Dear So and So

[alexis_the_tiny]

Dear self,

Don't make transactions while on medication. Now you've accidentally deleted the phone number of a buyer along with the text message of her address to mail her stuff to. Brilliantly done. How now?? *Facepalm*

[Owlie]

Dear software--you are evil.

[Owlie]

Dear mom--
In the future, I'd appreciate it if you didn't take it upon yourself to clean out my room while I'm not around. I was hoping to break into the stash of stationery covered with pictures of cute animals colored by someone on an acid trip for grad school because I don't want to take it Too Seriously...and black/dark blue/dark green notebooks are a little boring. I can't, because you threw it out.

While on the subject: Your reasoning was because "you're an adult now." It was also your reasoning for replacing my bedding with white-and-boring. I happen to like brightly colored bedding. (Red sheets are good for other reasons too...) It's two or three years old--it doesn't bleed in the wash any more! If I'm An Adult, doesn't that mean that I get to define what being An Adult is? And if I want silly stationery made by a company that was popular in the 80s and 90s or my (un)necessarily huge stuffed toy collection or red sheets, is that a problem? Or does being An Adult mean being boring?

[badgercat]

....I was hoping to break into the stash of stationery covered with pictures of cute animals colored by someone on an acid trip....
....silly stationery made by a company that was popular in the 80s and 90s....

Lisa Frank?

[Owlie]

Lisa Frank?

Yep.

[Biciclista]

Dear Mother who is now entering her teen years
I have absolutely no problem with the idea of you dating. I hope you find someone that is good company and intelligent ( your #1 condition)
What I DO have a problem with is that you have decided that my DH can't meet these guys because he'll "say something" but you insist on ME meeting them and then you give me a long list of things I cannot discuss.
I cannot discuss my retirement (262 days from now)
I cannot discuss my age, her age, the ages of my kids, or anything related to those ages. Now I ALREADY know that she doesn't want age discussed, so it infuriates me when she has to "prep" me to meet some old f@rt who can't hear a word I said ANYWAY because he's deaf as a post and the only reason why he can hear HER is because he's reading her lips.
I can't tell you that I was laughing because the conversation we had was so pathetic
. him "How did you get this great cheese?"
her "a friend of ours from Italy brought it"
him "you went to Italy?"
her "no, it was a friend of ours, she brought it when she came"
him "how did you bring cheese in from Italy"
her "I didn't"
him " you could have gotten in trouble"

sincerely your long suffering grey haired daughter

[indysteel]

Oh Lordy, Bicilista; that sounds utterly comical--and absurd.

@Owlie, did you have a talk with your mom about establishing some boundaries? This probably goes without saying, but the most adult thing you could do in this situation is to have a rational discussion with your mom (and dad) about how you would like to be treated. I tend to think the average parent--even the best of them--struggle to see and treat their newly adult children as adults. Sometimes it takes some work and sensitivity to get them up to speed.

[snapdragen]

I cannot discuss my retirement (262 days from now)

232 days for me

[lph]

Or does being An Adult mean being boring?

Nope, being an adult means not having to let your mother mess around with your stuff.

My mother was pretty good about that, but my MIL once tried to "tidy up" our bedroom when she was babysitting in our house one evening. It's the only time I can remember not even trying to be polite and diplomatic towards her.

[Biciclista]

also being an adult means being independent. It's hard when your stuff is still in your parents' home/domain. It's hard for HER to let go. Once you move out, all that will (should) change.