~about O that is.
~i have learned COUNTLESS "things" about O during these past few days with his parents here.
~strangely enough though, we lived together for 3.5 years in AZ, so I'm not sure why I didn't already know the reasons for such behavior, but it is quite possible that back then he tried a lot harder to keep me happy...yep, I'm sure that's the reason. these days it's pretty clear he doesn't give a shit.
~anyway...i have spent an abundance of time closing kitchen cupboards this week and frankly, it's getting REALLY old. i am shocked that his MOM keeps leaving them open. WTH? That explains why O always leaves the damn things open as well!!
~when I came home from studying the other night, the TV in the LR was on (volume nearly full blast), no one was in the LR, O was in bed with E and watching TV in the BR. His parents went into their room and just left the TV on...they KNOW how to turn it off though. If I had $1 for EVERY time O left the TV on when no one was watching it....I could head out today for my world travels.
~on Saturday morning when I returned from the 5K race, the hallway light was on. no one was in the hallway and the sun was out and provided more than ample light. one of the inlaws had left it on. O is constantly leaving lights on all.the.freakin.time!!
~these types of things drive me absolutely nutso. I am one to conserve energy & I'm big into recycling too, so I really wish people would quit wasting energy (and my money).
~and so it is now crystal clear to me that O grew up in a house where cabinets were left open for no reason, lights were left on when no one was around and the TV was left on even though no one was watching. how freaking annoying. what is even stranger though is that his mother spent two weeks with us when E was only 5 weeks old and none of these things occurred at that time. i'm confused.
~the in laws are home-bound Tuesday afternoon. the visit was not as traumatizing as i expected, however that is ONLY because I was not witness to O's slight outburst at his father. O and his parents went out together on Sunday and his dad kept says "remember when...." about various trips and such from his childhood. Finally O yelled "NO, I don't remember any of that. The only thing I remember is you beating the crap outta me" (of course he used words of a stronger nature). Yeah, so all I can say is that I'm glad I did not witness that. Talk about awkward.
12 gave their input:
I'm glad you survived the visit. I guess its true that you never really know EVERYTHING about someone. And its funny what we remember from our childhood, I have much more vivid memories of being unhappy, even though I am sure I was happy more often than not.
jw
Me thinks that the cause of such bad behaviour wasn't the MIL but the FIL. If she had already visited once before and none of the bizarre behaviour had happened it seems to be the FIL.
At least it's over! Hopefully you can get back to a semi-normal schedule now :) Yea you made it!
I have been married to my husband for 20 years now and I'm still figuring out things about him that annoy the shit out of me. Everyday is a new day and I'm constantly in awe.
Maybe it's that our focus is on different things at different times in our lives and we don't see the forest for the trees?
At least the visit turned out better than expected for you.
How did your Sunday run go?
Those behaviors drive me nuts too!
Oh I could go on for days about all the minor things gunner and his mother have in common. It is just ridiculous.
Those behaviors are so annoying! You think they would have been on their best behavior since they were freaking guests in your home.
Glad that it wasn't as traumatic as it could have been and now it's just 24 more hours til they're gone!
P.S. How was your race yesterday?
I've lived with my husband for 9 years and he still keeps me guessing...it's annoying!
I was going to say maybe you didn't notice the weird behaviors when MIL came the last time because you were in new baby mode. But maybe the other person was right, it's the FIL.
And the "beat the crap outta me" comment kind of maybe sheds some light on why O is less than nice to you at times. If he learned how to leave lights on and cabinets open, he learned how to be awful too.
confession: i just turned around and two cabinets were open. don't hate me. ;)
Yeppo. Last night's discussion: "I always thought it was splitting image, then C. told me it was spitting image, but when I told mom that. she thought it was splitting image, so I guess that's where I got it."
Dad: ""Oh, I thought it WAS splitting image."
Me: "So, you infected her and you both created him". Families.
So close to your inlaw freedom!!
And that would drive me nuts too... but i know i am sometimes (sometimes, not often) guilty of doing weird things too.
OMG. Open cabinet doors push me right over the edge. Especially if left open just a half inch. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO CLOSE IT ALL THE WAY?!
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