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Christmas Card LOL

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Shared on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 09:46

We received a Christmas card from Dean's mom yesterday. It read:

"I thought that we could all get together, but I guess not. See ya both next time."

For the last month Dean's mom had been trying to get all the family together for Christmas. She's in Nebraska. One sister and her family was in Texas. We're in Minnesota along with another sister and her family. And his brother and his family is in Illinois. First she tried to get everyone to Texas (you know, the furthest family away because that makes perfect sense.) But nobody wanted to go and that sister told us that her family is moving back to Minnesota anyway. And then she tried to get us all to Illinois and I guess that didn't work out either (or maybe we're the only ones that ditched out?) I don't know...

But this pity party Christmas card message is quite insightful for me...I know where Dean gets it from now. If I'm going to go to dinner with friends and it's just a girls' night thing he'll say things like "Fine. If you don't want to be seen with your husband, I'll just stay home and eat scraps. Go have fun" in a complete mopey tone. He always does it in jest and I always fall for it...LOL

When I asked him what was up with his mom's card he just shrugged and laughed. Mom-in-laws are weird.

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nomodifier's picture
Submitted by nomodifier on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 09:51
Send her back a card that says "sorry we couldn't make it down there, but we are already on your annual guilt trip" lol.
MikeTheKnife's picture
Submitted by MikeTheKnife on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:00
Passive aggressiveness is so shitty. Too bad I inherited the same trait from my mom and I do it without even realizing it until after I say stupid crap like that.
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Submitted by MikeTheKnife on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:02
I just looked up 'passive aggressive' to make sure I'm using it correctly and i might not be. Still shitty though.
VenomRudman's picture
Submitted by VenomRudman on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:10
mike: First thing I thought of was passive aggressive. So if you're using it wrong, so am I....
TDrag27's picture
Submitted by TDrag27 on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:16
Nope - you're using that term correctly...This is definitely passive-aggressive.
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Submitted by Lbsutke on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:19
My MIL canceled a Xmas get together because her step son was going to spend the first Xmas in like 6 years with his biological Mom. She canceled it the morning of the party. She threw a tantrum, my wife and her sister went over to "talk her down", and ended up telling her she was acting like a spoiled 4 year old, and when she decided to act like an adult to give them a call. It was the best xmas eva!!!!
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Submitted by TDrag27 on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:32
LB - What is with grown ups acting like kids these days? My best friend was just telling me that her grandma threw a tantrum because their family decided to do an "adopt-a-family" instead of giving gifts to each other. Grandma is pissed that she's not going to get any presents and that a needy family with small children is going to get them instead. WTF?
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Submitted by SoupNazzi on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:45
Monster-In-Laws are evil. Yours sounds a lot like mine. Role: The Martyr
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Submitted by FreynApThyr on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:55
Mother Son Phone Call... Mom: Hello? Son: Mom it's me! How you doing? Mom: Terrible. I haven't eaten anything in 26 days. Son: 26 Days?! Mom what's going on?! Are you OK?! Mom: Well I didn't want my mouth to be full in case the phone rang and it was you... Over the course of my life I have ruined at least eight Christmases, my Father-in-Laws daughter's life-completely, made Moses/grandma/great grandpa/all my Italian ancestors spin in their graves, caused dinner to be fed to dogs countless times, and contributed to the deaths of at least 800 starving children. My mother's favorite joke wasn't that one though it was this... Jesus walks into the local Inn and gives the innkeeper and handful of nails and says "Hey can you put me up for the night?" There are no greater martyrs than mothers.
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Submitted by Lbsutke on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:00
Tara.. I have not idea. My MIL is a freak...If we miss any holiday (and I shit you not), 4th of july, thanks giving, labor day, or not have every single person over every single time for everyone's birthday...She throws a fit... I seriously considered moving us to another state, just so we would not have to show up to everything... I told the Mrs.Lb that if she turns out like that, I would punch her in the Cooch...She then said, if I turn out like that, you better kick me in the cooch as well..
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Submitted by Lusetti67 on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:10
My mo-in-law is sitting in the room with me now. She will be gone shopping for the day. I get along with her pretty well Im lucky. @Mike James is your mother Italian ? Mine had the same ways about her and I inherited as well. God Bless her : )
Caesar's picture
Submitted by Caesar on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:12
every holiday is an adventure at my pil's
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Submitted by Caesar on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:13
every holiday is an adventure at my pil's
nae's picture
Submitted by nae on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:22
fuk that luneys family pays me to STAY home for the holidays!!!!! shrugs.... I don't get it ! lmfao
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Submitted by Lusetti67 on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:32
@Nae I think they misunderstand you : )
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Submitted by snakemeister on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 17:32
For my 30th birthday a couple of weeks ago, I got a one-line card from my mother, no phone call or anything. The last time we spoke, a few months ago, she couldn't get me off the phone quick enough. I'm fully expecting a phone call on Christmas Eve asking what time I'm coming over for dinner, even though my girlfriend and I haven't been at either set of parents on Christmas Day since we moved into our own place nearly 7 years ago. Tell me again how bad MILs are? :D
meemoos's picture
Submitted by meemoos on Sat, 12/20/2008 - 20:22
Send her back a card that says "sorry we couldn't make it down there, but we are already on your annual guilt trip" lol. PRICELESS!!!!!!
Tropicat's picture
Submitted by Tropicat on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:35
I am soooo lucky to have a cool MIL. In fact we were friends before I met hubby. My mother is a different story. She had been having back trouble and the ankle she broke as a teen broke again and she's gone through 2 surgeries and it still hurts. I tried to get her to not do anything this Christmas by having dinner at my house - but no she has to have brunch for all of my stepfather's relatives. They are all over 90 years old now. They hardly know where they are never mind with who and why. So much fun, lol.

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