To be hiding in the kitchen with a bottle of Cava?

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My MIL is round and is an extremely light drinker. Have been getting dirty looks whenever I top up my teeny flute. Plus putting up with her bollocks and passive aggressive nonsense.

She's in the front room on FaceTime and I'm sneakily downing a couple glasses of Cava. Am I on the road to alcoholism? I need a bit of a buzz on Xmas day, and we are trying for a baby so this could be my last chance to drink for many months. Please tell me I'm justified in drinking alone today!

Totally justified behaviour. Have one for me!

Oh dear she sounds awful! Have a few drinks today as if u get pregnant you'll be a long time dry... Why's she so awful by the way..?

Me too

let the old bag pull her faces, she'll die of thirst before you die of alcohol poisoning!

My ILs are similar but a bit scared of me, so if I ask them if they want a drink they will decline after judgily checking their watches but if I swan in with drinkies on a tray and hand them out they take them and drink them for fear of being rude :o ...you could try that?

It's alright, you're not alone.

Haha, thank you ladies. I knew MN was a good place to seek absolution.

She's not as bad as some of the MILs on here, but she's such a fucking sad sack. Everything is against her, it's all a big drama, and she's just a poor widdle old lady. She can also be a massive snob. She only shops in Waitrose, despite going on about how skint she is, and was snooty about the fact I buy some stuff from Asda because she thought it was a cash and carry? Luckily, DH does tell her she's being ridiculous.

I didn't really want her round today. We had her last year, but BIL won't do his share, and she would have been alone. Yes, I'm pathetic and a drunk!

Drink what you like, when you like and she can fuck off. Cook can drink what she likes on Xmas day.

Have a few for me pls! Currently almost 33wks preggy, swollen ankles and bad back pain, today has done me in. Would love a glass or 5 of Rose' right now. Luckily I have fallen out with my MIL so I don't have to put about with all that crap!

Totally reasonable.
I'll come join you and we can get pissed peeling spuds

"old bag"?
"fucking sad sack"?

Being tight with the booze is a crime! It goes against the spirit of Xmas.

Sending boozy fumes your way Tiger. I've just been informed that this isn't my MIL's 'proper' Xmas, as there's a family gathering in a few days. So no pressies for us or DS til then and I'm left feeling insulted after the effort I put in. Whatever lady!

Absolutely YRBU. Fill a tymbler with gin then you dont need to hide.

Sheesh. Amateurs...

Enjoy yourself, I'm a MIL saw all GCs, DSs and DILs this morning. Now relaxing on our own with a glass of wine.
Enjoy your drink and good luck with the baby making!

Dump the cava- thats the only bit that sounds unreasonable- get champagne.

EUPHEMIA- just raid the wine rack. Unless it is vintage wine goes off and will be undrinkable. My MIL had a bottle of non vintage champagne- Moet or similar which she was keeping for a special occasion- 2 weddings and 3 births didnt make the grade. When she finally drank it after at least 10 years she said she ddint know why people made s fuss about champagne as it was awful HMMM

carry on with the secret cava - I'll be doing the same once the baby has gone back to sleep in five mins!!

We've been adding creme de lychee or St Germain to ours - basically pouring some booze and topping it off with more booze...

Cheers!