ah, mother, no. 247

[flea]

Email from my mother this morning, after seeing the new flickr photos:

Please get that girl's hair cut. I think she looks
like a neglected or petulant misfit. Not a happy
thought for a child's appearance.

Sigh.

Comments

[loligo.livejournal.com]

Okay, you win the Tactless Mom Sweepstakes. Not that my own mother hasn't occasionally said similar things about Chuckles' hair... but maybe we're all just used to our own Momspeak. When my mom says something like that, her wording just doesn't sound as harsh to me, but if I had a direct quote to give you, you might disagree.

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Dear Mother,

Fuck off

How kind of you to express your concern.

Me.

There is absolutely nothing she can say to that.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

She's insane. Casper is utterly adorable.

[luluminion.livejournal.com]

OK, WTF. Way to ruin your daughter's morning, mom. Is that your sole intention? Because there are a million ways to express your desire for your granddaughter to have a haircut. Which, by the way, IS SO NOT UP TO YOU. *fumes*

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

Wow, suddenly your other post makes SO much more sense.

Also, your mother is crazy. And needs to be reminded that if she ever said that to a stranger, they would probably hit her.