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To have asked SiL not to come round

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Birthdaybump2012 · 04/02/2012 19:49

SiL asked to come up here for the day to see Dc3 for the first time. Dh and her don't get on but she is always the golden girl in the family because she is the youngest.
We live in rural Wales up a rather steep mountain, and even though we haven't had a lot of snow it is lethal with ice and Dh feel on his bum putting the rubbish in the bin :o (about a meter walk down the path)
So we agreed that SiL shouldn't come up tomorrow Dh rang her to tell her not to come and why. She got really upset saying we don't want her, don't love her and so on and that her Dc will be gutted that he can't play with his cousins.
An hour later MiL rang up Dh answered and she told him that he was awful and cruel to his sister and that we should go down there if she couldn't come here cause Dh is a better driver. Dh said he was not taking his family in this weather. MiL hung up then called again a half hour later from SiL house and had another go at poor Dh and he came off the phone in tears.
He is now wondering if he has done the right thing so I am throwing it to the MN jury.
AWBU?

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Honeydragon · 04/02/2012 20:38

I haven't had a drink but I think I need one Confused Grin

Janiston · 04/02/2012 20:43

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Birthdaybump2012 · 04/02/2012 20:44

blackeyedsusan Don't give him ideas :o

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Honeydragon · 04/02/2012 20:46

If he's reading this then Dhs sister is the same. He has got over his guilt by manifesting it into nice straightforward bog standard loathing Grin

She threw a hissy fit that he refused to attend dn communion, even thogh she knowingly and purposefully booked it on Ds's birthday so his grandparents couldn't come.

She insisted Dn went to her tap class on dd's first birthday and that Gps take her, they said they would all come late. Late in the afternoon t snowed they didn't come and missed her first birthday Sad

We let her do it as she makes PiLs life a living hell, but we won't let her run our dcs lives dd still had a fab party.

IUseTooMuchKitchenRoll · 04/02/2012 20:47

It may have been better to phone and tell her what the conditions were like rather than telling her not to come. You could even have left it till the morning so she had no doubt that it really was about the weather.

Your dh and his family all sound quite prone to over dramatics tbh.

DoMeDon · 04/02/2012 20:52

YANBU to tell her not to come but you don't really like her do you so she's not all wrong. MIL on the other hand - WTF!?!

SenoritaViva · 04/02/2012 20:57

People never cease to amaze me.

What your DH did was kind and thoughtful.
Your SIL and MIL and loopy and self centred.

Birthdaybump2012 · 04/02/2012 20:59

It may of been better to phone and just point out the weather but Dh did'nt realise it would cause that much drama, and he wasn't nasty about it he said how icey it was and how the forcast is just saying it's going to get worse so we didn't think they should come round tomorrow, and may be next weekend they could come if they weren't busy.
Your right DoMeDon I don't like her that much, but I am always pleasent and I babysit for her if she needs it and used to borrow her my clothes before I had Dcs. Plus Dh loves her lots, so he didn't deserve that.

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Birthdaybump2012 · 04/02/2012 21:24

Thank you all for replying, and taking the time to read this.
:o
Thanks

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lurkinginthebackground · 04/02/2012 21:50

YANBU
It is very silly to make unneccessary journeys in this weather.

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