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FMIL has landed.

Guys, can I whine just a little??? 

FMIL flew in last night. Her flight landed at 12am. Why did she book a flight so late?? When they finally got back to the house, it was 1am. And of course, her guest room is RIGHT next to our bedroom. Have you been in one of these houses before? It's the standard issue in my area. 

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The bedrooms are all right on top of each other. So her guest room is right next to our bedroom and the walls are paper thin. So at 1am, she decides to start unpacking her suitcase. You wouldn't think this would be a very loud operation. But it was. Then she tried to close the blinds and she yanked the whole thing off the window. Cue FMIL screaming, "Omg. FI! What did I do????" Then FI starts telling her to be quiet, blah blah, FI is sleeping. The damage was done though. I couldn't be back to sleep for another 90 minutes. 

I'm so exhausted. I feel like I barely slept. I'm still trying to get over this cold. Ugh. 

And then, she almost gave me a heart attack this morning. I was blow drying my hair with my bathroom door closed. The second I opened the door, she was standing right there. This was me. 

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Re: FMIL has landed.

  • That sounds horrible...

  • Oh man. I honestly don't really enjoy having house guests. Do you guys get along?
  • That BMW gif would be exactly me! Oh boy. Good luck.
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  • yeah.. never would this happen.. I fight just sharing rooms on vacation with my parents... I would NEVER share my home with them ...nope nope nope.. not even for a short visit. 
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  • Oh man. I honestly don't really enjoy having house guests. Do you guys get along?
    We do get along. I'm very lucky to have such a great FMIL. But you know...it's hard sometimes. 
  • When I saw the title, I immediately started laughing. I would still be laughing, but I feel awful for how you are feeling with everything that's happened! She's a disaster!


    also.. yes I know those houses... I hate them. sorry. :)

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  • LMFAO at that gif, I started cracking up! Oh man, I wish you all the luck..... I know EXACTLY what that's like. Right down to the screeching "Oh my god Mr. Pinkcow, what did I do?!?!?" or " MR. PINKCOW OH MY GOD TELL THAT CAT TO STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!!!!" 

    It's also creepy she was just standing outside the bathroom door lol. 
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  • Oof. I missed the lead-up to this--why is she not in a hotel (where all mothers belong)?
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  • ugh i know how you feel. a few weeks ago the FMIL and SFIL came to visit for the weekend and insisted on staying in our 900 sq ft ONE BEDROOM APT!!! we usually get along well, but i was NOT a happy camper- i work third shift and got FOUR hrs of sleep after working 3 days in a row and then had to entertain them. And then their air mattress deflated, so i will hear about it for the rest of my life. >.<
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  • a&b07 said:
    ugh i know how you feel. a few weeks ago the FMIL and SFIL came to visit for the weekend and insisted on staying in our 900 sq ft ONE BEDROOM APT!!! we usually get along well, but i was NOT a happy camper- i work third shift and got FOUR hrs of sleep after working 3 days in a row and then had to entertain them. And then their air mattress deflated, so i will hear about it for the rest of my life. >.<
    omg. hahaha I'm sorry!

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  • Oof. I missed the lead-up to this--why is she not in a hotel (where all mothers belong)?
    She always always always stays at the house. FI bought the house he grew up in. So, it's like the family house. Personally, I don't get it. She's loaded. If I were her, I'd be at a hotel. 
  • a&b07 said:
    ugh i know how you feel. a few weeks ago the FMIL and SFIL came to visit for the weekend and insisted on staying in our 900 sq ft ONE BEDROOM APT!!! we usually get along well, but i was NOT a happy camper- i work third shift and got FOUR hrs of sleep after working 3 days in a row and then had to entertain them. And then their air mattress deflated, so i will hear about it for the rest of my life. >.<
    Oh no! LOL
  • She probably booked the flight so late because it was cheaper than flying during normal person time. 

    Sorry you lost sleep :( I assume you only have one bathroom? Ugh, you have my sympathy! Sharing a house is no fun. Sharing a house with one bathroom is for the birds. 

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  • ElcaB said:
    She probably booked the flight so late because it was cheaper than flying during normal person time. 

    Sorry you lost sleep :( I assume you only have one bathroom? Ugh, you have my sympathy! Sharing a house is no fun. Sharing a house with one bathroom is for the birds. 

    We currently only have one full bathroom. The master bath is under construction. There is a half bath downstairs. 

    Thank god we're off to the venue/resort Friday morning. 
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    MY MIL and stepFIL used to sleep on our couch in our one bedroom apartment when they came into town (before MIL completely lost her shit, she still had a little shit then). It was TERRIBLE. Now that we have a two bedroom house, she hinted about staying there. I refuse to even get a couch for the second room. It's just an empty room.

    ETA: It's empty except for a super awesome Blackhawks rug that I'll have to take a picture of for my friend @manateehugger because she'd be so jealous!
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  • Oh geez. I can picture this entire thing playing out in my head. How long will she be staying with you?

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  • Oh geez. I can picture this entire thing playing out in my head. How long will she be staying with you?

    I'm too scared to ask. 
  • No stories, just sympathy. I love hosting parties and things but I hate houseguests, especially family ones. Every time my mother turns up at my place it's "when was the last time you dusted the baseboards?" With a smirk on her face. Like...I'm a total clean freak but she will find the one thing and point it out..."My goodness, these window tracks are kind of dirty!" "Have you ever cleaned the underside of this lampshade? I think there's a mark on it."

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  • Oof. I missed the lead-up to this--why is she not in a hotel (where all mothers belong)?
    She always always always stays at the house. FI bought the house he grew up in. So, it's like the family house. Personally, I don't get it. She's loaded. If I were her, I'd be at a hotel. 
    This is now going to give me nightmares. FI wants to buy the house he grew up in, should his parents ever decide to sell it. Or he'll inherit when they die. And he is adamant in the fact that no one else will live in that house (his parents built it so no one else ever has). It's a nice enough house and I'd be fine living there but dear god I don't want it if it means FILs will stay with us any time they're in town, should they move away. They're nice enough people but please, no. So happy that you only have a couple of nights staying with her!
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    Oof. I missed the lead-up to this--why is she not in a hotel (where all mothers belong)?
    She always always always stays at the house. FI bought the house he grew up in. So, it's like the family house. Personally, I don't get it. She's loaded. If I were her, I'd be at a hotel. 
    This is now going to give me nightmares. FI wants to buy the house he grew up in, should his parents ever decide to sell it. Or he'll inherit when they die. And he is adamant in the fact that no one else will live in that house (his parents built it so no one else ever has). It's a nice enough house and I'd be fine living there but dear god I don't want it if it means FILs will stay with us any time they're in town, should they move away. They're nice enough people but please, no. So happy that you only have a couple of nights staying with her!
    Yeah, this is what happens. It becomes the family house. So FMIL is staying with us, step-grandma is staying with us, and FBIL is staying with us. 

    ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE MONEY FOR A HOTEL. 

    ETA: we live in the NY metro area. There are hundreds of hotels right near our house. 
  • FMIL has yet to make it out to Chicago since we moved here.  I hope it stays that way.  Mainly because our couch doesn't even pull out so if she did come to stay I would just hear her complaining about it. 

    She won't even be staying at our apartment for the wedding since the wedding is in another state. She rarely ever travels anywhere other than CA though, and that's normally for work.  

    I wouldn't mind having her stay with us if we had an extra bedroom. But my FMIL is more of a "You should travel to see me"  instead of a "I'll come see you guys." 

                                               

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  • Eeeeek, @climbingbrideNY, that sounds brutal.  How are you feeling, btw?
  • And this is why we picked a house with bedrooms away from ours. I don't want to hear anybody doing anything when I am trying to sleep.

    Good luck!!
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  • climbing, I'm sending virtual wine....

    If it gets to be too much, FYI weather in north FL is GORGEOUS right now- sunny, with cool/cold breezes, highs in the low 80s. I have a very comfortable futon, a stocked liquor cabinet, and kitties that can sense distress and will force their affections, cuddles, and soothing loves on you.
  • climbing, I'm sending virtual wine....

    If it gets to be too much, FYI weather in north FL is GORGEOUS right now- sunny, with cool/cold breezes, highs in the low 80s. I have a very comfortable futon, a stocked liquor cabinet, and kitties that can sense distress and will force their affections, cuddles, and soothing loves on you.
    This is very tempting @Chipmunk415. I'm pretty much fighting the urge to drive myself to the airport right now. 
  • FMIL is loud like that too. She also likes to talk on the phone constantly. She was making calls last night at 11:30. On speakerphone. And again this morning at 6. 
  • Awwww, that's brutal...

    Hang in there!  You are strong :)

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  • FMIL is loud like that too. She also likes to talk on the phone constantly. She was making calls last night at 11:30. On speakerphone. And again this morning at 6. 

    Seriously? Can't you say no speakerphone? Or would it be better to bring up her public conversation as a way for her to know it wasn't private?
  • Oof. I missed the lead-up to this--why is she not in a hotel (where all mothers belong)?
    She always always always stays at the house. FI bought the house he grew up in. So, it's like the family house. Personally, I don't get it. She's loaded. If I were her, I'd be at a hotel. 
    She just wants to make sure her darling boy is being taken care of properly. Come on Climbing. 
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    Have loud premartial sex. Maybe she will get the hint?
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