Why DH's family make me mad!

[3DisneyBuggs]

Is today mean Saturday??

 

[bananiem]

You left it there, your dh didn't pick it up, your sil put it in the other car so it wouldn't take up her trunk space. Sorry, but I don't see why they should have had to bring it to you.

 

[Beth76]

I'm confused. Your SIL actually moved into the car that was going into the shop for repairs? Or was it already in there and she didn't take it out? Either way it wouldn't have killed them to take it out and keep it in their house.

 

[minkydog]

It seems to me the one you should be mad at ins you DH who was supposed to go pick it up but never made it. Sorry the Volvo dealership is holding your expensive stroller captive. Sorry you have to take the Ram-won't have teh DVD player-will get carsick. How is all this your SIL's fault?

Get a grip

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

You left it there, your dh didn't pick it up, your sil put it in the other car so it wouldn't take up her trunk space. Sorry, but I don't see why they should have had to bring it to you.

Because they really, really want it. And maybe they could pick up a pie on the way?

At this point I think the only option available might be to hold my breath until I turned blue?

 

[sweet angel]

Any reason YOU couldn't have gone to pick it up?

 

[diznygirl]

I'd be mad at DH for not making sure he got there to pick up the $250 stroller that was needed for the trip.... not the in-laws. If the stroller was that important for the trip, you should have made it a priority to get it.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

Why are we leaving behind a $250.00 stroller? I agree, you should be upset with your Dh for not picking it up when he should have.

How did it go from the pool to BIL's car? Maybe SIL put it in the Volvo with the intentions of returning it to you before her car broke down. But then, her car broke down, so she probably was a little wrapped up with THAT, and forgot about the stroller.

Still don't get why you are not blaming Dh for not getting it when he should of.

 

[minkydog]

Because they really, really want it. And maybe they could pick up a pie on the way?

At this point I think the only option available might be to hold my breath until I turned blue?

 

[3DisneyBuggs]

Wowzee! What a tough bunch of people. Let me make it clear- a phone call saying "Hey come get your stroller cause I'm handing it over to sis who is borrowing my car" That is all I expected- not too much of a big deal, is it??. Now my DH does return things to people and does drive to their house so maybe that is why I expected the same. I never said I'm mad because they didn;t chauffer my stroller to me- I just wanted a heads up that my stroller was being juggled along. Mind you that night as we were leaving BIL came outt to give us another sister's bag that she forgot and we delivered it to her on our way home. Oh and DH never made it there beacause he was working late.

And please remind me to never vent here again!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

You left it there, your dh didn't pick it up, your sil put it in the other car so it wouldn't take up her trunk space. Sorry, but I don't see why they should have had to bring it to you.

Agree here..sorry. You should be mad at yourself or your DH not your SIL.

We are not "tough", we just think people should take responsibility when they make a mistake and not blame others.

 

[Beth76]

OP, I'm somewhat on your side here. While I don't think it was their responsibility to get the stroller back to you. I do think they could have ensured that it didn't go to the mechanic. I don't leave expensive things in my car when I drop it off at the mechanic.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Also, you state that his family does not care. You need to CYA, when it comes to them and don't leave any room for them to mess with you, KWIM?

 

[sweet angel]

I still don't understand why the OP couldn't have gone to pick up the stroller.

 

[minkydog]

Wowzee! What a tough bunch of people. Let me make it clear- a phone call saying "Hey come get your stroller cause I'm handing it over to sis who is borrowing my car" That is all I expected- not too much of a big deal, is it??. Now my DH does return things to people and does drive to their house so maybe that is why I expected the same. I never said I'm mad because they didn;t chauffer my stroller to me- I just wanted a heads up that my stroller was being juggled along. Mind you that night as we were leaving BIL came outt to give us another sister's bag that she forgot and we delivered it to her on our way home. Oh and DH never made it there beacause he was working late.

And please remind me to never vent here again!

We're only tough on people who cause themselves trouble then get mad and try to blame it on someone else. I totally understand forgetting the stroller--any parent could do that. Mom thinks Dad got it, Dad thinks Mom got it. But if you think for a minute that I would leave a $250 stroller in the hands of a family that I don't trust and don't like, you'd have the think again. I know it's 2hrs, but you knew you needed the stroller for your trip and you didn't go back and get it? Sorry. The people you need to be mad at is yourselves.

 

[FayeW]

Wouldn't it just be easier and less disruptive to go and buy a cheap umbrella stroller for your trip? Then you could take the vehicle you want, not get carsick, monitor your mileage, and keep the kids happy!

 

[MushyMushy]

I always tell DH when it comes to us none of them really care. LAst week we were at BIL's pool and we left DS's stroller there. DH was supposed to pick it up this week since we're going away tomorrow but never made it. Today he calls BIL. The stroller was in his car, which SIL borrowed cause hers broke down. SIL knows the stroller is in the car but somehow puts it in the car that is broken. She was supposed to put it in her garage. So my $250.00 stroller is now at a Volvo dealership which is closed on Saturdays. Now we have to bring the spare Graco which is huge and will take up most of the trunk space. This now means instead of the minivan we will have to take DH's Ram. It really bothers me because I get motion sick in the Ram for some reason. The drive is only 2 hours but the kids won;t have their DVD player. And I wanted to see how my minivan does on the highway MPG wise. All it would have taken was a simple phone call or a trip to our house! Gasp!

How can you say they don't care? You're close enough to them to go swimming at their house, so obviously there is some care there.

Many of us have families who truly don't care about our well-being.

 

[dnoyes]

hmmmmmm .... Let's all jump on the lady who's having a bad day. Very nice.

Hey, I've got an idea for ya. Go to the Volvo dealership and enter the sales dept and ask for some help getting your strooler out of the service dept. The shop may be closed on Saturday but the sales floor IS open. I've been in this business for 22 years and this stuff happens all the time. Good luck and have a nice trip

 

[YourMajesty]

I'm thinking that they forgot like your DH did...unless your really think they put it in the trunk to be mean. I think it was a mistake just like you made by leaving it. Maybe we are missing the mean intentions of your inlaws. There were several oopsies in this story. Hope your survive your weekend in the truck.

 

[Boo'sMom]

How can you say they don't care? You're close enough to them to go swimming at their house, so obviously there is some care there.

Many of us have families who truly don't care about our well-being.

ITA...that's exactly what came to mind when I read it...


waahhhh..my BIL's pool
waaaah..his broken volvo
waaaaaaah..my $250 stroller
waaaaaaaaahh...no DVD player


come on...there are some real crisises in the world, and here on the DIS, go get the damn stroller yourself and quitcher.