Dd has friend over unexpectedly, need to give her lunch, her mum?s picking her up at 1:50. I have to go to the shops, drop some stuff off at friend?s house ? should take about 30mins. Go out in plenty of time. Drop stuff off at friend?s (they?re out so think I?ll drop in at home on way to shops and phone and say what I?ve done ? no answer, no BT answer). Go off to shops. Bump into woman I know vaguely, say hi, end up having long ?chat? (she talks, I listen for about 20mins). In a rush now, go to butcher?s, ask for liver, not ready yet so I go to other shop. Get caught in longish queue, have quick chat with guy on checkout (he?s at college, course going well). Leave shop for butcher?s. Bump into someone I know vaguely who talks at me for a while. Get to butcher?s, long queue, one person making lunches so people there are waiting for sandwiches etc. It?s going to take a long time and no one else around behind the counter. Butcher appears, serves guy in front of me; there?s a problem. Butcher and sandwich-maker enter into long dialogue together to sort out problem. Eventually it?s my turn. Get home as fast as I can. Can?t find my key, ring doorbell, wait. No one comes. Eventually find my key, get in, start unpacking shopping in state of panic as no idea what time it is and dd?s friend?s mum is expecting me to have fed her before she gets picked up. My 83yo mother, as I get in the front door, appears and launches into a story of a horrible operation my uncle had a few years ago. I cannot concentrate, I am trying to put stuff away and cannot concentrate on her ghastly tale. DH comes in and immediately launches into some tale about dd and the pond, very long winded and I want him to just tell me what the problem is ? has she fallen in, has her friend fallen in, have they poisoned the water, have all the fish died etc. Both girls appear, both jumping in and telling me stuff too (about a secret game they can?t tell me about?!). At which point I said, loudly and firmly, ?Stop, I cannot think, you are all talking at once, please tell me what you want in your sandwiches and everyone just give me a break, let me get on with what I am doing.? Silence falls. The girls answer. DH leaves the room in a strop. The girls take their cheese rolls and go. Mum?s head is buried in the paper. I make a cup of tea, take it into the sitting room, apologise to dh, ask what?s wrong with the pond? (there?s a hole in it somewhere). Peace.
AIBU to ask one person, just one person in my family, to say hello before they bombard me? Or even ask if I want a bit of help? Or at any rate, not to stand about in front of the fridge and the food cupboard so I have to keep saying excuse me in order to put the shopping away, all whilst they vomit words at me? Yes I know IABU, but I wanted to rant.
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Jux · 29/08/2008 13:46
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