May 11th 2008 ~ Any Double Dippers Out There?

[Mousermom]

Father's Day is not a really good day for me. My dad passed away in 2004.

My son and his father are spending the day with with my husband's parents today. Don't really get along with the in-laws. Very long and complicated story. PLEASE tell me someone out there identifies with me on that subject!

I'm just having a nice, peaceful, quiet, day by myself for a change!

See Ya!

Mary Beth

 

[alecsmom]

Hey Mary Beth -

Sorry to hear about your dad.

I won't mention anything about inlaws in case my DH ever decides to check up on me and see what i'm chatting about online.

Hope you had a great day.

Talk to you gals soon.

 

[CustardTart]

Father's Day is not a really good day for me. My dad passed away in 2004...

Sorry to hear that Mary Beth. My father died a couple of years ago but we hadn't been close for many years due to issues relating to my Mum's untimely death in 1993...

...My son and his father are spending the day with with my husband's parents today. Don't really get along with the in-laws. Very long and complicated story. PLEASE tell me someone out there identifies with me on that subject...

Oh yes! My DH's family only consists of his mother and his sister and they manage to drive me crazy! For many years my MIL referred to me as 'that girl' and was horrified when we married! Basically she's the most mean-spirited individual I've ever come across - I'm always amazed that my DH is so wonderfully generous and big-hearted...

 

[branv]

Mouser - I'm really sorry about your Dad. I hope you were at least able to enjoy the peace and quiet of having a few hours to yourself AWAY from your inlaws on father's day. Inlaws..pshhht...I think it's more abnormal to have good relationships with them Luckily my MIL lives in AZ My FIL lives about 1 hour away, but we don't see him much b/c of DH's schedule. All the better for me! FIL and I have at least developed a tongue-biting peace, and that's about the best we can hope for. We're polar opposites - I think he's an manipulative ignorant redneck and he thinks I'm a feminist communist. What we do have in common is that we're both stubborn know-it-all's That, and we love DH. We fake friendliness very well.

Here comes another story...you know I do love telling my stories...

A few years ago I met and became friends with a girl in Spanish class who was all of 20 years old. I think I'm sort of a surrogate older, wiser rolleyes1 ) sister to her. She started dating a guy, it became serious, and time came for her to meet his parents. I told her at the time, "just watch out for the mom. She may act like your friend at first, but it can come back to bite you if you don't watch yourself." My friend returned from the visit talking about how nice his mom was....oh yes, and how mom openly said that this son was her favorite and they were very, VERY close. Uh oh. I just sat back and waited. They got engaged, and mom started doing things like calling her son up and saying, "don't you think X is gaining a lot of weight? You really want to not let her do that, b/c what will happen when she has babies?" Complaining about things she'd done (or not done), trying to get her son to tell her private information about my friend, etc. Then one day my friend told her fiance that she thought she would rather them see each other before the ceremony and take pictures. He said...lol...I still laugh every time I think how close he came to death. Anyway, he said, "Well, I don't think my MOM will like that." Huge explosion, fireworks! Ever notice how often the planning of a wedding turns into the straw that broke the camels back in regards to inlaws? In this case, I hate to say I was right! Though I think it's funny, I saw a pic of her and she literally has Witchy-Poo dyed hair. Love the irony.

Oh yes, I finally managed to turn my last door sign into a .jpeg file. I posted it below. It's a little small, hope you can see it. That long thread about making door signs was invaluable!

 

[Mousermom]

I could go on for days and days with in-law stories.... Unfortunately, it doesn't just involve MIL... It's all of them. They are a very tight-knit group who do not have any friends outside their family. I've put up with a lot of crap even before we were married(not showing up for wedding events, my husband's sisters not coming to my bridal shower, bachelorette party, not coming to my mom's house for pictures, etc.) for my husband's sake. But, there was an incident that happened a few years ago that involved my son. My son has ADHD(we were living with husband's family at the time)and someone in his family stole DS's medication.(I know who stole it, but I have never told anyone who it was)At first, I thought it was a mistake by the pharmacy, but it happened not once, not twice, but 3 times!!!The medicine my son took at the time was being sold on the street for $25.00 per pill. That's what I think this person did with my son's medication. This person was not steadily employed at the time (As a matter of fact,this person STILL isn't) and I think it was a way to get money. Anyway, I confront the whole family about this. Of course, they think I am crazy and how could I possibly accuse this perfect family of such a thing! I said "How could someone do this to a defenseless 5 year old!" They tried to come up with all these scenarios on what could have happened to the pills. My MIL said that I purposely threw away the pills because I was looking for a reason to move out!!?? I was beginning to think I was losing my freakin' mind! Well, all this was going on, and DH didn't support me in any of this! Very laid back guy and does not like confontations. Who does? The bottom line is that someone had to stick up for my son.If I wasn't going to do it, NO ONE was! This is just one of the many things that have gone on with the in-laws over the 15 years that DH and I have been together.

 

[CustardTart]

...I've put up with a lot of crap even before we were married...for my husband's sake. But, there was an incident that happened a few years ago that involved my son. My son has ADHD...and someone in his family stole DS's medication...I confront the whole family about this. Of course, they think I am crazy and how could I possibly accuse this perfect family of such a thing! I said "How could someone do this to a defenseless 5 year old!"....I was beginning to think I was losing my freakin' mind! Well, all this was going on, and DH didn't support me in any of this! Very laid back guy and does not like confontations. Who does? The bottom line is that someone had to stick up for my son.If I wasn't going to do it, NO ONE was...

That's bad, Mary Beth!

My DH has always let his mother get away with stuff for the sake of a quiet life and in the early days would even take her side in arguments which used to drive me crazy! More recently he has seen her for what she is and maintains a relatively superficial relationship with her which seems to work. I personally have never forgiven the woman for her treatment of my two sons compared to how she indulges her granddaughters. IMO it's appalling. Plus she slated my eldest DS (a wonderful young man) as lazy and feckless! How I didn't just slap her silly I will never know!

 

[CustardTart]

...Oh yes, I finally managed to turn my last door sign into a .jpeg file. I posted it below. It's a little small, hope you can see it. That long thread about making door signs was invaluable!

Very nice, branv!

 

[Mousermom]

Love the sign, branv!!!

I am really excited about making my signs. I have already downloaded tons of images for them. I saw on another thread that Home Depot was doing away with thier Disney paints and the Mickey Heads will no longer be available for us Disers to "borrow" to decorate our doors. Bummer! I'm gonna try to get over to my local store (which is right down the street from me) to try and grab some before they take the display down. If I can't, I'll have to come up with some other creative ideas for Mickey heads. I saw someone on the wedding boards that had a Mickey head hole punch. Maybe that would work. Oh well, we'll see!

Talk to ya later!

Mary Beth

 

[branv]

I saw someone on the wedding boards that had a Mickey head hole punch.

That's terrible! Why would someone want to be so cruel to poor Mickey??





Just kidding. Couldn't resist.


Goodness, you guys do have a lot to put up with re: inlaws! I'm always amazed at how grown men turn into 8 year olds when their parents are around. Spouses can be such doofus'. Don't they realize at the end of the day, we're the ones they have to live with? I like that saying, "If Momma ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy"

 

[Mousermom]

Please, I would never do that to Mickey...He's my man!!!

Another incident with in-laws (talk about big babies)...

The day my son was christened, I had a party at my house after church. MIL, FIL, and 2 out of 3 of my DH's siblings were there. (I did not send out invitations because this party was planned last minute because one of my DH's sisters said she would pay for a hall... we did not have money for a big party, but she insisted on paying for a hall and caterer.) As it turns out, this SIL went away for the weekend of the christening. So, I had to come up with some type of party on the spur of the moment. When my DH's mother got to the house, she sat there for about 10 minutes and announced that she wasn't feeling well. So, MIL, FIL, and the other SIL (who happens to be his godmother) got up and left my son on his christening day!! My husband's brother did stay. I must say he did have a lot of guts for staying because we tore them apart after they left. Anyway, later on that evening, I recieved a phone call from MIL. She went on and on how she was so disappointed that "her people" were not there. (I told DH to ask his mother who to invite and then to invite them by phone because of the fact that his sister left us high and dry and now we didn't have time to send out invitatons. He never did this.) I informed her of what her son's responsibilities were regarding this party, and she said that he is not used to planning events like this and it should have been me inviting people. She also made the comment that she is "used to being consulted about things" (code: used to running the show) Well, things started to get out of hand with this phone call, and instead of DH sticking up for me, I found him on the porch CRYING!!!! Mama's boy!!! Also, she was criticizing things about my wedding! That woman did not help me with any part of my wedding whatsoever, and now she was going to find fault with it!!!
I hung up the phone with her (but, not before my mother got in on it. I thought the neighbors were gonna call the cops on her because she was screaming so loud!!) DH still on the porch crying. (I have to say, lately, he is no where near as much of a Mama's Boy as he used to be. There is the occasional phone call or visit, but it's about 1/3 of what it was.) He wants us all to get along. It's been 7 years since the pill incident...that was the last straw for me.

Hope you guys are finding these stories entertaining! I can chuckle about it now a little bit because I have a very supportive family, but DH still won't confront any issues with HIS family. I know it bothers him, but he refuses to do anything about it. He gets along great with my family, though. My brothers and thier kids absolutley love him. But, I am The Wicked Witch Of The West!!

I'm really getting off topic here, but sometimes it's nice to talk about it with a 3rd party. Thank you all for letting me vent a little bit. I promise next post I'll get back to cruise business!!!

Mary Beth

 

[CustardTart]

...I'm really getting off topic here, but sometimes it's nice to talk about it with a 3rd party. Thank you all for letting me vent a little bit. I promise next post I'll get back to cruise business!!!

Mary Beth

No problem, Mary Beth! Feel free to vent whenever you want!

Happy Wednesday one and all! Just thought I'd share that it's my birthday week (I'm 44 on Friday!) and despite my DH commiting the heinous crime of being away for my special day, I'm having a fun time. Today I'm meeting my best girlfriend for lunch in a posh West End restaurant followed by a little retail therapy. I don't think it gets much better...

 

[branv]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alecsmom]

Hey Karen Happy Birthday!!! We're both June babies - I turned 37 yesterday. blah - how did that happen??!!!

 

[branv]

Well Happy Birthday AlecsMom too!!

You wanna hear something kind of weird?

My birthday is next Tuesday (though I don't acknowledge my birthdays anymore, unless we can agree that the count is now going backwards).

Funny coincidence! Shouldn't that surprising twist "dum-dum-DUMMMMMM" music be playing right now?

 

[alecsmom]

WOW - cool. See this was meant to be!

Happy (early) Birthday to you Branv! BTW, I can't wait to meet you - you're a hoot!

I'm off for a trip to Dallas - Six Flags over Texas, Rangers game - the whole bit - will check in with you gals when we get back!

 

[CustardTart]

Hey Karen Happy Birthday!!! We're both June babies - I turned 37 yesterday. blah - how did that happen??!!!

Congratulations!

...My birthday is next Tuesday (though I don't acknowledge my birthdays anymore, unless we can agree that the count is now going backwards).

Funny coincidence! Shouldn't that surprising twist "dum-dum-DUMMMMMM" music be playing right now?

And Happy Birthday to you to!

Another coincidence - one of the cruisers that I have linked up with on my September cruise also celebrates her birthday on June 26th - she's the same age as me...

 

[Bibbidi]

Happy Birthday to all the June Babies! My daughter just turned 6 on the 12th. Somehow I never felt like I was getting old until I had kids whose birthdays come way too fast! The good news is that traveling with them gets easier every year - which means more trips to Disney

 

[Mousermom]

We're gonna have to celebrate all these June birthdays on the cruise next year!!

Nobody celebrates on my birthday...September 11th.

 

[CustardTart]

We're gonna have to celebrate all these June birthdays on the cruise next year!!

Great idea!

...Nobody celebrates on my birthday...September 11th.

OMG, Mary Beth! I don't know what to say! At least no one can forget your birthday, either!? I know I never will... Sending you lots of ...

 

[branv]

Ok, I have a question for Mousermom, our new Disney Store Go-To Woman

I've had two different answers for this one, so hopefully an actual DS employee can help!

I know that even though Disney doesn't own the Disney Store you can still buy park tickets from there, correct? BUT, my real question is: if you have a gift certificate to the Disney Store, can you use it to buy park tickets?

One person said no, but another person said yes. However, I am worried that the person who said "yes" confused "Disney Store Gift Certificates" with "Disney Reward Card."

Do you happen to know definitively?