Are you embarassed by your family?

My mother embarrases me. She doesn't have excellent table habits and is a pretty messy eater. When she chews, she has a tendency to smack her mouth so she makes a smacking sound with every chew. I try and remind her to chew more with her mouth closed but sometimes that is a lost cause. She also strikes up conversations with everyone and it's always about the strangest things too. It drives me crazy sometimes because I'll be ready to go and she'll start talking about what she bought, why she bought it, that kind of thing. I can't help but thinking, no one cares! She doesn't always understand social norms however. So I try not to get on her case for it so much. She has some learning disablities and people with learning disablities are nice people they're just slow on the up take of societal norms.

Sounds like a friend I USED to have. That's the problem, you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. My family is not all that close, we see each other about 2 x per year. My inlaws, on the other hand, are completely neurotic and worry alot all the time about everything. My mother in law can act bizzarely and be embarassing.

I think alot of us do. although I don't see anything wrong with her starting a conversation with people. it's a good way of meeting and making new friends. it seem she just need to have a little bit more respect for herself and others. when she started talking about you in your face, I hope you spoke up. you should let her know how you feel and she her a video of herself.

well, not at the moment...but i am sure i would love that person...why...i hate going outside...i just love to sit in my room or at work place...these days my family is involving me in lot of such activities...wish that someone in your family can certainly help me out of this thing...