All I want for Christmas is....
For people to be better listeners. Why does listening seem to be such a hard skill for some people? I don't want to name names, but I will give you a clue, she lives about 90 minutes away from us and she is related to Jeff. After we provided very specific Christmas Lists, she calls to say she wants to buy me clothes. Um- NO!!!! I have a closet full of suits and clothes I never wear, as since I work from home (and Angie O. can attest to this) I am usually wearing pajamas, a jog suit or workout clothes. Jeans are now what I consider "dressing up" for my trips to the grocery store. So seriously, I can barely wear the clothes I do have and to know that some one who asks us every year for a Caroline
Ingalls style flannel nightgown for her Christmas gift wants to get me some apparel, I have to put my foot down. I am sure this will again characterize me as the B*
tchy daughter in law, but seriously, get us what we ask for, not what you have found a super sale on.
PS)I am going to drink on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, I figure it won't kill Cooper and I think it is the only way I will be able to deal with everyone on
zippo sleep.
3 comments:
Oh jeez. At least she wants to get you something useful (I mean, even if the clothes are a bust, Ta-DA! You have new rags for cleaning or for burping Coop). My mother in law has seriously gotten me some CRAP, Ang. A christmas-themed nightshirt (I don't wear those), a "clothtique" Santa that she got on sale in July for like $3 (I do believe that's gone to Goodwill), and then there was the christmas she was living with us, paying no rent, not helping with any housework yet making plenty of it, while Chad and I both worked full-time and Chad was in school, and she gave us NOTHING but gave my sister-in-law $200 (when it was HER who caused mother-in-law to be living with us because she booted her out). It's a good thing these women have such fantastic sons.
WOW, and I thought I had it bad- I forgot about your mother in law:)Good Point about the burp rags- we can always use more of those, drool abounds.
I totally sympathize....the in-laws. You know all about my crazy ones. I think Brian may be adopted. Sounds like Jeff may be also. You deserve a drink or maybe 10. Pump and dump girl! Nothing wrong with some holiday "spirits".
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