to tell her to jog on? naming day

[bettyberry]

Just received an invite to a naming ceremony.

Its a non-religious thing and is mostly people giving speeches and dedications to the children (Part of me is thinking of the scene in sleeping beauty where the fairies bestow gifts on the baby)

There is a dress code, a gift list (no deviating!) and strict instructions not to drink alcohol even though the venue has a bar.

There will be no food provided for the 'party' just snacks (crisps, nuts etc) or drinks apart from soda.

It is 3 hours long, early evening, right around dinner time.

The children haven't changed names, no blended family, marriage or ensuring DCs have the same surname etc (I'd still be a bit for these but understand the value of celebrating a 'new' family set up) parents have been together 10+years.

The children are 5 and 8.

To me it all feels a bit grabby (the specific gift list) and that the host (the DCs mother) is feeling a bit put out both her sisters have had babies recently and no one is interested in her spoilt children.

Please tell me I'm not going barmy and this really is just a 'look at me, I'm here! Look at me!' thing.

Poor bloke

Fucking hell! She needs a therapist, not your bil!

OMG, that's hilarious. I can just imagine what will happen when her DS starts disappearing into the bathroom or his bedroom for 'hours'.

I picture her standing outside the door singing 'Ev'ry sperm is sacred'.

I think you should tell all your stories, it will be therapeutic for you and not the least bit entertaining for us

Wow, just wow
Blatantly marking ,place

The awkward ann summers party was instigated by a friend of sister. The friend is Very open about sex (not in an ott way just married for a long time, experimental, not a complete prude and only ever spoke about it in adult company only) and thought it would be fun.

Food, nibbles and drink bit was fine. My sister was very vocal about how she really wanted to try a new rabbit as her current one has 'broken'. We Looked at the frilly knickers, the novelty stuff. All good until the sex toy demo where the toys were passed around for us to test. My sister refused to hold any of the toys. Looked aghast at some of them. Grew redder and redder then made an excuse to leave before it ended dragging me with her :/

So marking this

Although I think there might have been better ways of doing this than Facebook I can see why you did so that she cannot twist your words.

So her husband isnt allowed to wank? But she pretends that she uses sex toys when in fact she doesn't because she's a prude? Wow! It gets better and better

Tell us EVERYTHING OP. And namechange after

We so need a [bench] smiley!

Joins everyone on the bench, brings wine.

Ooooo I never new about peanut butter oreos pipbin completely misses point of thread

Oops strike out fail pipbin

Cadburys fudge in hand and first glass of prosecco poured... Im ready!

Brilliant. It was a bit harsh but I hear what you're saying about having a line. She can choose her words carefully or not if she wants to reply.

Clearly it's insane behaviour & needs knocking on the head. Her poor husband from the wanking fiasco :(

Ho Ho Ho. Touchpaper lit, explosion imminent!

Aaarrggghhhh, there is no 'refresh' button on the mobile site! Why not, dammit??

This is awesome stuff, straight out if Eastenders.

I'd say YANBU if you didn't want to go based on the restrictions on the bar TBH, would sneak a bottle of vodka in my bag in nevermind all that other shit.

She may be one crazy lady, but on the plus side, it does make a pretty perfect aibu thread

Good grief, your family is great. Who needs soaps when we have this?.

I can't believe you said that, but I love you for it!

I have popcorn for the bench!

Wow.. More
People should be honest about telling people they are batshit.
Doesn't make you a bitch or anything. Makes you a honest person. But then I forget, some people equate honesty to bitchiness.
To say nothing is worse. The humiliation of no fucker showing up, would have been worse.

Oh God. Just read updates. gets real glass of wine It's going to be a good'un

Pulling up the official MN expanding bench with cushions, have got plenty of & . All well to take a pew.

open mouthed at this thread, and the wanking fiasco

she needs telling you are worried about her and have booked her a therapist.

the well loved phrase 'is she on glue' springs to mind!!

seriously though, she is either very emotionally immature/unaware regarding what is appropriate, or she has some genuine mental illness where she has to be the focal point - I can't believe no one else has called her up on this ludicrous idea though!