Son in laws behaviour on Mothers day of all days

TheSunRisesInTheEast

butterandjam

If any of my kids delivered my MD card /gift ON MY DOORSTEP, I'd find such economy of their time and attention rude and dismissive.

Your daughter was rude to her mother.

Her husband is not your child, you're not his mother.

That the daughter handed the Mother's Day gifts over at the door isn't a problem to the OP. She was working from home and was fine about that arrangement, no doubt they spend a lot of time together apart from this. The thread was about how upset the OP was that during the exchange with her daughter, her son-in-law sat in the car, just feet away, head down, glued to his mobile phone, and didn't even have the courtesy to look up and smile or wave an acknowledgement to his mother-in-law - totally ignorant and bad mannered 😡.

I agree.

Neither here nor there what we think about OPs daughter, the OP asked about her SIL. I'd have thought he could've waved, smiled, spoken.

petra

Addicted to his phone: simple as.
I don’t think some people realise how big a thing this is.
I am well aware of how ridiculous that sounds but it’s real.

I don’t think some people realise how big a thing this is.

I totally agree with you, they don't. And it is.

I'd wager a bet the OP's son-in-law behaves similarly at home - with his wife.

Dickens

petra

Addicted to his phone: simple as.
I don’t think some people realise how big a thing this is.
I am well aware of how ridiculous that sounds but it’s real.

I don’t think some people realise how big a thing this is.

I totally agree with you, they don't. And it is.

I'd wager a bet the OP's son-in-law behaves similarly at home - with his wife.

Yes.

It doesn't sound ridiculous, it is an enormous problem now.

62Granny

I would shout out " Hi Xxx on your phone again? "

I think that would be quite rude.

I think it is lovely that DD made the effort to bring gifts and drive to mothers house. It was probably hurried but the intent and the love was there. She probably told her DH, "Just wait here. I wont be a minute."

Macaydia

62Granny

I would shout out " Hi Xxx on your phone again? "

I think that would be quite rude.

I think it is lovely that DD made the effort to bring gifts and drive to mothers house. It was probably hurried but the intent and the love was there. She probably told her DH, "Just wait here. I wont be a minute."

You really think someone just yards away, head down, didn’t even bother to give a little wave ok?

Yes, hollysteers I think its tragic he got distracted by his phone at a time when he should have been practicing manners. Some bloaks just have none. I try to think of only the good things though hence focusing on the efforts made by DD. I would just let it go with the SiL.