Oh. My. Gooseberries.

[~Kaz~]

maybe she is pining for the high school days in general then when he was more her little boy IYKWIM? Him getting married might have triggered off all this stuff for her about him growing up or becoming an adult and not needing her anymore (in that marriage is still such a rite of passage for many people). I dunno, I would have thought most people do want their kids to be happy but maybe she was thinking more of her own feelings.

ETA - I'm glad they each didn't observe her rude behaviour. Lets hope it was a once off in the context of being all emotional and she just forgot herself.

[starangelk]

OMG Peanutter - a very similar thing happened to ME!!! You poor thing, it's horrible isn't it - you are fully aware that this is THEIR day but yet you don't want to be totally rude to the grooms mother?

In my situation, it wasn't an ex-boyfriend but my very very oldest male friend (since primary school) and his Dad kept saying all night that he thought it would be me and his son that got married in front of my husband and his new wife! There are only so many times you can nod politely and back away.

[megs]

I also thought the same thing, you dodged that bullett.

Good on the bride for her reply, wish I was better at thinking of quick retorts when my MIL has a go at me, I'm also about an hour to late and then I think of something brilliant i could have said.

[Nai]

Wow you do go to exciting events! I was thinking that you did indeed dodge a bullet but maybe it would also be a nice thing for you to congratulate the bride on her fine handling of her new MIL to give her some moral support. She may need it in the future especially if they are planning kids - I can only imagine the MIL will ramp it up if she gets pregnant.

[Ginger]

totally something my mil would do. totally.
in fact, she once told me i should only drink low-fat milk in my cup of tea. not full fat. for obvious reasons.

how mortifying for the bride! luckily she seemed to handle it ok

[~Hestia~]

Geez! She sounds full on I thought the parading you around at her son's wedding was bad until I got the cake bit! Good on Bride for standing up for herself though!