Things that close family members do that aggravate you but for no good reason (lighthearted)

[badonkydonk]

Mine is my mum. I do love her dearly but the one thing that irritates me is the half inch of tea left in a cup. I know her reasoning - back in the day, when tea was made from tea leaves, if you finished the drink, you would get a mouthful of groggy tea leaf sediment.

However, its 2016 and (as a non tea drinker) I would go on oath to state my tea has no grubby leaves at the bottom (I use a bag). Why it annoys me, I have no idea......but finish your bloody drink!

In my defense, I've never raised he subject, just walked away with the cup inwardly seething.

Any other stories of mid annoyances?

[WarwickDavisAsPlates]

I have so many!

My lovely Nan is a brilliant and generous person but... She says "if you catch my drift" after every bloody sentence. For example "I went down to Tesco the other day, if you catch my drift" there is no drift to be caught you are just explaining a mundane series of events! She also makes stories so long winded and goes off on so many tangents you rarely hear the end of her story about why she went to Tesco.

My DHs Nan fails to acknowledge that I've ever traveled further than the end of my bloody street and whenever we talk about a place she will say "Warrick I don't expect you've ever been there" and start explaining where it is to me. Despite the fact that my old job involved a lot of over seas travel and I have only moved back to my home town after having DD, so actually lived in various places for over 10 years. But of course I wouldn't have the foggiest clue where Rome was.

My mum always wants to know EXACTLY where you are when you are on your way somewhere. I'll tell her "I'm 10 mins away from your house" only to be answered with a very stroppy "but where EXACTLY are you?" What do you want fucking co-ordinates I said I'll be there in 10 mins!!!

[Yukduck]

WhooooamI You too eh?!

I had no idea my own DH was so flaky and easily exhausted until SIL brought it to my attention. I really must buy some cotton wool to wrap DH in so that SIL can see I really do look after her dear little brother!!

[MaQueen]

In recent years, my lovely Mum has taken to arriving with a motley selection of bags. Her hand bag...a hessian shopper...a bag for life...And they contain random guff which she thinks I might want. Half a packet of bacon...a 4 month old magazine...some mugs she doesn't want to throw away.

Then I have to tactfully express my uninterest in acquiring these items.

I have no idea why she does this? She used to arrive just with a regular handbag. I miss those days...

[oldlaundbooth]

Lots of things annoy me about my SIL, she just irritates me for no apparent reason really. I've tried but she annoys me.

[Niggit]

Pineappletastic, is your sFIL related to my MIL? After FIL died, some years ago now, DH was in the living room and she and I were in the kitchen getting drinks, and she started trying to have a cosy chat with me about dildos... I have never poured wine so fast in my life. As you say - ew.

[oldlaundbooth]

Every time DH has a hangover (rarely actually) he complains he has a crap liver. Every time. He explains it to me as if it's the first time he's mentioned it. It's the family liver, you see, and it's here (points to liver). And it'S crap.

Ah, yes, OK.

Stop fucking drinking then.

[ShtoppenDerFloppen]

Not family, but my closest friend. While we are having a conversation, either just the two of us or part of a group, she will repeat the last 2-3 words of every sentence about 1/2 second after you sat them (so that she is essentially talking over you with an echo).

Drives me batshit, but she is a great friend, so I shake it off.

[Pineappletastic]

Love this thread.

DM - makes seriously weak tea, thinks I am some sort of goddess for being able to make a decent cup of tea, constantly asks for tips. First it was 'oh, you've got a teapot, it must be that', so she got a teapot, then it was 'what teabags do you use?', she got the same teabags. No matter what, she will not accept that the key to this magic tea is that I leave the teabags (or leaves, at one point we had leaves so she tried that too) in the hot water for an appropriate amount of time, 20 seconds will not do it, you can do everything I do, but if you don't leave it long enough it will be shit.

In laws, all of them - let DH get away with being the laziest fucker on the planet. If you ask him to do something he will pull a face or just pause long enough until one of them jumps up saying 'oh, I'll do it'.

SIL - messiest eater ever, when you clear the table you'd think you'd fed a herd of toddlers.

sFIL - knows everything about everything, it's become a game since I got pregnant, to see if he can give me tips on pregnancy/labour/breastfeeding (he has no children and didn't meet MIL until DH and SIL were older teens). Also sometimes has boundary issues, so we were chatting about the maternity tour we'd been on, and saying you generally get send home if you're not 4cm, and he chips in 'I'm sure we can find a way of checking first so you don't waste the journey' - ew.

[HuskyLover1]

DH says "Bless Me" after a Burp I've lost count of how many times I've told him that's a "Pardon me" situation.

Dad is constantly burping/farting/snoring, as loud as ever. All day long.
He also reads all my Mum's texts. With a phone call! So basically if I text my Mum, I get a phone call from my Dad. Why??

DH places plates/mugs/cutlery NEXT to the dishwasher, not in it.

[Brentlicious]

I hate it when anyone - family or friend - uses the word aggravate wrongly.

[littleprincesssara]

DH eating peanuts. He has to put them into a little tupperware tub, then sticks his tongue in like a fucking frog to eat one at a time.

I'm sorry but that made me laugh so hard I snorted tea out of my nose.
I've just been reading the conspiracy thread - maybe he IS part-frog in creepy government DNA experiment?

[WhooooAmI24601]

MIL texts me often to say "DH looks tired, are you asking him to do too much around the house?" and once to say "DH looked sad today, have you done anything to upset him?"

First of all, if he looks tired it's because your Grandson is a shit sleeper and feels he needs to march about our bedroom at 4am dressed as Peter pissing Rabbit which is driving us into the ground with sheer exhaustion, and secondly, if he's sad it's probably because he's almost 40 and his Mum still treats him like a toddler, you fucking nut job.

[Yukduck]

Yep! just happened again this week!

SIL looking "meaningfully" at me and telling me that my DH (her little brother) is looking tired and am I working him too hard with the DIY as he is doing his office job too. Like it is MY fault and I am obviously a crap wife. I work too. DH is 61yrs old!

Grrr!

DH is thoroughly spoilt, is waited on hand foot and little finger, and the odd shelf put up, or a room to decorate (we do DIY together) is not beyond him.

Actually, any smart retorts (as I usually just smile wanly and move the conversation on) that could put her in her place would be much appreciated.

[JohnLithgowsLargeForehead]

Also my mum is a feeder and constantly asks my DP if he wants his slice of cheesecake/cornetto/dessert and he says "no thanks, not yet" and every half hour she'll ask again. In the end I say (while laughing) "Mum he'll just go get it when he fancies it!"

[JohnLithgowsLargeForehead]

FIL walking into the room every 5 mins asking what we're doing and asking MIL "are you okay dear?", nothings changed since 5 mins ago! Makes us laugh but MIL can't stand it.

[42andcounting]

My dsis thoroughly washes every single item of pots, pans, crockery, cutlery in hot soapy water before putting them in the dishwasher, drives me demented. She also runs the dishwasher half empty eg with just 3 mugs, cutlery and 2 side plates. Bugs me when she does it at her house, but even more when she does it at mine! I am clearly tight, I like to cram it full so I get my moneys worth

[KeyserSophie]

Mum and dad: no sharp knives
Mum: puts nutmeg in lasagna, gets involved with things she could just sack off and complains about them (to be fair, I inherited this trait), talks over tattoo fixers

Dad: Reads the same paper every day (and has done for 25 years) and then complains about the paper's political viewpoint. Why doesnt he just buy a different paper?

[Mommawoo]

My dp doesnt sleep at night, he falls into a short coma. I've literally had to slap him awake in an emergency. When he was in the army they called a doctor after 5 guys couldnt wake him up and thought something was wrong.

We have incredibly noisy neighbours who like to start DIY at 7am (like today) but of course do hears nothing and cant see the problem. If we ever had an intruder during the night, me and dd would be left to fight him off alone.

[BoopTheSnoot]

My dad, sister, and all three of my nephews are noisy eaters. Complete with sloppy chewing, heavy breathing, and frequent "mmmmm"s. It makes me want to scream, it really winds me up!

[SlimCheesy2]

I have an aunt who only speaks to instruct. Last weekend we were all at the seaside and Ds asked for a Mr Whippy in a double cone. It's the summer holidays. It's ice cream. It's fine. But he could not finish it, and so I threw some of it away (I would have eatn it myself but DS had sucked the cone so it was soggy). So DAunt says' Well that will teach you not to be so greedy. What will we do next time mummy says it is okay to have a double ice cream? We will say no, won't we?'. FFS. The kid is 6. He wanted a big ice cream. Let the kid enjoy his fucking ice cream.

[Cheaploopaper]

I have loads!

Similar to previous people, I have a noisy breather in DH, it's like Darth Vader. He steals covers then goes apeshit whining like a baby and blaming me. When he starts saying something, and I know what he's getting at I'll go, 'oh yeah' mid his sentence and he will stop with stupid face and say', "what do you mean?" Aaargh just go on talking! He also uses baby talk, "what's the mat mat baby?" Instead of saying what's the matter? Aaaaagh!!!

My MIL irritates the hell outta me not only telling me what to do in my own home, but she asks if I'm ok if she catches me with a normal face if I'm not beaming ear to ear. Something must be 'wrong' since I'm not smiling. She also asks me a question, then when I begin to answer she finds something else to make a big deal over, "oooh look at the cat! What's he doing?" Don't ask me a bloody question if you're not interested!
Watching TV = 101 questions, what's he saying, why is she doing that? Etc etc.
Her table manners are awful too, fingers in everything, then licking them, then using said fingers to touch communal (in a pub) sauce bottle to squeeze a bit onto to see if she likes it before using. Yuk! She once licked chocolate off her fingers then wiped them on sponge I do my dishes with leaving chocolate/saliva trail. Grrrrr.

Oh it's good to rant, now I feel a bit mean though!

[pineappleshortbread]

Ive loved reading these really perked me up.
Mtly dh used to (thankfully doesnt anymore) pick his nose and wipe it on the back of the sofa. Totally gross id kill hik now we got a new sofa if I caught him.

My dgran who I love to bits and raised me is a feeder we actually take bets on how long before she offers food. Only she doesnt stop when you say no she just moves to something else.

My dgrandad rip uses to hoard and food and medicine that had gone out of date. I went up one day and went through the cupboards and binned milk of magnesia 12 yrs out of date only to find it back in the cupboard a week later.

Also the obsession for leaving for a caravan holiday at 6am get there at 11 and check in wasnr till 2 arrg.

And my not so dear dads belief that everything is someone elses fault and not his. Suffice to say I have gone non contact with him
I love my family but they are nuts.

[val4]

My mother also goes into too much detail. Instead of saying 'I made appointment with doctor', she will say ' I went out to hall, rang the Secretary and said, this is x, I'd like to see doctor please. The Secretary asked me how I was and said she hadn't seen me for ages, I told her I'm not great at moment and need appointment as soon as possible.......' and she goes on and on....it drives me mad. She also goes into detail what she had to eat, and how it was cooked/presented, and expects same detail from me! It wears me out😑

[SaturdaySurprise]

My in-laws are always talking about what other people are eating. "Ooh look at Fred's portion. You won't be able to eat that." "Ooh, what flavour did you chose?", Are you sure you'll be able to eat all that?".
Other people's food just isn't that interesting.

Also, when everyone is served and starts eating MIL or her sister or my BIL has to say, " Oh, everyone's gone quiet." Every time.

[paddypants13]

Hookie - My dh also does that!

Oh fuck off dh, putting your mucky socks and pants in the wash does not turn me on!