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Ruined Christmas - AIBU to want to cry?

282 replies

loopsylou · 23/12/2011 12:27

Sister came round today to stay for christmas with 2 DN's, husband and dogs. Lovely newly clean house ready for Christmas and what happens? Dog knocks over tree and rips apart decorations my daughter made, that we've had for 5 years. Her spoilt little brats feed ENTIRE BLOODY lamb leg (for christmas eve) to said dog. Her DH and mine have disappeared to the pub, she's gone to bed (MY BED AS HER BACK IS APPARENTLY TOO SORE TO SLEEP DOWNSTAIRS) leaving me with 3 kids a manic dog and a broken in half christmas tree. Now transpires that DN1 has climbed onto the bathroom sink and pulled it from the wall, I had water all over the floor before I could stop it, told them to clean it up only to be shouted at by a 10 year old that I wasn't their mum. I cannot believe all this has happened in 1 day, but I'm at my wits end and I've locked myself in the kitchen rather then deal with all that. :( AIBU to just curl up and cry? Xmas Sad

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Dustinthewind · 23/12/2011 13:33

If she's too much in pain to deal with her children, then her DH needs to take over, not you.

scarletforya · 23/12/2011 13:33

That's not good enough. Throw the lot of them out. Seriously.

DeePanCrisPandEeeven · 23/12/2011 13:34

sorry loopsy but they didn't go to the pub for the snacks - they will be too pissed to drive.

they are eseriously taking the piss.

VajazzleMyFoof · 23/12/2011 13:34

Tell your sister to get her ass out of bed and sort out the mess her kids have made.

The cheeky cow.

Original poster
loopsylou · 23/12/2011 13:35

Your right, I should be shouting. Ok, hold my hand and wish me luck. I'll post back in a few minutes with results :L

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AbbyAbsinthe · 23/12/2011 13:35

In fact, give me your sister's mobile number, and I'LL fucking ring her Grin

VajazzleMyFoof · 23/12/2011 13:35

Seriously tell them all to bugger off home and spend a nice Christmas with your husband and children. It sounds like its going to get a lot worse.

MillyR · 23/12/2011 13:37

Yes, maybe an army of MNers in your local area need to form a mob and go down to the pub, while Absinthe phones your sister.

SmileItsSeasonal · 23/12/2011 13:37

Good luck OP, what a start to your Christmas. :-(

SmileItsSeasonal · 23/12/2011 13:37

Good luck OP, what a start to your Christmas. :-(

Salmotrutta · 23/12/2011 13:38

I'd be taking that bunch of wet towels that's plugging your pipe and throwing them at your sister. And that would just be for starters.

I'd probably beat her with the leg of lamb too - when I found it.

Oooh I'm all enraged on your behalf! Angry

Appalling behaviour! Shock

DeePanCrisPandEeeven · 23/12/2011 13:38

hand round the phone numbers on here. We can all ring them. And the pub as well.

Pandemoniaa · 23/12/2011 13:38

Yes. We can do a flash mob - and we won't be taking prisoners either. So go back up and warn her that Things Are About To Turn Very Nasty Indeed.

StewieGriffinsMom · 23/12/2011 13:39

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Pixieonthemoor · 23/12/2011 13:39

I think you are amazing - I would have utterly lost it by now!! Do not lift a finger to clear up that tree and call out an emergency to fix the sink pronto. They have to pay for the lot. Personally I would then tell them to f* off home but that's just me. I cannot see how you can get over such disgusting behaviour in a day or two!!

BettyBedlam · 23/12/2011 13:40

Is your family normally dysfunctional OP? Do they normally treat you like this? You seem very relaxed about the basin off the wall - I'd be livid.

BettyBedlam · 23/12/2011 13:41

Sorry - I read that back and I didn't mean it quite like it sounds. I wasn't suggesting you/your DH and DC are dysfunctional - it just sounds like your DN are a bit out of control.

zimm · 23/12/2011 13:41

Won't get up? Throw cold water over her.

MorrisZapp · 23/12/2011 13:43

The problem here is that we don't know about your relationship with your sister.

My sister is awesome and I love her to bits, so if she had a bad back I'd give her my bed and watch her kids without a quibble.

But if my sister was basically a pain in the arse and had a habit of doing things like this, I'd be livid, but come to think of it, probably wouldn't have invited them to stay for a long xmas break.

As for DH in all this, I'd say he's fair enough going to the pub. In our relationship - your family, your problem!

Gigondas · 23/12/2011 13:48

Yep - if both op and sis ok with dhs pub trip then I don't think that can be blamed. Tbf (unless bil knows his kids are feral and was trying to escape) you wouldn't have thought all this would happen when they went for a few pints.

Shinyshoes1 · 23/12/2011 13:51

tell her to get up now.

Then hand her hers and the dn's coats and tell them to go home.

I doubt her DH will be going out anywhere to get anything if he's been down the pub

MillyR · 23/12/2011 13:51

Taking your own child out to see a film seems like the best plan. Don't leave anybody else with any instructions on how to resolve the food/tree/sink; just let them sort it out for themselves.

calamityboo · 23/12/2011 13:53

Oh loopsy my heart is breaking for you, please update, please tell us you got the lazy cow out of your bed and out to the shops!! i hope you can save some of the precious decorations. Call the pub and tell the lazy blokes that they have to return immediatly and then make the feckless DS and BIL pay for a fookin taxi if they too pissed to drive. am getting cross now, you sound so lovely, please tell us you went nuclear on them!!!!!! Thanks for you

HollyGhost · 23/12/2011 13:54

Yes, but get the men back from the pub first so feral children can be contained Xmas Grin

OP, hope it all gets better for you from here on

calamityboo · 23/12/2011 13:55

No Milly!! They clearly dont have limits, leaving them to their own devices could be a diaster!!!!! the men will be drunk and possibly sticking a half eaten leg of lamb to the bathroom wall Xmas Shock