My Mom. I love her but she just can’t just say congratulations and be happy

[Bubbs]

My brother announced his engagement today. All she needed to say is “congratulations”. He’s 49 years old, if it’s a mistake, it’s their mistake to have.

[lunarprancer]

So she was negative about it?

[WickedLauraBelle]

*sigh* what did she say? Please tell me it wasn't something hurtful?

[Bubbs]

So she was negative about it?

Not outwardly negative
Just telling him to come talk to her before he does it

Then was negative to me after they left

[Bubbs]

*sigh* what did she say? Please tell me it wasn't something hurtful?

Just told him they needed to talk before they do it. And her body language was so negative.

Then she was very negative when talking to me after they left.
Even if it’s a mistake, it’s their mistake

[Mrs.ChuckBass]

my moms like that too, she's a man hater, she's never happy for any of us girls when we are happy and if we have any issue in our relationships at all, she encourages divorce and is no help whatsoever.
when I got married, I wanted to do the dress shopping thing with her? yeah....I may as well have gone alone, she was so.....unapproving of marriage in general.
ugh

[WickedLauraBelle]

Was the fiance with him? I hope not

[Bubbs]

Was the fiance with him? I hope not

She was in another room when he told us. So she missed the initial reaction

[WickedLauraBelle]

Was the fiance with him? I hope not

She was in another room when he told us. So she missed the initial reaction

Well thank God for that! When my exdh proposed and he told his dad his dad goes ”whose idea was that?” what?!

[PreciousDolphin894]

First of all Congratulations to your brother on his engagement. I hope him and his fiance have a wonderful life together. That is a long time to wait until the age of 49, but it's good he didn't rush into Marriage itself and waited until he was ready to make that step in life.

As for your Mom, yea it's a bummer and a shame she couldn't even say Congratulations to her own son when he got engaged. Is it that she don't want to see her own son get Married? Is it that she doesn't want to share her son as some Mother In Laws can be like that when their son Marries? Or is she just maybe depressed because often if someone is depressed it's hard to find happiness and share that with another person?