Author Topic: SIL came by today  (Read 1264 times)

lighter

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SIL came by today
« on: October 12, 2007, 01:45:20 PM »
She phoned while I was in the shower.... I, of course, answered. 

Why do I do that, lol?

Anyway... I run down in a towel to let her in..... she's at the front door....

with someone else.

She didn't mention that on the phone.

::sigh::

 I run back upstairs, dripping wet, to get dressed and SIL marches through house, giving a tour.  Why, I'm not sure but I didn't mind... I already knew what she was going to say anyway.

We spoke for a bit before she left.....

That conversation, however, was about as fun as being poked in the chest by someone with long fake french manicured fingernails :shock:

Very upsetting...... she was critical and defensive and absolutely full of viv and vigor, lol... mostly about buying our old house.  She doesn't want to feel like we're doing her a favor, she doesn't think we'd get a better price anywhere else, she said go get the cabinets go do it who would do it for you by the time you payed someone what would yougain and you haven't even cleaned it out you're not going to do it anyway :shock: 

I'm about to fall over from lack of energy and I feel like my heads one of those squeezy toys where the eyes pop out of it's head and everything goes all wonkey.

Seriously...... ::sigh::  I have chills and wanted to be in that shower enjoying the warmth another 15 minutes or so and then this.

::going to pop popcorn::

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Re: SIL came by today
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2007, 01:50:22 PM »
Oh, Lighter, she sounds like a peach!!!! I can't imagine why you would be offended that someone was stomping around your house with a friend while you were naked, dripping and unprepared.

Enjoy your popcorn, my dear. Ever tried it with parmesan cheese???

Love, Beth
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Re: SIL came by today
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2007, 02:42:31 PM »
Annoying SIL's!  You gotta love 'em!

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Re: SIL came by today
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2007, 03:20:46 PM »
Bless her! How do they know what buttons to press?!! I think you did so well to cope with it as you did :)

I always try to see the N in my life as a bit of a comedy show.... it helps sometimes!

Enjoy your popcorn :)

lighter

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Re: SIL came by today
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2007, 08:02:41 AM »

Enjoy your popcorn, my dear. Ever tried it with parmesan cheese???

Love, Beth


I emptied 3/4 box of milk duds into the bag..... then shook it!  Warmy silky chocolatey caramel pop corn...mmmmmmmm.

I usually empty half the box..... but yesterday was a 3/4 day; )

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Re: SIL came by today
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2007, 08:11:59 AM »
Cadbury.... I don't so much see her as N..... I see her as emotionallyand  physically  tortured as a child, by her crazy insane beautiful drug addicted mother, who's lost a leg bc of shooting drugs into her feet...... ::gak::

My SIL is very agressive and ready to protect her boundaries..... she fought her way through school and she's fighting someone still.

You just hope she's happy when she's standing in front of you is all, lol.

I do have to work on boundaries with her, I know.... esp since she'll be living next door soon enough.

Yesterday I phoned her back..... I was calm and just interested in the answer to my question....

"do you really want the house?"

She was softer and nicer and said that she just didn't want my H making her and my brother feel beholden to him bc he's giving them a good deal and she did want the house and she wanted to go on and on but I just pleasantly acknlowledged her words and said that I was on the house phone and driving away from the house when it cut off itself. 

Easy enough!

She doesn't understand that upsetting stable apple carts isn't the way to feel better about the distress she carries around in her chest all the time, though she upsets carts like it might.  Hmmmm...must think about that conversation.... I know we'll have it at some point.