Before I start I know this is a bit pathetic to be dwelling on this and I'm probably BU - I'm just ranting really.
My stepson and his GF live in London, my stepdaughter lives in NE England, we live somewhere in between. My DSD was travelling down to stay with her brother today for a few days and asked if I would be able to meet her for coffee if she broke her journey in our town as she had a Mother's Day card and present that she wanted to give me in person. I work FT and had a 2pm meeting today but I worked out I could take a long lunch, get the 12.10pm bus to the station (about 15 min journey), have a coffee and grab a quick sandwich with her and then get the 1.25pm bus back to work in time for my meeting. She was fine with these timings.
My DSS and his GF decided to travel up to meet her here as GF's family lives in the same county as us, so they stayed at GF's parents' last night. So everyone was now meeting at the station, including my DH to see his DCs, but I was the only one with time constraints as they were all either on holiday (the young 'uns) or retired (DH).
My DH sent me a text to tell me where they were; when I joined them at about 12.30pm - my bus being a few minutes late - they were in a pub which didn't serve food. After saying hellos to everyone and my DSD giving me my presents and a few minutes general chat, I asked if there was anywhere nearby where I/we could grab some food. If I'd been going back to my desk I would have been happy with a takeaway sandwich but as I was going straight into a meeting I really needed to eat before going back to work. DH and I have only been living here for a few weeks so don't know all the amenities yet, but GF knows the place fairly well due to her family connections. She suggested a few different places and I said I honestly didn't mind where we went so long as I could get something quick (by this time it was about 12.45pm).
We moved on, which DSS wasn't too pleased about as he had to finish his drink in a hurry. The first place we tried, he turned his nose up at the food choices on offer (fairly basic choice - pies or sandwiches) so we went on to a Wetherspoons. We ordered and the barman told us there was a 20-minute wait for food, was that okay? As it was now approaching 1.00pm I said to cancel my meal as that wouldn't give me time to eat it before having to leave for the bus, but that they should stay and have their lunch and I'd head off now and grab something en route to the bus stop. DH and DSD were obviously (but politely) unhappy that I'd have to resort to eating alone after coming out specifically at DSD's request, so they cancelled their meals too. DSS then quite huffily and grumpily did the same for him & his GF. We went back to the previous place - I said I was happy to just get a sandwich and they could all go back to Wetherspoons after I'd left, but DH and DSD said they were happy to eat there too.
We three ordered and ate our food while DSS withdrew and messed around on his phone, barely saying a word for the rest of the time I was there.
I wouldn't care but he's 38, not a teenager!
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To think my stepson was quite rude?
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SelectAUserName · 31/03/2014 17:38
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