grammar question

Not bad writing or bad grammar, Ybaby.

If you break the subject and object up this way, you can see it is grammatically correct:

"When Mom told my brother that she was going to the Persian Gulf, he was worried."

"When Mom told me that she was going to the Persian Gulf, I was worried."

Thanks. It just sounds awkward to me.

Awkward doesn't mean ungrammatical, but I don't even see it as awkward. Perhaps if you explain what you mean, we could help you more.