To be utterly pissed off with this holiday.

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I am bu actually but need to vent! Ã?n holls with DH and our kids, DSis and BIL and their 2 and SIL. It is driving me mad'!!!!!

We are in a beautiful cottage in Devon but the weather is iffy so having to spend a lot of time indoors. BIL is a bossy git who takes charge of every situation, taking us off on pointless hikes which are unsuitable for little kids and we have to turn back. SIL is so fucking Loud I could kill her. She drinks like a fish and has a can of beer permanently stuck to her hand. She has contributed fuck all to the holiday and is eating all of our food.

I like things to be reasonable tidy but seems I am the only one and there is stuff everywhere so I hate the mess. Beautiful cottage now looks like a doss house.

DSis and BIL have the ensuite and the rest of us are sharing one bathroom but BIL still can't be arsed to walk to the en suite and so stinks up the shared bathroom with his endless pooing.

I am going quietly mad. Why did I agree to this!Pass the wine.

How much longer to go? Can you not just leave?

You have to tackle BIL re the pooing. Or just take a crap in their ensuite.

Sounds like pure hell. MIL wants us all to go on a similar trip next year. Dreading it.
I find wine helps

Til Sunday's!!!!!!!!

Oh boy. That sounds awful. Your husband needs to talk to his brother.

If you have access to a car, get up now and take DH and the kids and go home leave for the rest of the day. Find a pub, soft play, anywhere to give you some headspace.

Refuse point blank to go on pointless hikes. Definately say something to BIL about the gross toilet manners. Loudly, in front of everyone to shame him into stinking up his own damn toilet.

If all else fails, .

No BIL is DSIS husband.

I think you'll find we win worst holiday. On a campsite in Dorset in a chalet that smells of damp, looks like it was last decorated in the 70's with a tiny bathroom and a toilet that blocks if you put more than 1 sheet of paper down. It's falling apart but apparently this is the "premium" room . To add to the glamour, every building on the elite has leaking roofs and now me, DH & DD have D&V (see before mentioned toilet issue).

I feel your pain, and also wish we were at home but we are stuck here til Saturday ????

Bloody hell sounds awful!!! I live in Devon- Go stay at my house- I'm away in Scotland!!(where's it's gorgeous and sunny!!)
You'd have to put up with my 19yr olds cooking but she's not bad and makes a mean sticky toffee pudding! Tell her I said the en -suite is yours!

I feel your pain OP. We once had a holiday to Centre Parks we I was about 15 with family friends. The other families' Ddad had a schedule for everything. My DB and I still joke about the "schedy" nearly 20 years later. He also blocked the loo....

Im truly sorry but endless pooing really made me laugh.

Theres nonsuch thing as bad weather, kust bad clothing, so get dresses in waterproofs and good shoes and get outdoors.

I think bil in pooing in your bathroom as he has been told not to stink up the e auite

BIL is a bossy git who takes charge of every situation, taking us off on pointless hikes

Presumably, you could phone the police up and report the illegally held shotgun that he's using to coerce you? Alternatively, why don't you just say "no" and go and do something else?

Family holidays are hell, so you've learnt your lesson for next time. But you're perfectly within your rights as an adult to tell bossy BIL to fuck off.

ALL hikes are pointless... If you don't enjoy walking

EVERYONE has to poo

just go out and do your own thing.

I think I'd have clingfilmed the toilet bowl by now. You have my sympathy. Sounds grim.

"Right come on where are going to go and go and have a walk to some crappy place. We leave in 5 minutes." (The bil)

"Bye then. Hope you enjoy it." (You)

"No we are all going"

"And who the fuck made you the boss of us. We are doing y.. And whilst we are at it. Either fuck off out of the ensuite room or take your shits in there. The other bathroom is off limits to you."

Seriously. Wtf do people get bossed around by other adults? I really don't get it.

yabu why the hell go on holiday with people you don't like and don't see eye to eye with. Nothing wrong with drinking beer and taking kids I. hikes imo ... . Never do it again, is my advice.

It's tricky. I am not one to be biased about but you have to be diplomatic. It's the holiday home of a friend of his so it's kind of his holiday and we were invited. You don't know the bad feeling it would create if I were to say fuck off to him!

I just wanted to paint a picture of the holiday. I'm am no wall flowers believe me.

Bossed about. Not biased.

I do like them.....to a point. Just living in close proximity brings everything into sharp relief! I for get how annoying they are until I am with them24/7. Our kids are loving it. However he is just a bossy git who has forgotten that 5 yr olds can't walk 7 miles!

Thanks Kansasmum btw! Nice offer!

If anyone is still reading......I am lying in bed with a cup of tea. They are all up. I am staying here as long as I can! BIL has of course been in the shared toilet already and SIL is talking very loudly in that annoying voice of hers! Don't shout we can hear you!

It's quite funny though as BIL and SIL don't like each other and there is always competition as to who organises the day. However they are both passive aggressive so don't row but find other ways to annoy each other.

I am kind of getting on with it but wish we were here on our own.

Extended family holidays........Never again!

Mammabear, I take it that your chalet doesn't come close to what you were led to believe? If so whoever sold you the holiday is in breach of contract. Tell them they have to put you somewhere that does meet the contract description or you'll be suing - and if that means booking you into a decent hotel, so be it.