02/10/07 Western An apology to anyone that was witness my SIL's dreadful behavior

[lbgraves]

Dinner each night was a hoot also. There were 16 of us at the table each night. Well, when the third night rolls around my best friend tells me to watch how people try not to sit next to SIL. I laugh and she tells me, dead serious, no really watch how people scramble to get to the far end of the table. I watch and it's like a skit off of Saturday Night Live. Everyone is trying to get to dinner earlier and earlier each night so they aren't stuck at that end of the table. We had to laugh to keep from crying.

That must have been hysterical. Did you ever get stuck next to her at dinner?

 

[yankeegal64]

That must have been hysterical. Did you ever get stuck next to her at dinner?

I(proudly) took one for the team and sat across from her THREE times!

 

[Tarabra]

That's funny, when someone asked about her age, I automatically thought 35. Sounds like she's having a midlife crisis and is totally insecure. Glad you had fun anyways.

 

[tiggerguy2000]

She sounds like my sister.I gave my sister and kids a 2 bedroom villa at the Beach Club for a week and she had to ruin it for the kids.On my anniversary I booked Ohana's for 11 people and after waiting a hour after reservation time she shows up.When questioning her about what happened she went into this hole thing that it's all about me and you dont make the rules who do you think you are.You can see at this time the kids are upset and the night is going to hell.She can't see anyone be happy.If everything is going good and everyone is having fun she will throw a wrench into it because she can't stand anyone being happy except for the low life friends she keeps that brings her down.Im not sure but if someone payed for everything except spending money i would show up for a anniversary dinner that again was free.I never talked about money or said anything about the cost to me.I was doing it for the kids who for years had been promised a trip from there dad but it was just talk.I gave up going on the Disney Cruise so they could go on vacation with us.
OH YA! I gave them a 2 bedroom while my family of 5 stayed in a studio.

tiggerguy

 

[yankeegal64]

Well Tiggerguy I'm sorry to hear of your experience. I think some people are just so miserable that they try to make others miserable, whether they realize they are doing it or not. I honestly believe that my SIL just doesn't stop and think. I don't believe half of what she does, she actually does on purpose. I don't think that little voice that says "wait should I say or do that?" is in her head. It's just full speed ahead and get out of my way. She's the only person in my life that is so negative and full of drama that it is hard to understand. I can't imagine wanting to fight about something everyday of my life.

 

[cheriemek]

I have a crazy SIL also. It is so bad that I have not seen her (she lives in another state) in 8 years. I feel bad for my DH, as it is his brothers wife, but it is not us. No one can stand her.

 

[Amyg]

I loved the part about the sharks!

 

[BethA]

Demswalsh--I'm curious what other concierge problems you had and who the team was. We had one team once that left a lot to be desired, but all the others have been great. When a safe won't open they have to send someone who has a special tool to get it open--making a new key won't work because the key it is progammed to is gone. When this happened to us, we did not have to wait very long, but it was not late in the evening either. They should have a concierge lounge where you get the concierge on the phone, not always a voice mail and an emergency number of some kind. I have not found guest services to be very helpful when we can't get the concierge on the phone.

Every family has one or two members that make the trip "special". I really feel for your brother.

 

[YenSid1222]

No place to hide now Scott! Were you reading by the adult pool? Did anyone happen to tape that skit "If I were not upon the sea" on the final night? I'm dying to get my hands on that and Christiaan doing the Thriller dance. I have a pic of the Thriller dance and the guy next to us was taping it. Not too proud to beg....

Well, now I am trying to remember...I did go around a couple of times with my new Michael Crichton book...

 

[Stogrove]

Holy cow! I hope she didn't ruin your trip. I do have to ask, and I'm sorry for doing so, how old is she and how long have they been married? Just curiosity getting the best of me. If you don't want to answer, it's OK. Looking forward to the rest of your report!

You asked the same questions I would have. My brother had a similar marriage, but his 3 sisters (which includes me) made our SIL's life pretty miserable. They divorced luckily......hopefully we had something to do with that!!

 

[lowtiger]

After reading this thread I am beginning to wonder if that guy really "fell off" the RCL a couple of weeks ago and the same with the pair on the ship out of Houston. Maybe.....
Sorry it happend to you, I don't know that I could travel with my "ILs". We vacation at the beach each summer, but I can always get away when I need to. May I also suggest - next time you book a cruise accidentally put her on the Wonder and everyone else on the Magic (you might have to pull a fast one on your brother, but once the boat has sailed...) I also know those single rates are a lot more, but if everyone in the family chipped in?????
Better luck on the next cruise; I just hope she didn't totally ruin it for you.

 

[LITTLEKID58]

 

[Camicar]

We have a relative who is what we call a "Fun Sucker". After nearly ruining our last vacation with them, my dd and I have vowed to never spend one moment of our far too limited vacation time with her again. I only get one week of real vacation a year for which I scrimp and save all year long and I am simply not going to have it ruined by the immature behavior of another. Truly, life is too short for this crap.

 

[pjtulsa]

Ok just an open blanket apology to everyone on the Feb 10th Western Magic that witnessed, experienced, was victum of, or in hearshot of any of my SIL's behavior. I spent half my cruise going back to CMs and waitstaff to apologize. We were a large group of 16 family/friends who are all very friendly and laid back. Well my SIL is a drama queen with the maturity level of a 14 year old. One of those that "if you have done something she has done it 3 times" type of people. That stuff is easy to ignore. For some reason this cruise she was out of control. I think it really started with formal night. Everyone else got up at 7:00 am and was ironing their dresses and shirts. Well, she laid by the pool all day and then decided she needed her dress pressed and expected my DB to go and press it for her. She was furious when he said no. She made sure everyone on our hall knew just how mean and unhelpful he is. Then she catches him trying to get a picture with just me (his sister) and his cousin. My cousin wanted a picture of just the three of us because we were all doing pictures together later. Well, she has a fit that we are trying to take a picture without her and then later accuses my DB of trying to take a picture with my best friend who he has just met! So we take a picture and she purposely has an ugly scowl on her face to ruin the picture. That worked out to funny later because I made sure I put that picture on promident display in Shutters. Then we go snorkeling in Grand Caymans and she forgets her sunglasses and hat. Hello eveyone else packed their day bags the night before. Well, she starts yelling and screaming because my brother won't give up his sunglasses and hat. Now he is the most selfish creature ever. By now I am wondering how to attract sharks to just one person. Well, it gets better. We go to the duty free shop on the ship and she rags the poor shop girl about how she has been screwed by Disney not letting the people from Grand Caymans deliver liquor to the ship. The poor girl is trying to explain how it's a security measure and SIL is now on a roll about how she has taken 6 cruises and spends more money going on Disney blah blah blah. So I have to find DB so he can drag her out of the shop. Then I go back to apology to the poor girl and she wants my SIL's cabin number so she can make sure everything is ok. That girl was so nice and I told her that she just needed to let my SIL calm down and she would be fine. Disney couldn't do anything better then what it was doing and my SIL is just one of those people that isn't happy unless she is in some conflict. So evening comes around and we are quite the happy crowd at the Rockin D. The CMs come out dancing in costume and poor Natalie comes over and asks my DB to dance. SIL has the nerve to say "That's my man go find your own". After I pick my jaw up from the table I ask her if she's kidding and she says that's her business. So my DB hauls her out of there and I start the apology that is now second nature to me. Natalie comes over and asks me if SIL really thought she was trying to steal her husband and I have to explain how insecure and crazy SIL is. Whole group spends the rest of the evening trying to look like we don't know who SIL is and reassuring Natalie that she did nothing wrong. Next we figure out that SIL is more pleasant drunk so the rest of the cruise is spent pouring her shots to keep her liquored up. It was so embarrassing and humilating because the rest of us are so easy going and we tried to not let her ruin our fun. Hopefully she didn't ruin anyone's time out there and if she did I am very sorry.

WOW!!! I thought my SIL was bad, guess I should count my blessings that she doesnt travel with us. My husband feels the same about my sis too so we both agree no family cruises!!! Hope you get to take another cruise soon to help erase the memories.......