Three years ago, my grandmother passed away. I was very close to her, and she left me a pair of beautiful diamond earrings. This is the one thing of hers I have left. Unfortunately, the posts were to big to fit through the tiny holes in my ear.
I broke my ankle about a month ago, so I'm on crutches. Plus my dad was yelling at me today, so I went upstairs to talk to my mom (we have a good relationship). I walked into her room, and saw a pretty chinese print pouch on her dresser. Thinking it was a Christmas gift from one of her students (she is a teacher), I opened it.
Inside were the earrings. I thought she had been using them for herself, so I started screaming at her for stealing them. After I was done, she told me she had gotten the posts fixed and was going to give them to me as a Christmas present to wear to my winter formal, my first high school dance (my ankle will have healed by then). Then, out of anger from the rest of todays events, I told her it was
2007-12-15 09:28:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
a horrible gift.
She cried for about half an hour afterv our fight. I feel awful. I think this would have actually been my most cherished present ever.
What can I do?
2007-12-15 09:30:01 · update #1
You were not correct in accusing her for having stolen the ear rings.Had she stolen them , she would not have put them in her dresser. You should have accepted the truth when she told you that she got the posts altered and was going to present them to you. She took the trouble of getting them modified so that you can put them on.You have erred in not apologizing then and there.
Still it is not late for you to ask her to be pardoned.Do it without any delay. Assure your mom that you will not hurt feelings any more in future.Tell her that you were perturbed that day due to Dad's yelling.
2007-12-16 00:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by yogeshwargarg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should go into to your mother and apologize for your inconsiderete behaviour and beg for her forgivness. Say that you were just overcome by the whole thing about your ankle and you still haven't gotten over your grandmothers death, and that those earings are the most valuable thing you own, and you care for them so much that you don't like anybody touching them withour permission.
Just apologize and hope for the best. Oh, and also tell her that you feel extremely guilty and you never caused for this to happen and you didn't mean what you said. If that doesn't work, give her a written apology. That's what I once did with my mother when i said something horrible to her!
Swear that you will never do anything like that again and tell her you love her
Good Luck!
2007-12-15 17:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by MeMyselfAndI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First and for most you should go to your mother and tell her that your sorry for what you said and that you hurt her. Tell her that it was thought full of her to get the posts on grandma's earrings fixed for you and that you love her for it. Tell her that this is the most beautiful and meaning gift for Christmas for her to love you so much to get them fixed for you. Tell her just how much those earrings mean to you and that you thought something all together different and how sorry you are that you made her cry. I lost my mother a year ago and i wish that i had spent more time with her as she was 86 and once they are gone then it is to late. Go to her hold her and give her all the love you can. Sounds like you have a great mom. Good luck
2007-12-15 18:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by johns wife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How could you? that was a terrible thing to do! I can't believe you accused your own mother of stealing!
If I was you I would get my sorry as*s up to my mother and grovel and apologise until I was blue in the face.
You have probably just ruined your mother's christmas, do you realise that? on xmas day when she gives those to you this is all she will be able to think about.
Your mum is so hurt right now, go and say sorry and mean it.
2007-12-15 17:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by Smoochy Poochy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You got angry even after she told you what she did?? I think the best thing to do is go to an anger management class. This goes beyond the earrings and you need to figure out what it is before it progresses anymore.
2007-12-15 17:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by Michael K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should confront her..about why you acted the way you did. And tell her the reason why you got like that about those earings, because she might not know exactly how you feel about them, until you tell her. And then, apologize becuase its not her fault that she didnt know how you felt about them, and that you just over reacted about the whole situation...
2007-12-15 17:44:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apologise n tell her the truth...n then give her a big hug n tell her that u love her
2007-12-15 17:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by Swit Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say sorry to your mother......
2007-12-15 17:42:46 · answer #8 · answered by Janu... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋