DD2 was supposed to be here last night at about 7:00. 11:00 rolled around and she still wasn't here. 2:30 in the a.m. and she "will be leaving any minute." I get a text at 5:30 and she's bringing the guy we'd already told her NOT to bring. "I don't want to be rude but I don't want him spending Christmas alone." (he has family, or "family" he lives with so make arrangements elsewhere dude. We are NOT bringing the love life/living arrangements into the house with the history she has. We do NOT bring it into our house.) I text back "Yes you are being rude. We already went through this. You are not inviting people over." "So, he's supposed to just sit around and spend Christmas alone?"
She finally rolls up at 8:00,comes in with a couple packages and asks if we have wrapping paper. She needs to wrap a couple presents for her friend's "brother's" kid so he can leave. She asks if they can come in for a few...sure, not a problem. So she brings in the boyfriend (fine for a few minutes, whatever. Gracing us with your presence doesn't mean we're hosting or the girls are doing a "getting to know mom's boyfriend.") Then THEIR RIDE DRIVES OFF AND LEAVES HIM. (Not his fault, she planned this whole manipulative thing.)
He's staying, we're being friendly hosts but damn, I am PISSED. Not over the one extra mouth, but the whole manipulative bullshit that preceded it and had him ending up at our table despite our adamant stance. She will not be here next Christmas if she can't follow our rules. I don't care if she's my daughter or their mom. If you're going to be that disrespectful of me and mine, you're not welcome until you can follow my rules and my wishes in my house.
I'm pretty sure MIL hates me. She got me a thick black knit Turtleneck that cannot look good on any human.
Then she gave us a framed picture of DH and the kids and I, but she printed them on her home computer and effed up the scaling- so now all our bodies are obviously stretched too wide. It looks insane. Also the frame is thick heavy sharp metal which cannot go anywhere in our house w/o being a hazard.
Post by tacosforlife on Dec 25, 2015 14:52:43 GMT -5
I think my ILs do not actually like each other but are just together because they have no concept of what their lives would be like apart from one another.
Post by tacosforlife on Dec 25, 2015 14:53:47 GMT -5
My husband has agreed we need to make a liquor run. I budgeted us down to the last penny this month and don't have money for booze. THANK YOU, AMERICAN EXPRESS, FOR SAVING CHRISTMAS.
My husband has agreed we need to make a liquor run. I budgeted us down to the last penny this month and don't have money for booze. THANK YOU, AMERICAN EXPRESS, FOR SAVING CHRISTMAS.
By law all liquor stores are closed here. I think anyway.
My husband has agreed we need to make a liquor run. I budgeted us down to the last penny this month and don't have money for booze. THANK YOU, AMERICAN EXPRESS, FOR SAVING CHRISTMAS.
By law all liquor stores are closed here. I think anyway.
Not in the Midwest! THANK THE SWEET BRAND NEW JUST-BORN BABY JESUS!
I just informed H that I have tapped out on meal production for the rest of the weekend. I slept terribly last night, orchestrated everything yesterday and today, and am exhausted. The mimosas and I are going to take a nap.
Post by earlgreyhot on Dec 25, 2015 15:14:54 GMT -5
I was stoked to give my son this super cool robot set...Cubelets. It's pricey but figured it would give years of use...yadda yadda. Anyway...we unbox and we got a defective battery so it doesn't work.
No doubt we'll get a replacement...but not for a few days...so not going to be able to play with my brothers and stuff. Super bummed.
Family time is going pretty well though. My ILs have crossed over from "cluttered" to hoarding territory. They are clean...but there's not a clean surface in the place. And now that they watch my nephew it looks like a daycare exploded.
I'm making apple pie. I've somehow never made it before and I'm really nervous.
My parents are back up north with my extended family so we're hosting here for the in laws. They'll be here in 45 minutes. I love them, but I'm trying to get everyone cooked asap so I can abandon my kitchen to them. They'll use it.
I made PW baked French toast with Challach bread, eggs and bacon. Everything's gone fine but I did wake up feeling like I have a cold, so that's no fun.
We left 3 hours later than planned so we're the asshole family members who will hold up dinner. Hopefully DD's cuteness will make up for our tardiness. Can we play the new parents card for a whole year?
Called my parents to wish them a Merry Christmas and my Mom starts in about how red meat and sugar causes cancer, then offers to send me links. No thanks Mom, we've already gone over how I don't want to read your conspiracy theory crap.
We'll see how the rest of the day goes. I texted my brother this morning and he's doing ok. A friend invited him to join them for Christmas so I'm glad he's not alone.
My SIL made an comment on an instagram post of mine that annoyed me so I deleted it. I waited until I woke up this morning to do so since I'm east coast and she's west coast and it was the middle of the night for her. Because I don't REALLY want to start shit, but ... if the shit somehow gets started I can bring it.
Post by NewOrleans on Dec 25, 2015 15:29:51 GMT -5
DH's batty old grandmother grinds her teeth and sounds like a goddamned rocking chair or a haunted house or an old pirate ship on a stormy night with all the creaking coming from her fucking mouth. I flee from her regularly but she follows me like a spaniel. It's to torture me, I know it is. CREAK. GRIND. SCRAPE.
My husband has agreed we need to make a liquor run. I budgeted us down to the last penny this month and don't have money for booze. THANK YOU, AMERICAN EXPRESS, FOR SAVING CHRISTMAS.
My husband has agreed we need to make a liquor run. I budgeted us down to the last penny this month and don't have money for booze. THANK YOU, AMERICAN EXPRESS, FOR SAVING CHRISTMAS.
Post by tacosforlife on Dec 25, 2015 15:41:01 GMT -5
My ILs have a bathroom window that looks out into the backyard. It's right by the toilet. The blinds are always open when I go in, and I always close them. WHY ARE THESE BLINDS OPEN EVER?
It looks like there is some blood in the bathtub. I am not showering tomorrow.
My ILs have a bathroom window that looks out into the backyard. It's right by the toilet. The blinds are always open when I go in, and I always close them. WHY ARE THESE BLINDS OPEN EVER?
It looks like there is some blood in the bathtub. I am not showering tomorrow.
Pick up baby wipes when you go on your liquor run. They do in a no shower pinch.
I mean, not that I know from personal experience or anything like that. At all. I'm dewy fresh 24/7/365.
My ILs have a bathroom window that looks out into the backyard. It's right by the toilet. The blinds are always open when I go in, and I always close them. WHY ARE THESE BLINDS OPEN EVER?
It looks like there is some blood in the bathtub. I am not showering tomorrow.
Pick up baby wipes when you go on your liquor run. They do in a no shower pinch.
I mean, not that I know from personal experience or anything like that. At all. I'm dewy fresh 24/7/365.
Well, since we are leaving tomorrow and are doing NOTHING here but sitting around and watching TV, I think I'll be fine just to hold off until I get home.
The toilet seat in my parents upstairs bathroom broke. So my father, who has three abdominal hernias and massive arthritis in his shoulder, decided Christmas Day was the ideal time to replace it (it could have waited). He proceeded to take a wire cutter to the plastic bolt under the bowl that was all rusted to hell.
Guess who ended up spending an HOUR changing the toilet seat? WHILE HE WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND SAT IN HIS RECLINER??
The toilet seat in my parents upstairs bathroom broke. So my father, who has three abdominal hernias and massive arthritis in his shoulder, decided Christmas Day was the ideal time to replace it (it could have waited). He proceeded to take a wire cutter to the plastic bolt under the bowl that was all rusted to hell.
Guess who ended up spending an HOUR changing the toilet seat? WHILE HE WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND SAT IN HIS RECLINER??
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley