In-laws are a sticky subject for me. My whole life I have listened to my mom complain about her problems with her in-laws. It was really sad, I never knew cousins or aunts & uncles for who they really were. Apparently there was some family history that no one wants to share but 40 years later the hard feelings are unfortunately still there.
Sooo when it came to having problems with my own in-laws I was beside myself with guilt. It was like re-living my childhood for my children - how frustrating!
My husband is the youngest with an older brother and an older sister. Unfortanately for my sister-in-law, I sort of fill the shoes of the sister she NEVER wanted.... Her whole life she has sort of been the queen of the roost and then her poor brother had to go ahead and marry little ol' me. So, unfortanately we just avoid most of his family most of the time.
That is until like 2 weeks ago when his parents gathered everyone around.....
They announced that they would like to have the family take a big family trip before they get to old to do anything like this - okay, I guess I can accept that. First there was talk of traveling across country in an RV - are you kidding me?? These people yell and call each other names if we have a family supper together and you want to ride across the country crammed into an RV (immediately I told myself I would call my doctor and get some sort of prescription to get me through it!).
Well, unfortunately the family is a little disorganized and now they're throwing like 6 different plans out - kindly taking 7 different people's opinions into consideration.... but then the bomb dropped, we get to pay for most of it ourselves. Okay, now I'm fit to be tied. They're talking of a cruise and don't get me wrong I would LOVE to go on a cruise - the sweetie and I have talked of this often - but okay, now that I'm paying for this 'family trip' I'm thinking am I really ready to "give it up" and be okay with his whole family for a whole week? (maybe I'll still be calling that doctor)..... I'm really torn over weather I really should be grumbling or not..... eerrrrr
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Goodness we are related! Do your in laws abuse perscription drugs, if so we are soul sisters. My mother in law is insane, but just crazy enough not to realize it herself. My own mother is crazy enough to believe it's everyone else. Yeah, christmas is good here. We did the family cruise, just remember you can't get away on a boat. They are everywhere, like roaches and the walls are to thin to vent about it! Royal caribean was nice, alaska was beautiful. If worse comes to worse fake a fear of flying so you can ride the zanax super highway! Good luck!
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Have a great summer
Has anyone suggested Disney World? Might be a fun alternative if the kids are still young and the grandparents have never gone.
I would try to be thankful, though, that your mother- and father-in-law are trying to pull you al together(at least, that's kind of what it sounds like). Try to have a good time and make the best of it. If you got into this vacation with a bad attitude, you're garuanteed a miserable time.
I feel ya! My in laws are coming to stay an extended weekend with us. I took an extra day off work so I can mentally prepare myself for them.
My brother in law is boisterous, my sister in law and I are from totally different planets I am sure and their two little heathen children use language that would make a sailor blush. And of course there is no discipline.
No way in 7734 I would pay money to spend time with them. Hope you can escape this one! Either in body or mind!
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