Anyone have friends like this -

[zuly]

My husbands exwife tried to one up us with our Disney trip. As soon as our daughter told her we were going to Disney all of a sudden "mom" is taking her first. She had two months to plan this dream trip! Yeah right! They ended up staying offsite, went to the parks for only two days. My favorite part was when I told my stepdaughter that we were going to eat in the castle, of course the next time I picked her up she told me that her mom was taking her to eat in the castle. When they came back from their trip we asked her how it was, and she told us that they had to rush around and missed a lot of the stuff that they wanted to see. I asked how the castle was and she said "oh we didn't get to eat there you needed reservations"

Our trip went perfect though, 8 days on property, dining plan, park hopping and water parks. This year we are going again, and the other mom isn't planning to go that we know of yet!

There are "some ex's" .It so nice to have a stepmom that care enough to make it special ...jum I didn't have one of those

 

[DOPEYLUVER]

One of my brothers accused one of my SIL's (not his own wife, but another brother's wife) of "keeping up with the Jones'" She replied, "We don't keep up, we are the Jones'"

So there you have it!

 

[BrerRabbit_fan]

I can't stand such people. They have major issues and I'm not a shrink. In other words, I stay far away from them. Life is just too short.

 

[BrerRabbit_fan]

One of my brothers accused one of my SIL's (not his own wife, but another brother's wife) of "keeping up with the Jones'" She replied, "We don't keep up, we are the Jones'"

So there you have it!

Best line! I seriously love it.

 

[joy13]

That is annoying!

I had to post thought - because I love the line in your avatar! I love Ellen and Gladys!

 

[jenny105]

and finally she says to me yesterday "Everyone says sea world is so much more fun than Disney anyway" And don't forget - 'you HAVE to swim with the dolphins'... :

Say what?

And there's nothing wrong with staying off-site but to me, that's not "better."

Ha, let me know how this one turns out.

 

[claryche]

I did the same post by mistake, so I changed this one. Would delete it if I knew how. Sorry.

 

[claryche]

It sounds like to me that we are either all related or we all have the same friends.

On the serious side, it's reassuring that so many of us have the same type friends and inlaws.

buffettgirl, you really must update us all after your trips. I can't wait to see how your friend's trip turns out.

 

[John Paul]

I have a mom friend who tends to be a "one up" type of person - if someone gets XX car, she needs to get the one better. If someone gets XX purse, she gets the one better. If someone fixes up their bathroom, she fixes up her kitchen. If someone goes for a facial, she goes to get her skin peeled LOL. you get the picture? She's a nice friend otherwise, so I overlook this and I usually keep details to myself so that I don't feel copied LOL.

So she found out we were going to Disney. And all of a sudden she is now going to disney. First, she was going at the same time as me, which set off red flags. then she was getting a better hotel. then she was getting better passes. and then she was getting better everything. But the funny part is, none of what she's doing IS actually better. She claims that she's getting better discounts and bargains but she's not.

She's going for 4 days.
She's staying off site
She's getting some discount passes which do not include anything, no ph or water.
She's going to try to also go to sea world and universal.

and finally she says to me yesterday "Everyone says sea world is so much more fun than Disney anyway" And don't forget - 'you HAVE to swim with the dolphins'... :

So really, she doesn't even want a Disney vacation.


I suspect that in her quest to "one up" my trip she's hit a wall because my vacation isn't what she wants. But now she's sort of stuck. I'm getting a little bit of sick pleasure out of watching her try to compete - usually I'm not like this at all. LOL.

Anyone have friends like this?? She's asked me a few questions about planning but every time I try to answer she comes back with her own "answers" which are, inevitably, "better" than my answers. LOL.

Sounds like my step mother!!!!!

 

[buffettgirl]

That is annoying!

I had to post thought - because I love the line in your avatar! I love Ellen and Gladys!

Isn't Gladys the best??? LOL


and I will update you all - though our trip is not till the summer and so I don't know if I'll hear from this mom over the summer or not - I suspect she'll call and brag. I think no matter how badly her trip goes she'd probably never say (and hey, it could be a fine trip for her family, I hope it does go well for her, I really do)

 

[kaytieeldr]

So now, at the last PTO meeting, I walk in with my very fake designer purse and she makes a comment about how she does not understand how people could spend a months worth a groceries on purses...

Not-incorrect response being, "Yes, and next week my book 'How to Feed a Family of _ on $50 a Month' will be released..." :rolleyes3:

 

[disneygal2007]

does kristin wiig play her on a saturday night live skit?

 

[BayouMickey]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/52192/saturday-night-live-penelope---therapy

 

[RustManFan]

Guess I'm lucky....I have never had any friends or family like this! And no, I am not the one to do it to them. Maybe it is because we have so much in common and yet so many varied interests and remain so close that my 4 siblings and I do not compete with each other. Three of us live in the same town with 1 in Mass. and 1 in NC.

We rejoice in each others successes and share as much of our lives as possible. Sappy, I know! True that my older sister and 3 younger brothers are my best friends. Again, sappy!!

 

[buffettgirl]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/52192/saturday-night-live-penelope---therapy

yes, that's her.

 

[newtodis]

Yes I have/had friends like this in the past! I admit I kind of got caught up in a for a year or so when I was living by myself, single and made enough money to spend it on stupid things like fancy clothes or purses. Now I look back and think, dang I couldn't saved that!

On a bit of a side note, we actually prefer to stay off site. I know it's weird! We do love the EMHs for staying on site and maybe when we stay deluxe some day I'll love that more but for now, I prefer to rent a condo off site and have the extra space for the boys to run around. We drive so the transportation's not an issue - we drive when we do stay on site too. I know it's different for everyone and that's wonderful!

I can't wait to hear an update as well!!

 

[buffettgirl]

Just a tiny update - I was sitting with her yesterday talking to another mom. The other mom asked me if I knew anything about the military tickets (her dh is military) and so I was trying to explain, as best I could. Military mom friend asked if I was going to take advantage and so I briefly started to tell her about our trip in July. But just as I get going "one up friend" jumps in "I'm going to Disney too" (just like the SNL skit, which is now forever going to crack me up) and then from that point, totally monopolized the conversation. She had absolutely no idea about the military tickets but claimed, of course, that her tickets were going to be cheaper - which is funny because she had no clue how much the military ones cost. And then she starts on again with the whole Sea World and dolphins. I don't even understand why she calls this a "disney" vacation. LOL. Sea World. she's going to sea world. Oh oh oh - I almost forgot - she said that she wasn't going to go to Universal. I said "oh I've never been to universal either". She said, in this very accusatory tone, as if she's caught me in some lie "you told me you went on the tower of terror!"


My new motto is to stay clear of all disney discussion with her for the rest of the school year.

 

[ocalla]

Does anyone remember a long time ago when they used to offer The Grand Plan? They may still, of course I wouldn't know because I could never look into that kind of thing. Anyway, some family members of ours were the same way your friend is. We were lucky to go every couple of years, and were happy to stay at CBR and spend with luck 1 full week. They of course would always brag about going on The Grand Plan, Staying at GF, and with The Grand Plan they could eat at Victoria and Alberts and Narcoosee's every night!!! They loved watching their son eat a steak for lunch, dinner and sometimes even breakfast at the age of 5 just because "he could order whatever he wanted".

My husband and I would just smile and realize that there was so much more missing from their "happy" lives that we wouldn't trade our trips for theirs EVERY.

I hope your friend knows the difference between dolphin tanks and shark tanks

 

[Wunderkind]

I've got to say there are tons of people like your friend in the world. However, have you considered that perhaps the reason your friend is the way she is has something to do with her upbringing? Sometimes people don't recognize their shortcomings and get caught up in some familiar deep rooted dynamic from childhood. I'm not trying to defend your friend. I personally know how it feels to be on the receiving end of a 'one upper' type. However, I try to look at the person as a whole and if I consider her a really good friend, I'll even share my knowledge on the subject she's trying to 'one up' me on. I guess for me this has to do with being a teacher. I can't help but to gently correct people's mistaken perceptions on topics they know little about (but only if I know more about them of course ). You are obviously a Disney veteran. Why not try to share your knowledge with her? Tell her where she's going wrong and explain that you aren't trying to make your vacation sound better than hers, but since you've already visited the World you know a bit more about it. I would also suggest she visits the Disneyworld website and Disboards in preparation for her trip. That to me is what a good friend would do. Of course all this is assuming you wish to keep this friendship going. If not then let her swim with the sharks at SeaWorld!

 

[PaulaSB12]

My sisters nieces (14) have a friend like that we went to Orlando in August she went in april here is what she told the girls

1 they couldn't possible be staying at a disney hotel, we stayed at CSR in interconnecting rooms
2 we couldn't have a hire car because in America cars don't fit 5 people in them
3 Its such a pity they would miss out on going to Discovery cove they couldn't possibly be going there we did only the kids did the dolphin swim (their dolphin got half way through and went they had to get another dolphin to finish.)