to be really fucking pissed off with the fucking wanking shitting snow

[OhdearNigel]

It is DD's 2nd birthday today. Not only have I had to cancel her birthday party but DH stayed overnight with her at MIL's last night to give me a peaceful evening to finish the party arrangements and it looks possible that they are stuck there. So I might not even see DD at all on her birthday.

So everyone that is going on about how exciting the fucking snow is - yeah, great. it's great WHEN YOUR PLANS AREN'T FUCKED BY IT

[ANGRY] [ANGRY] [ANGRY]

Have people missed the bit where the OP said her DH is a Police pursuit driver? I am more than sure that if it were safe to drive he would do so. To me it shows that it must be pretty bad where the OP and her MIL live!

It is a shame and you are allowed moan as much as you like. That's what AiBU is for!!!

TBH I have seen much swearier shouty titles for less.

He probably could get back soda, but in the scheme of things is it necessary ? It's not really so imo not worth making a risky journey where other, less experienced motorists will be out and about causing accidents - just so they are home quicker ?

They are fine where they are, MIL had some presents for her which she has had and SIL has brought her little boy round so they are all playing in the snow. As the party is now scrapped she will probably have much more fun at MILs than she would at home as we don't have any garden much for her to play in the snow (we live in the town centre and just have a small courtyard)

it's just disappointing because I was looking forward to taking all the kids out into my parent's garden to play and was unreasonably excited at seeing how the inside of hte cake turned out (one of these sweetapolita.com/2011/04/rainbow-doodle-birthday-cake/. Now it'll have to wait until next week. Fortunately the food only involved hot dogs, potato wedges and cake so those will keep until next week no problem as they're all frozen

ohdearnigel......i think right, keep dd there and have a nice chilled out day.

has your mil got a computer, if so you could webcam or skype

Wow! That cake looks amazing!!!!!

Op I'm sorry you are missing your DD's birthday.

Some of the posters on here need to stop being so patronising & judgemental. How hard is it to unstand a woman is disappointed because she is spending her daugter's birthday away from her family, spent a lot of wasted time on a cake, & has had to postpone a party she was looking forward to. It's not difficult to understand. And God forbid she expresses it in a different way to some of you. People are different - ooh shock horror!

Op that cake looks amazing! it's my sons birthday in two weeks and a I was planning chopping a marks and sparks madeira cake into the shape of a dinosaur, your cake has given me the guilts! Your DD will be happy whenever she gets it, don't be too sad and treat yourself to a hot chocolate later :)

yanbu at being upset as you can't see your dd on her birthday

My sympathies for you Ohdearnigel from another Mum who wishes to be with her daughter on her birthday, which is today. Only my daughter is now grown upand living away from home, but I love to see her each year on her birthday, and tell her all the stories surrounding her birth, how I rode in the ambulance to the maternity hospital, how her dad cycled twenty miles every day for the five days they used to keep you in hospital, and how we hired a car to bring me home, and we just slung the carrycot on the back seat. (Can you spot all the differences to current day births??) The road from my house to hers is over the Pennines, a precarious enough drive when weather is good, so not a chance this weekend with all the snow, and now fog. Hopefully I ll be driving over to hers next weekend now - and as I do so, Ohdearnigel, I shall be hoping you will be enjoying your extended birthday celebrations too.

No Scottishmummy obviously not

You are the one going OTT, not the OP. Banging on and on about it. Making a point over and over again.

Get a grip

At the tail end curry
I last posted 3hours ao
Do keep up
Op has had her wee paddy,thread has moved on

I do aplogise ScottisMummy. I have not been refreshing the page waiting to pounce on you. I have been away. Keeping up with life

I merely thought it polite to answer the question you asked me directly.

I'm in the same area as you and the snow is very deep. YANBU to be sad about you DD being kept away from home for her birthday and having to cancel her party. I hope you manage to have a nice day and get to celebrate with DD and her friends later in the week.

My DH is supposed to be going away for a work trip and it's been a nightmare reorganising stuff even though we knew there was a chance of snow. I've enjoyed playing in the snow with the kids this morning but it's not always a great thing.

Whereabouts are you Ghoul ? DH said that it's 6 inches deep at MILs and he is not prone to exaggeration. It's quite light here in Eastbourne, about an inch on the pavements. I'm going out in a minute to treat myself to a fancy coffee and a cake

and at least I'll be able to watch Call the Midwife in peace this evening if they decide to come back in the morning.
I am thinking maybe DD could be like the Queen and have an official birthday in June to avoid future snowfall-stricken parties

Scottishmummy why are your posts always formatted like you are drunk?

[shrug]

I've had to postpone DDs 6th birthday party today. She is fully aware of it being her birthday and has spent a lot of time in tears whilst she had the difference between "postponed" and "cancelled explained to her.

Then she went and had a fabulous time in the snow instead.

Poisson I thought it was blank verse.

Can't help but wonder why you let DD go to MIL the night before, even though you knew snow was forecast. If you thought there was even the slightest chance that you might not see her on her birthday, why didn't you just keep her at home, put her to bed early and finish the party arrangements while she was asleep? At least then you could have had a little family party, eaten the cake and had her friends round another time.

I'm with ScottishMummy. It's not as if you didn't know about the snow - you just left it until the last minute to do anything about it, causing yourself a minor inconvenience and then ranting and raving as if it's the end of the world. If you're daft enough to ask for opinions on whether you are being unreasonable, you shouldn't get grumpy with people when you don't like their replies!

Formatted posts,that's way too fancy
Like I'm drunk,that depends on you.how you read them
I have a mn fan - she always says I'm drunk.can't recall her name.

I like the predictability of it....when will she pop up. Time to ask if I'm drunk.in that knowing manner

I can not understand why your dd was away from you the night before her birthday. I would not want to wake up on my children's birthdays with them. Of with me.

Frankly I find it bizarre

With them NOT with me. Stupid iphone

Happy birthday to your dd! It was my youngest sons birthday yesterday and we had to amend our plans so am feeling your pain! Snow fun has made up for it though!!

YANBU to be unhappy at all OP.
You were looking forward to it and it's not going ahead as planned. This happened to us last year and it's really disappointing.

scottishmummy Something else must be really bothering you today for you to be so unpleasant on here this morning. Why take it out on the OP. Nasty, OTT responses.