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SIL Lunch nonsense, warning VERY trivial

166 replies

monkeynuts123 · 03/03/2013 08:53

Ok SIL is a pain in the arse, being tricky and controlling with everything. She has had lunch with us many times and knows the children eat lunch at 12.00 - 12.30, being very early risers and are starving by lunchtime and cannot wait a minute more. She knows this, this is something we all laugh about. She has made lots comments in past that we should generally feed kids before us so we can 'relax and eat' but we LIKE to eat with our kids as a family and they won't sit at teh table without food and are unlikely to play peacefully while we eat and enjoy adult time (being 11 months and 3 years).

Today for lunch she invites us for 1.00pm. I txt saying can we please make it lunch for 12.30 as kids crawl walls after that and seems silly to feed them first. She txts back oh come as planned and we'll feed kids first and we can eat after.

I'm just pissed right off with this. What sort of grown up can't eat frigging lunch half hour earlier so kids are ok. SO I said we'd come as planned and all eat together. Suppose I'll feed the hungry tigers before we go and put up with them being unsettled at the table but so irritated with sodding irritating and controlling SIL. AIBU? What would you do? p.s there is always some problem with this woman!

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rodandtheemu · 03/03/2013 17:38

Wow some nasty comments on here !! Sorry on ur loss op x

youfhearted · 03/03/2013 17:47

yup, aibu is really nasty isnt it. and most of mn come out looking like sheep

Hissy · 03/03/2013 17:56

I'd give the kids their lunch before going over and if they played up due to being bored when at SIL's, would smile sweetly and say, yes, that's kinda why we like them to have lunch with us....

Most normal people would say Oh yes, come over for 12 and we'll do lunch for around 12.30, but by sticking with something so rigidly (and reading the subsequent posts about her domineering manner) it's hardly surprising that she is being the way she is.

In future, why not go over for AFTER lunch? Say, oh, our two will have long had lunch by then, go on without us and we'll pop over about 2 or 3 for a cuppa and a chat, take some cake or something, stay for an hour and then go on about your business. Or don't bother to go at all.

monkeynuts123 · 03/03/2013 18:48

drip drip drip, I don't think anyone is obliged to divulge their whole life eh. Some very nasty folk on here, agreed. Thanks to people with helpful suggestions.

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abbyfromoz · 03/03/2013 19:46

Dontmindifido- read what i said properly please. Yes i do.

FeelsSad · 03/03/2013 19:56

abby I think Dontmind point was that you might be all for flexibility in children, but your CHILD might have different ideas and not be flexible at all....

CheddarGorgeous · 03/03/2013 19:57

it really is a bit of a gang mindset out here eh

Yep. Hope you can rise above it OP. you asked AIBU, took advice, were gracious about it and still got hammered. No logic really.

Have a Wine

abbyfromoz · 03/03/2013 20:03

Hmmm... I agree some have strong wills (mine for example) and all certainly have their own personalities...but i suppose it's all about what you as a parent are willing to do/not do. I am not judging anyone else's choice but then don't get all annoyed that people won't work around you and your routines. That is unreasonable. That's what you have chosen so therefore things like lunch with SIL will be difficult for you unless your kids can have a snack... Goodness. it's not like squeezing blood out of a stone! I'm sure even the most inflexible child can cope with a snack until lunchtime.

fallon8 · 03/03/2013 20:19

She deserves a medal for asking you,,

andratx · 03/03/2013 22:32

I'm not sure I like the ganging-up on the OP that has been going on this thread. It's not like she's committed a crime; some people have been quite nasty and it's not necessary.

foreverondiet · 03/03/2013 22:37

I think you are being totally unreasonable. And precious.

Give your kids a mid morning snack and they will last until 1pm. They won't fade away if they don't eat until 1pm.

My kids also usually eat at 12 but if we are invited out for lunch at the weekend and its later they have a snack mid morning and its fine. And sometimes, even at home at the weekend we eat later - depending on our plans.

sweetiepie1979 · 03/03/2013 22:46

Lady!!! You need to chill out and allow your kids to learn patience. You are totally unreasonable!

INeverSaidThat · 03/03/2013 23:50

READ THE THREAD PEOPLE......

OP has acknowledged her unreasonableness and has now chilled out Smile

monkeynuts123 · 04/03/2013 15:11

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Sirzy · 04/03/2013 15:15

Slight over reaction. NOTHING in your post said she didn't know them.

HauntedArmchairOfDoom · 04/03/2013 15:27

Oh OP, poor you. Classic example of MN selective illiteracy on this thread. Glad you saw sense and I'm sorry for your loss.

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