I think posting about the fever thing at this point is a lost cause. But seriously. That comment that fevers aren't usually caused my contagious illness.
Please explain. What else are they caused by? Because all the other things I can think of are still reasons a kid should stay home. Like... Allergic/immune reaction. Inflammatory response of any kind.
But please @peachesandcream or whatever your SN is, please let me know your thought process here.
Sorry, sorry! Responded above. I don't TAT well, I do better on my desktop at work. Also I need to go back to whatever page that was that talked about mobile notifications...
First thanksgiving. No wine. No mixed drinks. No conversation. You could hear silverware scrape against plates. No eye contact. My brother in law with his naked lady tattoos on his arms scratched his neck with the fork he was using to eat the colorless mash he had turned his food into.
WHY DIDN'T I RUN?
+1 The first time I met H's family fil sat right across from H and only talked to him all night and sil sat across from me and said not one word (she didn't think I was "family enough" to be at a family dinner). To this day sil who lives less than 3 miles away has not met DS (almost a year old). Eta: and fil is a selfish asshole who can't allow me to have different politics /opinions w/o yelling and insulting me so he's not welcome in our lives .
"I can't fathom a reason that you'd lie. But people also inject cement and superglue in their asses, so sometimes I'm just at a loss about people's decision-making abilities."-rocksforludo
I agree with normadix about it being more of a mom of boys issues. My MiL actually told me I was taking her little boy away from her. But H has a great relationship with my parents.
Mine didn't say it outright but it was implied. Sigh. We've had ups and downs but we've found a way forward that mostly works. She also has a victim complex and eats crackers but it's way better. I really hope I have a good relationship with DS' future SO. I really worry about it given my MIL.
Not on the same level, but my ILs still occasionally spell my name wrong. I've known them for 10+ years. It happens juuuuuuust often enough that I feel like they do it on purpose.
The wrong "too" in there is making me twitchy.
Wait. Wut? Isn't too an adverb meaning "excessively"?
FFC, related to MIL topic: I told DH we couldn't visit MIL bc she has a cat (that I'm super allergic to) and you shouldn't take a decongestant/Benadryl while nursing. Technicallyyyyy not necessarily totally true. But he doesn't know that. And who wants to spend 5+ hours in a car each way with an infant when you can just drive across town to my parents' house thanksgiving. And Christmas.
If this is your only issue with your MIL then I think this is really douchey.
Yeah, see I don't get this and this is the type of behavior that makes me really nervous with a future DIL. I don't know how old the baby is/will be, but if I was really concerned about a 5 hr drive with a baby (since the allergy med thing you said is bogus), I would invite ILs to my parents' house for the holiday then.
Post by bunnyfungo on Aug 10, 2016 22:46:13 GMT -5
Just to add to the douche factor. It's bury the lede 😉 I don't know why this is a pet peeve of mine. I'm sure I fuck up other grammar things all the time.
Just to add to the douche factor. It's bury the lede 😉 I don't know why this is a pet peeve of mine. I'm sure I fuck up other grammar things all the time.
Really?? I learned something today!
ETA I always thought it was referencing that you should "lead" with that info.
My mom was an English major and I learned really random things from her. I also learned to add extraneous commas to every paper because she would edit the fuck our of my shit and I never had enough. Now I have too many. Sigh.
I've never had boxed Mac and cheese. I've had stouffers and it was bland.
Did you cook the Stouffer's in the oven? It makes a difference. Unless you have food allergies, it's hard to imagine never having had boxed Mac and Cheese. It's like ramen and cup o noodles. Almost everyone has been drunk or high at 3 am and tried them whether they like that type of food or not.
I had stouffers at a retirement party and it was like soup. I don't buy box Mac and cheese, I always preferred homemade.
Post by Cherhorowitz on Aug 10, 2016 22:50:44 GMT -5
I have a really good relationship with my MIL. My H is her only child and she treats me like a daughter. We go shopping together, go to the spa together, pre-kid, we used to try fancy restaurants in the city together and get hammered at 5 hour lunches off good wine. But she knows I have my mom. So when my mom came to the hospital to meet our son, she told MH she would come the next day after my mom met him. In return, I know that's her son and her one and only. When she calls confused because her computer has a virus or she needs to bring the extra chairs out of the basement for Thanksgiving, I tell MH to go over her house and help her.
I tell you all this because as a another boy mom, I want you to know it's possible to have a great relationship with your future DILs. But it takes respect and love on both sides, which doesn't seem to always happen.
My mom was an English major and I learned really random things from her. I also learned to add extraneous commas to every paper because she would edit the fuck our of my shit and I never had enough. Now I have too many. Sigh.
I know Larry happened. Please do not try to convince me otherwise. Please don't talk to me about coffee. I don't drink it. I don't caffeine. When I state my opinion, that is me chiming in on a topic. This is not me saying you suck at life if you do or feel differently. If I want to say that, I will. If I want to speak on you, I will.
I'm going to miss a lot of posters as well. Even though I don't play out here often I do know some people. I just don't understand defaulting to "that's a stupid reason" instead of taking a look at how they've been treated lately. Especially if a lot of people are deactivating.
If I'm wrong, correct me, but are you inferring that Mcbenny treated people poorly and caused the deactivations?
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