We are in our 40's, our children are in their late teens, she was conversing with the girls of his crowd, most likely to get the lowdown on what was happening in their evening. Is this rude, bizzare, obsessive or all of the above?
2007-02-09 00:30:43 · 11 answers · asked by cherry 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
we are both Moms, our kids are the same age, no we are not involved just friends, she was conversing with the girls from her sons crowd, yes getting the lowdown of what was going on there....no her son does not know...is this rude bizarre obsessive....I have never checked my kids email or my space, read their journals, asked their friends questions about them nor followed them around...yet I feel my kids respect me and talk to me and ask for my advice...am I being naive to think I have a healthy relationship with my kids...I have girls she has a boy...do mothers have strange relationships with theirs sons....
2007-02-09 00:54:04 · update #1
yeah, this is pretty rude. I had a friend like this, and after a while just stopped hanging out with her.
I know how you feel!!
sophia
2007-02-09 00:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by sophia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think since the age of complete acceptance of the mobile phone, and especially the text messaging system...respect and politeness have fallen by the wayside and our own selfishness has taken over. You see it everywhere, it used to be a problem to drive with your phone...now it is impossible to go anywhere without nearly being struck by someone with their phone stuck on their ear. Used to be a big question whether or not it was rude to answer/use your cell phone while out with others in a social setting unless an emergency...now that nasty ear appendage interrupts communication and socialization between others all the time, without as much as an "excuse me". Texting has been taken to new heights, by the teen population especially; we already had sullen, disrespectful, non-communicative teens, now they are allowed to outright ignore us, their teachers and any form of communication, if a text/call needs to be responded to( I had to ask my parents if I could use the phone when I got home from school til I was 16!). Even in the workplace, people I work with are carrying & constantly checking their cells and texting back people all during their shift. Our phone are strapped to our waists by professionals & soccer moms alike, ready for the slightest whim to answer whether or not it's a necessary call. When did it become acceptable to carry a cell phone and use it during work, school, etc? Now a challenge has arisen, when are kids "supposed" to get their first cell phone, well I would say the marketing department for cell phone companies has done their job...if our kids are counting the days til their first cell phone! The blackberry, two way messaging system, etc. is also portrayed in contemporary music & media as being acceptable to use or answer anywhere...you see moguls & executives diddling (I say diddling because they look like kids on a gameboy) on their 2 ways while in meetings or dinners...how rude! What ever happened to hospital non-usage...there are signs everywhere asking people not to use them, but everyone you walk by has one in their ear!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As I said, no respect, no regard...no problem...society as a considerate, functional whole is deteriorating very quickly and we are all contributing in one way or another! In answer to your question...YES, VERY RUDE! HOWEVER NOT BIZARRE, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS DOING IT!
2007-02-09 00:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by yummi1128 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably all of the above. I am a mid teen and a lot my friend's parents are my friends and I wouldn't feel strange getting a phone call from them. But if she is texting them while she is supposed to be spending time with you and is asking them what her son is doing, I would say that is all of the above.
2007-02-09 00:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rude? YES!
Perhaps you should have turned off the movie and asked her if she needed to talk about this rather than texting and her being extremely distracted.
2007-02-09 00:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Laundry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very weird. Rude to you but weird with the age difference. She's a mom and she needs to start acting like one.
2007-02-09 00:33:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it was rude seeing that she was spending the evening with you, however it sounds to me like she is trying to re-live her youth by communicating with the younger crowd (especially txting on a cell phone, because thats popular with the younger crowd)
2007-02-09 00:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by mememe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the above...does her Son know that she spends all her free time texting his friends? Poor kid!
2007-02-09 00:37:58 · answer #7 · answered by BiancaVee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not involved with her i guess it is odd that she is doing this but she sounds like she is obsessed don't invite her back over find a new friend..
2007-02-09 00:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say all of the above,That is so rude..
2007-02-09 00:33:48 · answer #9 · answered by Bella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not exatly shure on the situashon but it sounds kinda rude and anoying fore the teen
2007-02-09 00:33:52 · answer #10 · answered by Joshua B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋