Oh for the love of god

lpstl · August 2009

My family is retarded. You all know this by now, but here's the latest.My cousin's wife is throwing a "reveal party" for herself. The purpose of this party is to reveal the sex of their baby. This is their third child. She's doing it on the same day as my cousin's birthday (her SIL). Her reason for the date? She miscarried prior to this pregnancy and August 23rd was her due date.Ok, your turn. I can't be the only person with a family who constantly does bizarre stuff like this.

eastunder1 · August 2009

I want pink cake. I may have to adblock that picture, because it is all I can think about when you post.

stina93446 · August 2009

Wow.... My cousin married my other cousin....that would be the weirdest thing that my family has done....yes, my cousin married his second cousin. And now they're trying to conceive....barf!

lyndausvi · August 2009

seriously? I would have to decline that 'party'.

danieliza1127 · August 2009

Get ready to get chastised for using that word.Your cousin is crazy and has an over-inflated sense of importance. Who has a "reveal party"?

stina93446 · August 2009

BTW, your cousin is a big fat AW! lol

salt78 · August 2009

So she is throwing a party to reveal the sex of her baby on the date that her miscarried child was due? That's....creepy.

tidetravel · August 2009

She miscarried prior to this pregnancy and August 23rd was her due date.Ok - that's weird. And I'd be karmically scared.

mandysmear · August 2009

Thunder stealer. My "ex"... I use the term loosely.. friended me on FB back in december. I accepted. I waited for him to drop me a message. He didn't, so I did. He didn't respond so I deleted him. I just got a message, "hey i saw photos of you. you look pretty happy. how are you. write back. peace." WTF dude? I heard he was in rehab. I have a feeling this was part of his checklist. "reach out to those you have hurt or screwed over." --check!

BecW2be · August 2009

WHAT? That's so weird! Is she going to streak naked through the room holding a penis or vagina ultrasound shot? That's what a "Reveal" party sounds like to me! I have a cousin who throws these weird receptions for her 20yr old daughter who sings after every concert. Like, since middle school. Yeah, she sings in the chorus for school and gets a full on reception. She can sing; we get it! She is also miffed that I haven't asked her daughter to sing in my wedding. *eyeroll*

pumpkinpumpkin · August 2009

Ok, your turn. I can't be the only person with a family who constantly does bizarre stuff like this.You must've missed my post Monday morning. LOL.My aunt got drunk at our family reunion, and flashed the entire family (bare boobs and all), when we went to the bar, she grinded with the bar stools on the dance floor, and jumped down in to the splits and got stuck. Last night she came to see my house, and brought the kitten in with her (kitty is an outside cat), Mark asked her to put the cat outside, and she took it as we wanted HER outside, and she sulked for the entire evening.

Kati0105 · August 2009

"Reveal party"? What will people think of next?My recent family drama: My dad started dating an acquaintance of my mom's a few months ago. My mom and this woman weren't friends per say, but they had mutual friends and hung out socially. He emailed my mom last night to let her know they are moving in together. My mom is devastated. Since my mom is hosting (financially and otherwise) my wedding, I now have to either break a big etiquette rule by not inviting my dad's live-in SO or invite her and make my mom feel uncomfortable at the wedding. As much as I want my dad to be happy, I am secretly hoping they break up before the end of the year.

danieliza1127 · August 2009

Kati - why is your mom devastated? Did they just recently split? Does she still have feelings for him?

eastunder1 · August 2009

Last night she came to see my house, and brought the kitten in with her (kitty is an outside cat), Mark asked her to put the cat outside, and she took it as we wanted HER outside, and she sulked for the entire evening. This is so bizarrely fantastic.

cmhershey · August 2009

Why??A friend of mine had an adoption party a few months ago. Her husband had adopted her son after a long process. So they threw a party to celebrate. It was great that it happened and all, but I was at a loss on what to get for a gift.

V6CamaroGirl · August 2009

My aunt married her uncle. So that's weird.

betrothed123 · August 2009

You're cousin's wife sounds crazy. As for my family drama, my aunt divorced my uncle because she swore he was trying to poison her, and was gay. Within a year of divorcing him she was remarried and had committed my cousin (her son) to a psychiatric institute because she was convinced that he was also tyring to poison her. Now she doesn't get why my cousin doesn't want to have a relationship with her. After all, she did apologize.

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · August 2009

Along the same lines of your post, lp... I have a great aunt who has 3 children. Her first son is named after her husband. She wanted to name her second after her father. So, first child is Joe. Second is Mary. So they start trying for 3, to be named Thomas. Baby number three dies after a day, I think. They have a small service and buy him a very tasteful headstone, etc. They immediately start TTC after that's over, and they name the baby Thomas (even the same middle name). And there are pictures of my cousin when he's little sitting next to his brother's gravestone, with the same exact name. It's as though the aunt thought she could replace the baby who passed. Sick sick sick.

Kati0105 · August 2009

Kati - why is your mom devastated? Did they just recently split? Does she still have feelings for him?They split about 6 years ago but she has never really gotten over it. They still are friendly and spend time together (until now, apparently) and I suspect that deep down she may have held out hope for a reconciliation. In this particular case I think the fact that she knew this woman adds salt to the wound. I really wish she would move on and try to meet someone new herself, but whenever I bring it up she tells me she 100% meant what she said in her wedding vows and would never consider being with anyone but my dad. It makes me really sad to think that she will be lonely forever.

julezlee · August 2009

My SIL reads my brother's email and responds to messages I've sent him from his email account. Today, after I've sent my brother our website address at least twice at his email account she replies to another message I sent him asking for the web address. Um, can't you see it in the message I sent him like 36 hours ago?

missamory · August 2009

pumpkin was the first person i thought of. hands down her BSC aunt stories and her cousin that (correct me- beat up her dad?) are the best.i want to meet her aunt.

BecW2be · August 2009

YIKES vogt. That's tragically bizarre.

danieliza1127 · August 2009

Kati, that's sad for your mom. It sounds like she's in denial.

lpstl · August 2009

Yeah, I think the creepiness factor skyrocketed when I heard the reason for the date.I have no intention of going, neither does anyone in my immediate family. We're all going to go hang out with the birthday girl, since her mother, brother, and father are going to be at the damn reveal party.I'm impressed with the amount of incest in this thread. As far as I know we haven't done that in a few generations, although it would explain a few things now.

missy68 · August 2009

At the end of my cousin's obituary-cremation announcement, her parents chose to have printed the following line: *please recycle.* No lie.

Kati0105 · August 2009

Kati, that's sad for your mom. It sounds like she's in denial.I agree. It probably doesn't help that my dad sends her flowers and takes her out to dinner every year for their "anniversary." Not normal, right?

tidetravel · August 2009

Hershey - I took the post to mean that they have found out the sex of the baby, but she hasn't had it yet. Hence, why I think it's wierd.

julezlee · August 2009

Kati - ouch. Your mom's never going to be able to move on if he keeps doing that.

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt · August 2009

It's sick. No wonder he now has issues with attachment to his parents (he's in his 40's). He's basically attached to their hips. He has an engineering degree and had a good job a few years back. They retired and decided to move back this direction to be near their family. He was so completely devistated at not being near them that he attempted suicide. He later told them he was glad he hadn't died so he wouldn't be replaced with another son. Then he quit his job, moved up to an apartment in their same town, couldn't find a job, and now wastes his days away as a stocker at Walmart. But at least he's close to his parents. I feel really bad for him.