Airing of Grievances

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Restaurant is good. Frankly, while I understand that you are doing the right thing by showing your solidarity and visiting them with your husband, it would be very tempting, if it were me, to tell him that you want nothing to do with them and make him go alone.

[Jenne]

I have done that a lot over the years.  The two of them do this to their daughters-in-law, driving them slowly insane.  I actually get treated slightly better than my sister-in-law, poor thing.  But then, she's better at giving them back what they give.

I'm "this close" to saying, Fuckit, I gotta stay sane, and making him go alone with the kids, but he's taking 2 days off and driving me and my batshit mother to get my dad the day he gets out.  So...

yeah...

quid pro quo wins the day. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

At least you got each other's backs... that's the most important thing.

[Jenne]

...after all we've been through, you're so right--it's either that or the highway I guess.

[the last yatto]

I feel lucky to have in-laws who are just annoying.  Sucks to have in-laws who are annoying AND are assholes.  

My mother in law has choosen mine and thetis's anniversity
to accept some highschool losers hand in marriage. Hello crazy lady its not really the same if you know about the ring before hand. Fuck, now I know how pagans feel about christmas

Then almost went off the deep end when it was suggested we might not go