Went to the swimming pool today with DS and FIL. Before we left I asked, "will you be ok sitting on the ground, or shall I bring the camping chair?" (easily stowed under the pram) but was told not to worry.
We get there, DS gets in the pool, I lay the towels down and sit down... and FIL just stands there, three feet behind me and to my left. "Would you like to sit down?" I ask. Answer, "oh, I'm quite used to standing."
Sit there for a while, then feeling increasingly uncomfortable I ask "...shall we move to a bench?" "Oh no, I'm fine." Then carries on standing there, gazing blankly into the middle distance.
It just made me feel really weird - conversation was impossible, although he'd occasionally say things I couldn't hear and I'd have to twist around to ask him to repeat himself. It also made me feel like he wanted to leave. I was fully dressed btw, so it's not like it was an awkward "my DIL is right next to me in a bikini this is weird" kinda scenario. Just sit down FFS! AIBU?
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To find it rude to stand when others are sitting
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INXS · 13/09/2016 20:52
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