I read that Australian Aborigine married men have nothing to do with their mother-in-laws and vice versa..in fact rules dictate they can't even eat at the same table as one another.
Of course he isnt, he wont remember a christening either but families love doing that. Its his 1st birthday, i would let granny just spoil him and throw a big party. Its not exactly a bad thing is it ?
Coronation Street does indeed have a hell of a lot to answer for (not least of which is making me snigger whenever I hear someone mention 'Aloe Vera', even though I've tried my damnest to avoid ever seeing an episode), but I think it was Brookside with the lezzers and the body-under-the-patio. But you'll probably find most viewers too dumb to remember they even wasted their time with Brookie and will happily attach it to whatever they saw half an hour ago. They probably think that's where Ant & Dec started by now...
That would be Trevor Jordache Killed and Buried by Mandy (wife) Beth (Daughter and [quote.] lezzer [/quote.]) And Sinbad.
And as for the "excuse for the cheap booze up" comment....your way out of order!!!
Dickhead
Steady on! The way I read it, Mousey wasn't accusing you, your MIL or anyone else of just wanting a cheap booze up... just saying that she's making a well-intentioned gesture, which is much better than a situation where she's just being self-serving.
Steady on! The way I read it, Mousey wasn't accusing you, your MIL or anyone else of just wanting a cheap booze up... just saying that she's making a well-intentioned gesture, which is much better than a situation where she's just being self-serving.
I think he signed himself off as "Dickhead". Well, I hope so as I can't see anything Mousey did to provoke such a response.
So, abusing someone, then asking for advice, then abusing those who respond..?
How many pseudonyms for this same person do I have to have on my ignore list?
your mrs is caught in the middle.. as much as if she said something OFF about your parents.. you might chuck a wobbly.
If my Mrs said anything about my mother, I wouldn't say a thing considering half the things she says about her to other people... (My mother says about the Mrs)
I'm lucky here, my mother-in-law is alright.. I heard that when I was on my death bed, she and my Mrs had many an arguement with my mother over treatment.., good job my Mrs had the final word on anything.
(I can tell you that she hated the husband of one of my sisters-in-law though and he ended up going to prison)
(The Mrs tells me that she things my mother is an interfearing mother-in-law)
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Yes, the first birthday is a milestone but personally, we didn't make a big fuss, as psj said, they're not likely to remember it, so we just had close family (which was a lot considering the wife has SIX sisters and as of now, six nieces and two great-nieces).
There is buying things for the grandchildren, which can be appreciated but there is the interfearing like trying to tell you how to raise your children. We vowed to raise our children our way, not how anyone things we should.
I'd say apologise to your Mrs for what you said and admit that even though your mother-in-law was just trying to be nice, explain to her that all you want for the child's birthday was a small party with very close family, not family members neither of you have probably seen for goodness-knows-how-long.
If she insists on involving other family members, tell her to get a video camera, film it and send the tapes to the others. I did that to my father to rub his nose in the fact he's got a proper grandchild instead of the brat grandchildren of his second wife who call him gramps.
I get your point that he wants just a small little party, fair enough, but you have to know that the mother in law will want to spoil the little one, perhaps its her first grandkid etc, its his/hers first birthday so she wants to go OTT. Just normal.
I just think its not something to go 'mental' about, if she slapped the kid then go mental and slate her to high heaven. But when some 60+ year old woman wants to make a huge do of her grandkids first birthday, not something to go crazy about is it ? Not like she scratched your car or anything.
Let the granny spoil the kid for this one day, wont do any harm
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Huh???
What you mean something nice???
I just don't want for something big ok???
He ain't gonna remember it is he?
And as for the "excuse for the cheap booze up" comment....your way out of order!!!
Dickhead
I read that Australian Aborigine married men have nothing to do with their mother-in-laws and vice versa..in fact rules dictate they can't even eat at the same table as one another.
Of course he isnt, he wont remember a christening either but families love doing that. Its his 1st birthday, i would let granny just spoil him and throw a big party. Its not exactly a bad thing is it ?
That would be Trevor Jordache Killed and Buried by Mandy (wife) Beth (Daughter and [quote.] lezzer [/quote.]) And Sinbad.
Never watched it myself.
Steady on! The way I read it, Mousey wasn't accusing you, your MIL or anyone else of just wanting a cheap booze up... just saying that she's making a well-intentioned gesture, which is much better than a situation where she's just being self-serving.
I think he signed himself off as "Dickhead". Well, I hope so as I can't see anything Mousey did to provoke such a response.
How many pseudonyms for this same person do I have to have on my ignore list?
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If my Mrs said anything about my mother, I wouldn't say a thing considering half the things she says about her to other people... (My mother says about the Mrs)
I'm lucky here, my mother-in-law is alright.. I heard that when I was on my death bed, she and my Mrs had many an arguement with my mother over treatment.., good job my Mrs had the final word on anything.
(I can tell you that she hated the husband of one of my sisters-in-law though and he ended up going to prison)
(The Mrs tells me that she things my mother is an interfearing mother-in-law)
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Yes, the first birthday is a milestone but personally, we didn't make a big fuss, as psj said, they're not likely to remember it, so we just had close family (which was a lot considering the wife has SIX sisters and as of now, six nieces and two great-nieces).
There is buying things for the grandchildren, which can be appreciated but there is the interfearing like trying to tell you how to raise your children. We vowed to raise our children our way, not how anyone things we should.
I'd say apologise to your Mrs for what you said and admit that even though your mother-in-law was just trying to be nice, explain to her that all you want for the child's birthday was a small party with very close family, not family members neither of you have probably seen for goodness-knows-how-long.
If she insists on involving other family members, tell her to get a video camera, film it and send the tapes to the others. I did that to my father to rub his nose in the fact he's got a proper grandchild instead of the brat grandchildren of his second wife who call him gramps.
I just think its not something to go 'mental' about, if she slapped the kid then go mental and slate her to high heaven. But when some 60+ year old woman wants to make a huge do of her grandkids first birthday, not something to go crazy about is it ? Not like she scratched your car or anything.
Let the granny spoil the kid for this one day, wont do any harm
The mother in laws are great free babysitters and thats worth its weight in gold !
I apologise for what I said.....
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Yes, your lot are right.....We are having the party now at nannys, with bbq (weather permitting), kids, aunties, uncles and tom dick or harry lol
Agreed pal :)
I guess things are at defcon 1 now? hehe (or is it 5 :p )
no suprise there. :-P