MIL overnighted cupcakes to us to give to H's poppy tonight. None for us, none for anyone else. My H told her not to do it but she ignored him per usual. She doesn't even send things to her grandson.
They didn't arrive yesterday. H and I are both being gleefully petty about it. You want poppy to have cupcakes? Mail them TO HIM.
My aunt texted a group "happy thanksgiving" text to 10 people this morning, forgetting that not everyone is in her time zone. One message I ca ignore, but everyone's replies meant I was awake at 5am...
My mil said we are leaving her alone today because we aren't driving 4-5 hours to her since its a PITA with a toddler and a newborn. Guess inviting her here MULTIPLE times doesn't count.
DH, MIL, and GMIL picked us up at the train station last night. Per usual, any questions DH asked me were answered by MIL, because all of life is all about her.
She got into a pissing match with her sister over where everyone was sleeping last night.
DH and i escaped for a few minutes last night and he bitched about his mom the whole time (he just spent the week with her).
One funny: MIL said she taped a TV show to give to her niece. Yes, she literally videotaped a TV show, for a 20something. I'm pretty sure a) this gal doesn't have a VCR and b) can watch it several different ways online/on demand
Post by MadamePresident on Nov 26, 2015 8:41:25 GMT -5
Dear husband,
You have 5 days in a row off work. Since I'm the one who gets up to handle the kids and the alarm sometimes wakes them up in the morning, please turn off your alarm on your phone.
H just mentioned that he hasn't gotten ahold of the movers to verify everything. He sent back the paperwork in October. They're supposed to come on Monday to pack us and move us 500 miles. Um, what?
DS2 has a cold- no fever just a runny nose and congestion but I am SURE my SIL will go on and on about how he has a runny nose and are you sure he doesn't have a fever? Did you check? Are you sure? Relax your precious spawn will survive.
You have 5 days in a row off work. Since I'm the one who gets up to handle the kids and the alarm sometimes wakes them up in the morning, please turn off your alarm on your phone.
Signed, Wife who wishes she were still in bed
P.S. Why is this not obvious to you?
Omg MH did the same fucking thing. Then he hit the SNOOZE instead of turning it off?? The only reason he's alive is because he did all the dishes from last night and let me sleep another hour and a half.
Post by dulcemariamar on Nov 26, 2015 10:29:17 GMT -5
Can I be annoyed with my DH? I baked an caramel apple pie yesterday and my DH complained that it tasted too much like apples and not enough like cake. WTF.
We asked FIL to bring pies. Guess who waited till the last minute to try and get pies and either couldn't find them or the stores were too busy? Luckily we were prepared for this.
I just came in here because I like to complain. IL's haven't given me anything to complain about recently, but the weekend of H's family overload (3 events in 4 days) doesn't start for a few more hours.
My MIL has called "dibs" on holding DS during my sisters wedding. In May. I get that we live far away and she won't see him between now and then, but she's commented on not wanting to share him with anyone either. Ummm all of my family/close friends will be at the wedding and have never met DS, not sharing isn't an option. I can't help but roll my eyes at this. First grandchild problems...
We are alone, alone, alone! We have a couple joining us for dinner and we very much enjoy their company (not "soup" enjoy, we just like them). Glory days.
One funny: MIL said she taped a TV show to give to her niece. Yes, she literally videotaped a TV show, for a 20something. I'm pretty sure a) this gal doesn't have a VCR and b) can watch it several different ways online/on demand
Lol! This is killing me. Maybe she cut out an article from the newspaper too? And transferred it to microfiche?
LOL, she just informed me that she purposely went out to WalMart and bought videotapes. "They're really expensive these days!"
Strangely the niece was excited. Maybe she hasn't thought through trying to procure a VCR...
Post by asoctoberfalls on Nov 26, 2015 11:58:20 GMT -5
FIL died 4 years ago, and MIL blew through her 1/2 million plus nest egg going on vacations and buying a bunch of crap the past 4 years. (She also has a pension that supplies her with plenty of income to live on). Now she's flat broke, and DH keeps wanting to buy groceries, meals out, etc for her because she's a widow. He says I'm heartless for not wanting to do it.
We bought catered Thanksgiving food that MIL selected because she "only has 12 dollars in her bank account." The plan was for her to buy the food, and he insisted we buy it. I'm pissed and now we are fighting.
I worked super hard all week to get all the cooking done so we could relax in the evenings. I'm nearly 35w and made all the sides, prepped the turkey, set the table, did all the apps. DH promised to clean before people were arriving at 10 am today because he felt "so bad" I did all the work myself. I woke him up at 8:30 this morning and he didn't start cleaning until 9:45 so I had to run around helping him instead of watching the parade. I'm not lifting a finger to do dishes.
My DH is the only person in my family that is on my shit list today. I have been cooking and cleaning all morning and asked him to take our 3 year old with him to Starbucks so I could focus on what I was doing. My 200 pound husband was unable to get our 29 pound toddler into the car seat by himself so I had to stop what I was doing to help him. Clearly a really stupid thing to be annoyed at but the helplessness drives me crazy.
Post by hbomdiggity on Nov 26, 2015 12:32:53 GMT -5
I bought English muffins at Costco since we have 5 adults here since Friday. Thought it was interesting that they haven't been touched. So I made myself one this morning before all my cooking - not going to do a big breakfast - and let everyone else follow.
FIL just came in with the one he toasted and it's completely whole... Clearly they don't eat English muffins! And explains why they have gone untouched.
My ILs are so fucking weird. They're married but are apparently spending today apart rather than together. MIL is going to a buffet with her side of the family and SFIL is going to his dad's house. That's weird, right?
I fucking can't stand MIL. DH's grandma tried holding R and he was fussy so she kept saying "what's wrong with him?" And MIL says "oh it's not you its just him. I used to be able to calm E down but not this one'". seriously, fuck you.