...
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last time they can have 10 sons and 10 daughter, live inside self built wooden house, everyday eat sweet potato, porridge and sometimes chicken if lucky.. now you ask them if they can live in the same condition now.. laugh.gif
stand firm is not enough.. you need to see if your are financially ready for that or not. Not one likes to get into debts for having kids and please their in laws..
i think what you can do is let them know what are the cost incurred. If can, let them see the figures. laugh.gif
do you stayed with your in laws? if no, then you are lucky. if yes, then you are suffering. laugh.gif
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post Mar 21 2013, 11:35 AM

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QUOTE(ngsyin @ Mar 21 2013, 10:33 AM)
Agreed. We did show them the figures.. She won't listen.. She thinks it's an excuse... MIL not staying with us at the moment... But we will frequently visit her and the grandma... sad.gif

Dreading all the "When are you going to be pregnant?" questions...
Sometimes the aunts will call to ask are you pregnant yet??? Why don't you wan children now?? OMG!! So obsessed with my womb!!
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Maybe you can let them know that you will have plans for children but not know. Its a news to them that you would have children but just with a 'until further notice' tag in between.

All of a sudden i begin to think elderly people is bit childish at times.
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post Aug 28 2013, 02:01 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Aug 27 2013, 12:36 PM)
Yea now that you mentioned it I did remember one time when we were on our way out for a weekend trip, she got so upset and shouted at him saying that we never inform her about it. Then the argument started as usual. But the argument just didn't sound right cause she just kept repeating the same thing .. I can hear it from the car with the windows down. Then later only she shouted the truth, "Bring me to Genting lah! Being me to Genting now!" My eyes just grew big ... bad to say it but I thought that was rather childish ...  blink.gif  Maybe you're right .. she's being overly demanding and if he continues to allow that to happen then it won't be good. He can still pamper her as children should pamper the parents .. but parents should be appreciative and not get overboard with demanding 24/7 attention from the children. What more I stay with them and that she can see him everyday and chat with him .. and he brings her up to Genting often to gamble .. on top of that give her MONEY TO GAMBLE ... isn't that enough?? We even have family dinners together quite often since I moved in. Can't me and my bf have a peaceful weekend vacation our own every now and then?

OMG last time was to Pulau Ketam and she freaked out .. now was the Malacca trip and the same thing happened ... i think you're right...
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as unreasonable it is, if she is your mother, there is nothing you can do. Either you can be filial or otherwise.
Some say its a burden but mostly would say, 'mother i have only one.. irreplaceable'..haiz.
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post Aug 28 2013, 02:11 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Aug 28 2013, 02:08 PM)
It's always a debatable/arguable topic ...  hmm.gif
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that is why your thread is still HOT now..
I am not sure about psychotic parents who is those clingy type.. but if can, avoid confrontations. That alone reduce frictions and argument altogether.
But then again, you have to face peer pressure from the society.. haiz..do is wrong.. not do is also wrong.. sweat.gif
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post Aug 29 2013, 05:34 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Aug 29 2013, 05:06 PM)
I did thought about it .. I am planning to find time to talk to him about it. I feel that as long as we are all under the same roof, his mother will continue to treat him like this.
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don't you get it?
as long as you lived with them and the mother behaves in such way, you can only get the status "GUEST'..thus unable to make any decision and probably will need to endure constant mental stress..
If your financial ready and prepared, do get your bf into discussion with you about moving out..
But do note if he is making his stand as a filial son to his mum, this does not bode well to you either..
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post Aug 29 2013, 05:51 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Aug 29 2013, 05:42 PM)
Yea I have the same thought .. that as long as we're under her roof I am still an outsider and he's still her "baby". Even if we don't move out now, by the time we are married we HAVE to move out or die trying. I don't want her to think that after marriage and we continue to stay there with her .. that would damage our marriage totally.
Ugh I hate those TVB crap ... all overboard drama and usually targeted to women .. and women who fall trap into TVB dramas would learn tons of nonsense there and use it against their partners and family members ... like how my mother now using it against us at home. I told my father we should seriously cancel Astro before she becomes part of the TVB characters! I even find the romance were just too overboard .. giving the girls ideas on what romance SHOULD BE when they are all just make believe...
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and then the idea of 'if you are not the same line with me, you are not one of us' come out from her mouth.. sweat.gif
makes me sigh with you too..
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post Aug 29 2013, 11:52 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Aug 29 2013, 11:41 PM)
Lol! TVB is teaching the women all the bad things ...
Yea should cancel Dynasty and On Demand!
He's not momma's boy .. maybe will move out but if change number then I think that would really piss her off wouldn't it?
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even without tvb, she go out and join STR (Spread The Rumor) & CLC (Comes Lets Compare) club with the neighbor or relatives..if she were those who are easily influenced by the opinion of others..
should avert her attention to a more individual hobby which can make her independent.. well sort of she already used all her time for her hobby. where got time for you and your bf? laugh.gif
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post Sep 5 2013, 04:46 PM

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QUOTE(Neshimaru @ Sep 3 2013, 05:49 PM)
Lol this is exactly what he thought too .. a big waste of money. He pumped his money into property instead!
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this action shows how he cares for the future of you and him.. icon_rolleyes.gif

 

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