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To think that they should shut the fuck up

390 replies

KatMcGee · 07/08/2016 20:03

I don't like DH's family.

They don't like me.

We've been together for 5 years, married for 2, we live in London whilst DH's family thankfully live way up north.

I'm not the easiest person to deal with but I'm not horrid, I keep to myself, I don't really do nature or cooking or anything that takes me away from a mobile signal

DH has a massive family and every summer they all meet up at his parents property, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins which is in the middle of nowhere.

I did this once 4 years ago and I hated every bloody second of it, they go hiking at dawn, they have family sports days, which is just grown men kicking a ball around whilst the women cheer from the sidelines , tend to kids etc Hmm

I've managed to avoid it ever since but this year DH wouldn't relent and he managed to talk me into it.

It's day 2 and I'm ready to head home. It seems that all of DH's excuses over the years weren't believed and I've been assigned the role of the evil daughter in law.

Everyone keeps giving me snide comments.

They were up at dawn for their fucking hike yesterday and I crawled out of bed to join in and not be a spoilsport and I was bombarded with snide comments

SIL: "Oh dear, if you can't keep up, you shouldn't have come along"

A random aunt: "those boots look brand new, I hope you're not throwing DH's money away" I work, I earn more than DH, I don't hike, so I had to buy boots and when I told this to random aunt, she looked at MIL and said "you were right about her"

Yesterday afternoon when all the woman were cooking in the kitchen, I was in the bedroom as I can't cook but another SIL called me down and so I went down.

"Oh why'd you bring her down" said very fucking loudly by MIL "I mean she won't be much help, girl can't even cook"

I ignored her, went on my phone as they were going on about little Barnaby (not his real name) teething and not coping well with all the noise/people.

I sat their thinking, why bring a teething toddler to this mad house but kept my mouth shut.

BIL walks through the door, joins in the Barnaby talk, looks at me and says "you'll be dealing with all this soon" I pulled a face, it was a natural reaction, lasted only for a second

MIL pipes up "Oh didn't you know, Madam over there doesn't want children, she's too busy with her career" it was said with a smile but with so much fucking venom.

I smiled and said "DH, can't stand the little brats either" then bombarded DH with texts. He walked in five minutes later and I've refused to let him leave my side.

He didn't go out to the lake with all the boys this morning and sat right next to me throughout this afternoons barbecue. This has only led to more comments, if I hear one more snide remark I'm going to tell them to shut the fuck up and then leave.

I won't survive till Friday, I'm thinking of faking ill tonight and leaving in the morning but DH refuses to play along.

OP posts:
KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 00:17

The proposal was the one with Betty White in, wasn't it?

Wink
KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 00:21

There is a similarity when Martin, Charlie and Emilio are together definitely.
Charlie is Carlos Estevez, right. I saw The Way on amazon prime, directed by Emilio with Martin as the bereaved father taking his son's remains along the
camino de santiago. It was brilliant.

PrivatePike · 08/08/2016 00:23

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Meeep · 08/08/2016 00:26

Why don't you invent a hobby you could do by yourself, or dig out an old friend who lives a short drive away, or feign interest in a local historical site or nearby mushroom festival or something, anything.
Be polite for a few hours with everyone else, smile, then go out for a day alone - your OH gets family time - come back after dinner and chat for half hour before going to read in bed.

KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 00:29

Love him since that photo with Taylor Swift/Tom Hiddlestone. Kill me now, his eyes are screaming. Am the only one not to have seen Deadpool.
The last romcom I saw was Love, Rosie. Will watch Bridget Jones 3 though when it comes out.

PrivatePike · 08/08/2016 00:34

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KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 00:34

Sorry for the derail OP. But not seen you since page 5. Hope you are okay and they haven't chained you to the kitchen else you'll have to go "I bleed, do you bleed?" on their ass.

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 08/08/2016 00:35

Just caught this thread.

I'm not outdoorsy in the least, but I don't think OP's behaviour is justifiable. In fact, she sounds like she gives as good as she gets. Just a miserable atmosphere all around, really.

I don't think Sandra Bullock would tolerate this crap.

PinkyofPie · 08/08/2016 00:39

Private I agree he's not my type to look at but I'm a bit in love with him just by the way he speaks about his wife.

Makes a refreshing change from the likes of Robbie Williams who when asked a similar question said it was like watching his favourite pub burn down wanker

To think that they should shut the fuck up
MintyChops · 08/08/2016 00:39

They sound just plain mean. Did you go home OP?

KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 00:41

Good point. What would Sandra Bullock do? She'd S.I.N.G of course.
Solar plexus, instep, nose, groin! Grin

PrivatePike · 08/08/2016 00:42

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KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 00:48

Ooh thank you for that pinky just watched it on popsugar. Fair play to Mr Lively. Robbie is a dick just for live tweeting her second labour. Who does that? Confused

CoolioAndTheGang · 08/08/2016 00:57

What would Sandra Bullock do?
It's more a 'what would the Queen do?' - Stiff upper lip, grin and bare it

KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 01:01

Nah she'd knock back neat scotch and set her corgies on 'em.
Crown

KimmySchmidtsSmile · 08/08/2016 01:05

Although, to be fair, she probably hasn't had to do much wifework/grunt work in her time. Maybe she'd say Fack orf or get Philip to insult/shoot them. How much small talk/social pleasantries has that woman had to make in her lifetime though?

BillSykesDog · 08/08/2016 01:11

This is bollocks. If a woman had posted a thread saying her DH had behaved like this towards his family she'd be mainly told to LTB if he couldn't suck it up, smile and tolerate for a week. He'd be called controlling, accused of trying to manipulate her close family relationships and called EA.

Yet when a woman does it she's the victim. Nice to see the ol' MN double standards at play again.

Chippednailvarnishing · 08/08/2016 01:12

The Queen?
She's go all Chuck Norris on them.

Careforadrink · 08/08/2016 02:38

I'm with the op

Fuck off pandering to their misogyny. Leave and never look back.

brambly · 08/08/2016 02:44

BillSykesDog - have you even skimmed the info about what has actually been said to (and about) the OP? That her behaviour may or may not have been absolutely exemplary really does not justify the horrendous fucking shit that has been hurled in her direction from these oxygen thieving cavefolk.

I'm genuinely staggered that anyone considers that someone (male OR female) should have to "grin and bear" treatment like that. I've gritted my teeth through some pretty ghastly situations in the past and I'd have blown OP's in-laws sky high by now.

I pity anyone that considers that sort of conduct acceptable - how little self respect would you need to have to smile and chirrup through remarks about what a selfish cow you are for not wanting children and people sneering at prior in-jokes IN FRONT OF YOU?

IwannaSnorlax · 08/08/2016 03:35

Did you leave Op? Hope things are ok!

Clandestino · 08/08/2016 03:53

This sounds like the pot calling the kettle black story. They are horrendous, you are horrendous. You should avoid each other in the future.

LindyHemming · 08/08/2016 03:55

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SpecialAgentFreyPie · 08/08/2016 04:20

OP snapped once. I suspect if it hadn't been child related the answers would be very different..

Hope you're on your way home OP. And rip your 'D'H a new one for putting you in this situation.

VioletBam · 08/08/2016 04:23

This does as someone else said, sound like the plot of a bad rom com.

Couldn't everyone see Bridget Jones going through all this?

Just saying.

Maybe OP is testing her efforts at writing on us?