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to tell SIL to get real (Brexit related)

62 replies

spitefulorfair · 25/06/2016 17:43

Have NC for this as identifying - but I really want some perspective here as I'm furious and may act badly!

We live in EU country (south med holiday destination to give you an idea). DH, DC and I have been here 11 years. My parents also live nearby. DH and I both work and DC are fully bilingual - parents are retired. We had (as you can imagine) a vested interest in EU referendum and voted to Remain.

SIL (DH's sister) has been a very vocal Leave campaigner - think FB posts, doorstepping for the campaign, posters in window etc... She is ecstatic with the result and is gloating on FB (not at us directly)

Now I get on with SIL - we go through motions of presents, cards, sharing the odd email etc... When we are back in the UK we visit DH's parents and also visit SIL. I wouldn't choose her as a friend but I don't dislike her at all.

Anyway she has messaged me (not DH!) asking if now would be the right time to come out to visit. She has two younger DCs and her DH works away. She has not visited us in the past 11 years (despite being invited occasionally). Her message to me says "well given what's happened I was thinking we should come and visit before things change ... what do you think?"

Am I being stupid here? Does she mean shall she come now because we might not be able to live in X much longer (not the issue by the way - though it may impact on my elderly parents more as they get pension income in sterling) or is she asking for other reasons such as kids may be getting too old or something? I will ask her to clarify.

Either way would I be spiteful to say "jog on" - she has never been here before and her Brexit positioning has really left me with a sour taste. I am still angry at yesterday's result and feeling pretty vulnerable - I don't want to be rude but my gut instinct is to lash out. AIBU to ask what would you do?

OP posts:
chicaguapa · 25/06/2016 19:51

Yes, very cheeky.

I'd reply with 'Now's not a good time really as we don't know where yesterday's result leaves us. We'll let you know, when we know.'

bluesbaby · 25/06/2016 19:57

I would use Paul's wording... Bloody hell, you're restrained... Tell her that you don't want to fall out so it's best she doesn't come near you with her brexit propaganda right now...

Wolpertinger · 25/06/2016 20:06

Chicaguapa's wording is great.

Also, she's going to find flight prices go up rather than down and the price of euros has gone up massively. So the longer you leave it, the more it will cost her - her calculations are way off no surprise given how she voted

AdultingIsNotWhatIExpected · 25/06/2016 20:09

actually, some places are refusing to exhange GBP at all today!

LineyReborn · 25/06/2016 20:11

I'm amazed how many people think that prices will fall not increase for UK people paying in sterling because of the fall in the pound.

It's bewildering.

diddl · 25/06/2016 20:12

" Let me know if this works xx" "

No, that doesn't work.

Surely all that's needed?

monkeywithacowface · 25/06/2016 20:17

I agree it's what adult said send something along the lines of "can I get back to you as yesterday's results mean a lot of uncertainty for us now so would like to wait for the dust to settle and see what our future looks like before making any commitments" and then I would conveniently not get back to her

Tinklebinkle · 25/06/2016 20:46

This is all so sad isn't it? I feel so powerless in the face of it all, I can't imagine how bewildered you must feel op. To have salt rubbed into the wound like this must be terrible. Tell her to fuck off to the far side of fuck, or, seeing as she's family, probably just wait for DH to do it and keep the moral high ground. Halo

lljkk · 25/06/2016 20:55

(very keen to know what OP decided to msg back!!)

cheekyfunkymonkey · 25/06/2016 21:00

Just say something like ' Sorry we are not able to entertain guests at the moment, and won't be able to accommodate you in August, we will let you know if this changes in the future. As I am sure you understand these are worrying times '

spitefulorfair · 26/06/2016 07:05

lljlk - apologies we had friends round last night.

DH and I spoke and we really don't want to rock the boat so I took the coward's way out and said those dates don't work unfortunately and then added (probably in a passive aggressive way!) that we think flights may be going up in price anyway.

I decided not to raise to her bait if that was her intention nor to pull her up on her insensitivity -stupidity_

At the end of the day she's still DH's sister and as a PP said earlier I genuinely believe she hasn't thought about the wider world and wouldn't "get" why others may disagree with her.

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lljkk · 26/06/2016 10:32

no need to apologise. Good that you are able to rise above. Let's hope the other uncertainties settle soon.

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