T&T Tour Gromits version - Day 5

[flip-flop]

You guys all make me appreciate my mama. All she wants is a bed and a beach ... and she babysits!

Funny she gets on my nerves more stateside than on vacay and we take her everywhere we can!

[mcdomzal]

Gromit, I feel kind of bad that we "forumites" caused a riff with your mom. That said, I could NEVER go on vacay with my mom. She is the queen of button pushers!!! I just asked my kids if I push their buttons I got one "no" and one "HA!". Hmmm, gotta work on that...

Great report again!

[PA Girl]

Oh honey, I feel your pain! My mom, who I love dearly, has driven me bats on occasion but I held my tongue because she was with us in a babysitter capacity.

I think we should do a thread about people who travel with us to STJ but drive us MAD!

[Jo Ann - VA]

Don't you hate it when you say something and all of a sudden you realize it sounds like something your Mom would say?

[Terry]

#1 Rule for Mommas:
Don't overdrink your limit and wreck the trip.
#2 Rule for Mommas:
Don't expect your kids to be you. You raised them to be independent...so let them...your job is over, enjoy the ride.
#3 Rule for Mommas:
Listen, listen, listen. This also relates to rule number 1.

As parents age we hit a point where we are still trying to parent instead of letting the kids lead the way. For some folks, it's just plain hard to give up parenting.

[Connie]

Really feel for you, but on the other hand, I wish I could take my Mom to the Islands. She's 86 and just couldn't handle it.

She does drive me crazy and I take her every weekend down the shore in NJ so she can get away too. She LOVES the ocean. She also loves just being around people. She gets lonely and I understand that, so I try to bite my tongue and let things roll off my back knowing that she won't be around forever