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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don’t understand why you didn’t say “Hey Mom, we really want to do Thanksgiving at our house this year.  The kids are really excited to host.  I’m planning a whole menu but let me know if you want to bring anything or come early to help!”  Especially if you’re an only child or dont have local siblings.

Sometimes I read dcum and am amazed at the total lack of social skills.  They way you’ve described it sounds like you were deliberately trying to get a rise out of your mom. [/quote]

I didn't put a direct quote of every word I used on purpose.

If I don't have social skills, then there's another good reason not to have to suffer my presence at a dinner, though. My husband thinks my social skills and cooking are good enough, so I'm fortunate. [/quote]

Okay, that’s fine. But don’t expect to get praised by the DCUm community when the point of your post seems to be that you were deliberately hurtful to your mom and are really proud that she seemed punched in the gut.  If that’s not the way it went down, then it was weird to describe it that way, as if you are encouraging people to be rude to their moms.  If in fact your mom is an awful person and deserved what she got, then perhaps we are missing the back story.  But most of us have moms who deserve to be treated with kindness and most of us would be upset if our mom felt punched in the gut.  [/quote]

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