tomrrow im going to my boyfriends house...i go there all the time and my mom knows him and shes met his parents before...the thing is she trys to get WAY to involved...she wants me to bring cookies over there! she wants to "fix them up a plate of cookies and brownies" and me give them to his family...come on...THATS SO EMBARASSING! shes like oh but it would be so giving...i dont know how to tell her without fighting..hellpp
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? xXxpinky615xXx answered Friday December 24 2004, 11:40 am: Actually... I'm on your mom's side. It is very nice to bring something to his house because it shows his parents that you care about them. They will respect you so much more just for the little things like that. I bought my boyfriend's parent's Christmas presents. I got them a bottle of wine and two new wine glasses and they were both very appreciative. Well <i>I</i> didn't buy the wine because I'm under aged but my mom bought it for me and I gave it to his mom. It's good having your boyfriend's parents have that kind of relationship with you because then they won't have a problem bringing you places. My boyfriends parents LOVE me. Whenever there is a special occasion at a relatives house she always wants to bring me so she can introduce me to his family. I've met everyone in his family and they all love me. Trust me, it is in NO way embarassing or stupid to bring something for his parents. They will really appreciate it. [ xXxpinky615xXx's advice column | Ask xXxpinky615xXx A Question ]
iNdEeD2 answered Friday December 24 2004, 11:31 am: dont fight with your mom say mom dont you remember whwen you were young and you had a boyfriend!!!you wouldnt dare bring brownies or cookies to him!!! thats a grandma thing. look im asking you so nicely now plzzzz mom just plzzz lisetn to my reason and except the fact that i dont always get my way but this is when ill need it!!
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Advice_x33 answered Friday December 24 2004, 11:15 am: Just be straight forward with her, in the nicest way possible..
Tell her the truth, and that you just dont want to bring cookies because it's embarressing.. [ Advice_x33's advice column | Ask Advice_x33 A Question ]
Shortie8959 answered Friday December 24 2004, 10:32 am: Actually since it's Christmas, that WOULD be a nice thing to do. I'd actually do that, lol. Bring a plate of cookies over, and then after that, your mom won't have anymore ideas like that, and if she does, just calmly talk to her about it, without getting mad. Good luck!
Hope I helped!
Happy Holidays!
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aNgeLxfOrEvEr answered Friday December 24 2004, 9:55 am: If he's your boyfriend, you should feel comfortable with it. It's almost Christmas, and it might be nice to do something? I'm not saying you HAVE to do the cookies and brownies, but maybe something? If you REALLY don't want to bring 'em over, then just tell your mom you don't really want to do it. Tell her the truth about how you feel. Hope I helped, good luck =) [ aNgeLxfOrEvEr's advice column | Ask aNgeLxfOrEvEr A Question ]
Karen answered Friday December 24 2004, 9:00 am: Yeah, I know how you feel, just talk to your mom and tell her how you feel! Just be like "Mom, I'm not going to a party or anything, just to see my boyfriend!" Something like that!" Hope I helped :)
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tish answered Friday December 24 2004, 8:51 am: well,i think you should talk to her and tell her how you feel if its really that embarssing you should tell her.hope this helps!!!!!!!!.-tish [ tish's advice column | Ask tish A Question ]
xxxxxx answered Friday December 24 2004, 8:33 am: just be like, "mom, it's not necessary to bring cookies and brownies to their house. i'm going to see my boyfriend, not his family." explain to her that she can bring cookies to them on her own time. [ xxxxxx's advice column | Ask xxxxxx A Question ]
TiCkLeD_pInK540 answered Friday December 24 2004, 2:59 am: it may SEEM embarassing, but it shouldn't be. I see no problem at all with your mom making them a plate of cookies and brownies. my brothers girlfrieds do that and he loves it, (so do i b/c they're really good!lol)Guys love food, they can't help it! Trust me, this is actually a GOOD thing to do because it breaks the ice. Plus, if it get awkward and you need an excuse not to talk, eating a cookie is a great way to cover it up! your guy will probably like you even more for bringing food and will probably invite you over more because he knows you care enough to bring him food. (with guys, if they're fed, they're happy.) so just go with it! i've never seen a guy protest to food before so i don't see how this could possibly end up bad! but if you really want to, if he doesn't like them, you could always say it was your mom's idea and that she made the cookies, not you! lol. I hope i've been as helpful as possible and good luck!
Always,
Carly [ TiCkLeD_pInK540's advice column | Ask TiCkLeD_pInK540 A Question ]
Solaris answered Friday December 24 2004, 2:53 am: Yeah...That is NOT embarrasing...If my girlfriend ever brought me brownies or cookies, I would die a happy happy man. Not that I would die or anything. Trust me though. He will love the free food. All guys do. Just bring him the brownies.
NEVERLETG00 answered Friday December 24 2004, 2:38 am: my boyfriend would be amazed if i EVER did that, haha, it shows that you think about their family more that what they think. your mom is just trying to be nice and help things out with you and ur bf, dont mind her, shes a mom what can ya do?! lol x0 [ NEVERLETG00's advice column | Ask NEVERLETG00 A Question ]
selectopaque answered Friday December 24 2004, 2:11 am: Dude, that's sweet as hell. Why is that embarrassing?
Oh, I remember. Your a teenager. Everything is going to embarrass you. I remember what it's like to be embarrassed over silly little things like that.
I think it's sweet as hell and it would really get your boyfriends parents to respect you and think your a "good little girl".
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