Valora,

As crazy as it sounds, I didn’t really consider the emotional aspect of the things that my boyfriend’s mom has said. Thinking of the situation in that way does put it a bit more into perspective for me, so thank you for that. I guess it was just the finality of the things she said that got under my skin. I would have liked to think that me being a part of her son’s life for so long would have made some difference, but then again, I can imagine how she must be feeling. My boyfriend and I have actually been talking about getting engaged in the near future. Maybe the knowledge of that, added to the fact that he would be missing a special family holiday for the first time, (and potentially more in the future), got to her. Not to mention, my boyfriend’s sister (who is both the oldest and the only girl), is getting married next July. On top of all of that, his second youngest brother lives all the way in California, with his mom’s only 2 grandchildren. Maybe she is just feeling like all of her children are going off and starting their own lives, and she is worried they will forget about her, (which obviously would never happen). I’m just going to try to keep that in mind when I see her, and try not to take it so personally…