Thanksgiving 2010: Will be walking on eggshells

[clh2]

I truly thought my family was the only crazy one. to you all.

DD left here with her Father about an hour ago, after sighing deeply and saying, "Let's get this over with". Her father had a baby with his on/off girlfriend who is crazy jealous over any time he spends with DD, and this baby is jammed down her throat, leading her to not want anything to do with him. I feel really sorry for him.

That would be the hard part - IMO. Sending off your "baby" to somewhere she obviously does not want to go. While I can appreciate that you feel sorry for him. Let's face it, he is an adult - and surely knows about B.C. So he caused his own situation with the on/off agian girlfriend.

 

[sunnyday123]

That would be the hard part - IMO. Sending off your "baby" to somewhere she obviously does not want to go. While I can appreciate that you feel sorry for him. Let's face it, he is an adult - and surely knows about B.C. So he caused his own situation with the on/off agian girlfriend.

It was. Once she gets there, it's easier-she can hang out with her cousins. She just has no respect for her father because of the whole girlfriend situation-this woman was horrible to her, she had to go back to counseling because of her. Needless to say, he is not allowed to take DD anywhere near her.

And I meant I felt sorry for the BABY, certainly not my ex! He's 42, if he doesn't know how baby's are made by now, then he's a complete lost cause! The mom has said repeatedly having him is her way of "controlling" her relationship with him ( ex) and said DD now has to take a "back seat" because she isn't first anymore. They are competing head to head for Idiot of the Year.

I thank God every time I see him that we're divorced.

 

[lovetoscrap]

DH will be keepipng my wine glass full.

My mom is taking an extreme interest in my sister's current job, simply becasue my sister (the host)has travelled to China and Ireland this fall for her job. SO - that makes my sister uber-special. The important thing for my mom - she gets to live vicariously thorugh my sister...UGGH.



We've also got a little family (the three of us) pool going on. How long will we be at sister's house before she yells or talks degrading to her husband. How long before my other BIL talks about his car...his camera...whines about the "forced paycut" from last year. (Sorry no sympathy from us - my dh had a 20% paycut last year, and other bil lost his job and wasn't working for 7 months)How many times my mom will ask my dad to tell a specific story - yet then my mom will interrupt him becasue he isn't telling it right.

It just isn't something I want to be a topic of discussion today, because I am simply sad about our dog situation.


Happy Thanksgiving all!

You have all the makings of a GREAT drinking game! BYOB (I know probably too late now, but use the wine if you have to)

The words:
China: drink
Ireland: drink
Stories about them? 1 glass (shot) per story


Yell or insult from Sister to BIL: one glass or shot

BIL Whines: all one sip each
Car
Camera
Job
Pay

Mom tells Dad to tell a story: One glass
Everytime she corrects the story: drink

Dog discussion: Excuse yourself to go to the bathroom-- you have had a lot to drink so you will need to go frequently!

Hey, whatever you need to do to make it through and have some fun!

 

[clh2]

So -the update...including lessons learned:

Do NOT, under any circumstances...cook a 30 pound turkey in a flimsy aluminum pan. Luckily - the turkey made it safely to the cutting board to be carved without landing on the floor. The "cooking juices" that were in the pan landed on the floor. Oh what a mess - between my sis and my bil; not to mention the floor.

My BIL was horrified to find out my sister spent about $50 on new placemats. Lesson learned - don't take your kids shopping with you

I think the good news out of this whole day - apparently my sister is meeting with a divorce attorney on Monday, although it didn't sound like my bil knows this - my sister asked me not to mention this. They filed for a divorce about 5 or 6 years ago, and for whatever reason reconciled. Hopefully - they will go through with it this time. (In my opinion, they should have been divorced about 15 years ago.)

I little too much "dog-talk" - I am very sad about our current dog situation - so that was a little hard too.

On the plus side - my sister found out through facebook that one of our cousins was going to be spending the day with just their family - so they got a last minute invitation - and that was a nice diversion. My cousins daughters are truly fun in any "make-believe" play setting.

Best part of the day - we were home by about 6.

 

[waterford]

Hope everyone managed to have a nice Thanksgiving, but holiday season really brings out the worst in some people.

 

[WDWisTheBest]

So -the update...including lessons learned:


I think the good news out of this whole day - apparently my sister is meeting with a divorce attorney on Monday, although it didn't sound like my bil knows this - my sister asked me not to mention this. They filed for a divorce about 5 or 6 years ago, and for whatever reason reconciled. Hopefully - they will go through with it this time. (In my opinion, they should have been divorced about 15 years ago.)

Best part of the day - we were home by about 6.

This is an interesting post. At least you returned home safe and sound!