I figured I should remind everyone.

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If I come across cranky, it's because I still have 3 more weeks to go with my inlaws.  (Yes, they extended their trip a week.)

Also, I'm a genius because I booked them a 4 day trip to LA (originally they were just going overnight and I sold them on an extra couple days - yay me!)

But basically I'm losing my mind. 

[kristie]

I hate people today. So I will sit over here with you. My patient delivered a crack baby last night. Mom was positive for meth and coke and I just wanted to punch her in the face, not take care of her. And apparently someone slipped "Molly" in her drink a week ago, she has never done anything else. People think we are really dumb.

[papie]

Omg I will pray for you even though I never pray.

[papie]

Omg I will pray for you even though I never pray.

[kristie]

And I don't know how you are doing it. The sight of my MIL makes my blood boil, I can't imagine having her in my house for weeks/months. I would be locked in my room a lot.

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You guys would be so proud of me...I've invited her on all my errands, offered to drop her off on my way to meetings/taking kids to school. I've not argued with her insane ideas and gritted my teeth when she complained about her sister in law.

She is such a nice woman and I would always feel bad in hindsight about being annoyed with her - but I had a lightbulb moment this visit. As SOON as I give her an inch she takes a mile. As soon as I relax with her, it's like she senses it and goes in for the pounce and stops respecting how I run my household - and THAT's why she gets under my skin.

She also likes to argue about stupid stuff. Today we were in a local furniture shop and she commented that a fabric was "alcatel" or something. I looked at the tag and it said it was velvet. She then told me velvet must be another word for alacatel in America. I was like, nope, sorry, velvet is velvet. She then continued to try and "right fight" me and I just pretended I didn't hear her as I walked away.

They are truly here to see H and my kids, but I can't step foot in my kitchen with her appearing out of no where like Mr.Deeds. My kids will be downstairs ripping each others faces off and I'll be in the middle of cutting up chicken and she'll be breathing down my back, asking me 17,000 times what she can help with and it never once dawns on her to take her non-raw chicken contaiminated hands downstairs to distract the kids.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 21 more daysssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

I've survived 3 weeks. I can do another 3, right?

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Nov 10, 2013 18:14:12 GMT -5 kristie said:

I hate people today. So I will sit over here with you. My patient delivered a crack baby last night. Mom was positive for meth and coke and I just wanted to punch her in the face, not take care of her. And apparently someone slipped "Molly" in her drink a week ago, she has never done anything else. People think we are really dumb.

holy shit

do you guys call cps when this happens or is there basically nothing you can do?

[TrickyBob]

Where are your in laws from that they are staying so long? I'm sorry, but kudos to you for not losing your shit.

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Nov 10, 2013 19:04:30 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Where are your in laws from that they are staying so long? I'm sorry, but kudos to you for not losing your shit.

They live overseas. 

Also, my MIL is the worst helicopter grandma I have ever seen.  Worse than my mom.  It's actually hysterical to watch.  ALSO, she HATES dogs.  Rather, she is terrified of them.  We walked to the park yesterday and there is one area in the early evening that all the neighbors bring their dogs to (to play fetch, give them a run/exercise).  The path to the park crosses through them and lthere were a TON (12-ish?) dogs hanging out.

As we approached I noticed her starting to tense up and I couldn't stop laughing.  She was like "this is not ok, this is not funny" and I couldn't stop laughing.  Then my kids started laughing. 

I felt a wee bit better after that.  Lol.

[kristie]

Nov 10, 2013 19:01:28 GMT -5 fields said:

Nov 10, 2013 18:14:12 GMT -5 kristie said:

I hate people today. So I will sit over here with you. My patient delivered a crack baby last night. Mom was positive for meth and coke and I just wanted to punch her in the face, not take care of her. And apparently someone slipped "Molly" in her drink a week ago, she has never done anything else. People think we are really dumb.

holy shit

do you guys call cps when this happens or is there basically nothing you can do?

Oh yes, we do all the social services reporting things. But we still have to take care of them, and treat them like normal, and smile through gritted teeth, etc.. I have no idea what will happen with the baby. She has a one year old at home too, so hopefully something. But we just report, and hope the system works.

[tulip]

Nov 10, 2013 19:11:04 GMT -5 fields said:

Nov 10, 2013 19:04:30 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Where are your in laws from that they are staying so long? I'm sorry, but kudos to you for not losing your shit.

They live overseas. 

Also, my MIL is the worst helicopter grandma I have ever seen.  Worse than my mom.  It's actually hysterical to watch.  ALSO, she HATES dogs.  Rather, she is terrified of them.  We walked to the park yesterday and there is one area in the early evening that all the neighbors bring their dogs to (to play fetch, give them a run/exercise).  The path to the park crosses through them and lthere were a TON (12-ish?) dogs hanging out.

As we approached I noticed her starting to tense up and I couldn't stop laughing.  She was like "this is not ok, this is not funny" and I couldn't stop laughing.  Then my kids started laughing. 

I felt a wee bit better after that.  Lol.

Time to adopt a dog!!! I would really do this.

[kristie]

You are a much better wife/mom than me. I really don't think I could do this. I would probably gotten a divorce during week 2. Or had a family emergency that caused me to leave for five weeks and stay somewhere really far away.

[eb777888]

I could not do that. I saw my IL's for a couple of hours yesterday, barely spoke to them, and they were still getting on my fucking nerves so much.

[papie]

It almost sounds like your MIL is my mom. Does she also suspiciously ask you about everything you are doing to that chicken? "Oh you put mustard on your chicken? Why no lemon? Chickens need lemon! Did you wash it? You know you always wash chicken right?"

(No I don't wash chicken or any other meats. I cook them!)

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Nov 10, 2013 19:21:16 GMT -5 kristie said:

Nov 10, 2013 19:01:28 GMT -5 fields said:

holy shit

do you guys call cps when this happens or is there basically nothing you can do?

Oh yes, we do all the social services reporting things. But we still have to take care of them, and treat them like normal, and smile through gritted teeth, etc.. I have no idea what will happen with the baby. She has a one year old at home too, so hopefully something. But we just report, and hope the system works.

I would be shaking with rage.  My cousins wife is an ER resident and she vague posted on FB about having to treat a shaken baby...omg.  I don't know how she didn't kill the parents.

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Nov 10, 2013 19:38:46 GMT -5 papie said:

It almost sounds like your MIL is my mom. Does she also suspiciously ask you about everything you are doing to that chicken? "Oh you put mustard on your chicken? Why no lemon? Chickens need lemon! Did you wash it? You know you always wash chicken right?"

(No I don't wash chicken or any other meats. I cook them!)

YES X 1,000,000,000,000

and is literally 1/2 in away from me at all times in the kitchen

Also, yesterday I left her to her own devices to make boukouri (sp).  5 min later she came and found me because she couldn't turn on the oven.  My entire kitchen was filled with gas fumes.  Meaning, she had just kept turning the knob on and letting the gas out.  RAGE.

And then when she can tell I'm getting annoyed, she'll say in a sing song voice "Oh you know me, I just like to understand how other people cook".

RRRAAAAAAAAGEEEEEEEEEEEE.

I then have this internal talk with myself about how I have ultimate control (aka, H is 100% on my side about this stuff), so I just grit my teeth on keep on keepin' on.

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Nov 10, 2013 19:22:30 GMT -5 sequins said:

Also my H and I have bonded so much over this shared burden.. lol and we are so damn polite and nice with each other. I have 33 more days to go. I'm so excited. At the end of which I'm going to reward myself with a kitchen appliance/clothing spree. (hidden benefits, lol)

Yes!

Last visit (overseas to their house, with both my kids) I scored a Mulberry bag out of the deal

[Bonita]

Ugh...I am right there with you fields. My parents have been staying with us for 4 months while they're having their house built, I have gone insane a few times

You are definitely a genius for talking them into doing an extended trip in LA, great job!

[papie]

Nov 10, 2013 19:44:52 GMT -5 fields said:

Nov 10, 2013 19:38:46 GMT -5 papie said:

It almost sounds like your MIL is my mom. Does she also suspiciously ask you about everything you are doing to that chicken? "Oh you put mustard on your chicken? Why no lemon? Chickens need lemon! Did you wash it? You know you always wash chicken right?"

(No I don't wash chicken or any other meats. I cook them!)

YES X 1,000,000,000,000


And then when she can tell I'm getting annoyed, she'll say in a sing song voice "Oh you know me, I just like to understand how other people cook".

RRRAAAAAAAAGEEEEEEEEEEEE.

.

Lol
Because it is my mom I actually DNA and then she is all offended "I was just making conversation!"

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Nov 10, 2013 19:49:48 GMT -5 papie said:

Nov 10, 2013 19:44:52 GMT -5 fields said:

YES X 1,000,000,000,000


And then when she can tell I'm getting annoyed, she'll say in a sing song voice "Oh you know me, I just like to understand how other people cook".

RRRAAAAAAAAGEEEEEEEEEEEE.

.

Lol
Because it is my mom I actually DNA and then she is all offended "I was just making conversation!"

That's what she says to H, literally verbatim.  lol!

[papie]

I don't know where DNA came from. I typed snap

[snickers]

They extended their trip by a week?! Oh fuck, that sucks big time.