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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wanted to send my mom tickets to a local show for Mother's Day. The tickets are emailed as soon as you buy, though, and the show's not until August. So, I waited until Friday to buy them (close to Mother's Day), and also to double check that mom would be available that evening to go to the show. I called and texted  all weekend. However, mom decided to not answer anything (phone, email, text) all weekend because, well, I'm not sure. I'm living abroad, and my sister, who lives near mom, said the only thing she heard from mom was that she just "didn't want to talk to anyone." I know she's mad because my dad has a regular event out of town on mother's day each year. But now I'm getting passive aggressive messages from dad, "suggesting" that I get my act together and mail her a present for Mother's Day! I'm so over it.  :evil: [/quote]

Soo...your mom did not any communications this weekend, stating that she does not want to talk to someone.  Your dad called you and told you that he thinks you should send her a present.  (You seem to take issue with him suggesting it, but would it have been acceptable for him to direct you to do it?)

You, assume your mom is mad at your dad.  You wait until the last possible second to buy her a gift.  What were you going to do if she wasn't available?  And why couldn't you have the tickets emailed to yourself and just send her the confirmation as a gift, as is common practice?

I don't see the passive aggression in this scenario.
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