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AIBU?

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To sit in this horrible bedroom and just weep?

134 replies

recklesswoman · 29/12/2010 23:34

Oh my Christ.

DH and I are staying the night with BiL. I've spent the evening fighting off two huge dogs who repeatedly jumped up, lunged at my face, sat on my handbag and scratched (cue SiL cheerfully 'oh we think she has mange!'), walked the length of the room weeing..

This continued while we attempted to eat dinner from our laps, one-handed whilst shoving dogs noses away from our plates.

I've just gone up to spare room, DH still happily downstairs, and the bed is literally covered in dog hairs. Sheets, duvet, both pillows. The whole house including the bedroom stinks of unwashed dogs.

Aibu to sit in the corner of the room and just cry? What the bloody hell should I do? I can't bring myself to lie down in that disgusting bed!

OP posts:
earwicga · 30/12/2010 00:40

Why hester? Why would your parents take you back there? Did they live in a really nice location or something?

rudolpherina · 30/12/2010 00:41

Tjsys awful god hrlp you . At leadt it eill all b ovet this time 2moro

SarahStrattonsBaubles · 30/12/2010 00:45

Or you could follow rudolph's example and get pished. That would see you through the night Xmas Grin

LittleMissHootsMon · 30/12/2010 00:45

Am hoping OP silence is that she is in the CAR....

hester · 30/12/2010 00:45

earwicga, they lived next door to my gran, who had 11 children in a 3 bed cottage. My mum was a single parent on benefits, so couldn't afford a B&B. Dog-poo couple had a big house (would have been beautiful if you scraped off the excrement) with loads of space for guests. So it was a choice between that and sleeping top-to-toe with three aunts/uncles, with my gran's alsation lying on top of you and farting in your face all night...

Lovely childhood memories!

earwicga · 30/12/2010 00:45

Well, rudolpherina, that depends on whether Bil and Sil learnt housekeeping from the Mil or not. Could be worse tomorrow.

Toughasoldboots · 30/12/2010 00:46

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earwicga · 30/12/2010 00:47

Aw hester, poor you! My Grandparents were so not keen for us all to stay with them that they paid for us to all stay in a caravan on a nearby park.

hester · 30/12/2010 00:47

Come on OP, I need to go to bed and am desperate to know if you've managed to tunnel out of there yet!

Tiredmumno1 · 30/12/2010 00:54

Oh i need to know aswell, please tell us you got out

recklesswoman · 30/12/2010 00:55

Happy ending!

DH turned up and we briefly explored flipping the mattress, turning sheets inside out etc, but quickly realised that BOTH sides of the sheet and duvet cover were completely furry. DH suggested that BiL had shaved a monkey on the bed. We agreed that it would be impossible to actually sleep on it, also just too awkward to tell the truth.

What we did was blame my vagina. DH told BiL that I
was unfortunately and suddenly struck down with raging period pains and sickness, and he wanted to get me home and into bath and my own bed.

We are currently driving home! All car windows open fully, because the dog smell is still up my nose, and I will probably scald myself in the shower as soon as we get home.

Could not have done this without you all! Sometimes I have trouble locating my backbone, so without this support I would probably have just lain down in it, sobbing, and woken up spitting hairs. Wish I could buy you all a drink!

OP posts:
BitOfFun · 30/12/2010 00:57

HURRAH Grin

Good for you and your surprisingly sensible husband!

And I love that you blamed your vagina- fantastic!

hester · 30/12/2010 00:58
Grin

Is the theme music from The Great Escape playing in your head?

AnyFuleKno · 30/12/2010 00:58

hurray!

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 30/12/2010 00:58

PMSL at blaming your vagina!!! Grin

good ol' vagina comes in handy sometimes!!

aurorastarofbethlehem · 30/12/2010 00:58

has she gone? i sneezed in sympathy for op

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 30/12/2010 00:58

mine's a vodka and coke Wink

hester · 30/12/2010 00:59

Oh, and Well Done that vagina.

KatieMiddleton · 30/12/2010 01:00

Have roffled at this thread and pleased you're getting the hell out of dodge.

And it's your uterus to blame if it's period pains. Not your vagina woman! But still loving your work Grin

LittleMissHootsMon · 30/12/2010 01:03

Oh you star!!! Kiss that DH for us eh?

Once you have defluffed him....

Grin
Tiredmumno1 · 30/12/2010 01:04

Woo hoo, you must be over the moon

Jajas · 30/12/2010 01:04

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ChippingIn · 30/12/2010 01:06

Well done you! I think I would have gone with migraine myself - but each to their own body part & all that!

BitOfFun · 30/12/2010 01:09

No- vaginas are always the best bet with male relatives. No questions asked and all that...

LaWeaselMys · 30/12/2010 01:15

Hahaha!!

Awesome! Enjoy home and your shower.