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SIL and her jangley anklet

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:00

SIL has one of those anklets with something on that jingles every fucking single step she takes. She never ever takes it off. It's doing my head in now.

WIBU to just rip it off her ankle and throw it a thousand million miles??!?!

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user1471734618 · 30/08/2016 22:19

Tell her they were designed to stop women being able to run away.....therefore by wearing it she is contributing to the worldwide patriarchy and to the subjugation of women.....Smile

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:21

Okay I'll be sure to let her know that then Wink Im sure that'll go down well.

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jellycat1 · 30/08/2016 22:21

Oh it's actually got loads of actual little bells on! You poor buggers. Do you have any kids or pets who could accidentally break it?

ForeverEyesOfBlue · 30/08/2016 22:23

Ask if you can try it on, pretend you've always wanted one. Then 'accidentally' break it. Oops! Wink

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:25

No kids, skittish cat that won't come near the room with her going jingle jangle every move she makes and a Labrador puppy who is asleep all the goddamn time!! Like come on, you're still a youngen, why are you sleeping so much?!

So no, no animals or kids that'll be any help.

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LittleBeautyBelle · 30/08/2016 22:25

Sounds like she she's overstayed her welcome anyway. Make sure next time you have a say if and when she gets to stay at your house. Sounds like she's not your favorite person!

user1471098628 · 30/08/2016 22:25

She been to Glasto? I got one there years ago. They're great when you're stoned out your nut while you're at a festival but not so much once you're home.

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:26

Ask if you can try it on, pretend you've always wanted one. Then 'accidentally' break it. Oops! wink Good plan! She wouldn't let me though. Pretty sure it's glued to her ankle. Grin

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LuluJakey1 · 30/08/2016 22:27

What is SIL like?
I ask because my granny said only harlots wore ankle chains.

Wayfarersonbaby · 30/08/2016 22:28

I like them Blush but then I do like a good Bollywood film. I bought a gorgeous one so that I could pretend to be Aishwarya Rai in Devdas. Unfortunately I looked like a pasty fat Englishwoman with a 90s hippie fixation.

Shame, I was very fond of that anklet!

Ringadingdingdong22 · 30/08/2016 22:30

Could you maybe sneak into her room tonight with a pair of pliers or heavy duty scissors and cut it off her ankle while she sleeps. Feign complete ignorance in the morning.

Actually what's guaranteed to work is if you copied her and turned up with one on tomorrow. She'll realise how twatty and annoying it is then.

Oldraver · 30/08/2016 22:30

I heard one follow me into Morrisons earlier..it did make me turn round and the person wearing it was a few years decades older then 19.

I thought it was one of those silly bells people have on purses

whippetwoman · 30/08/2016 22:33

Someone I went to sixth form college with had jangly bells on her bag. My friend and I called her Mountain Yak (not to her face). Jingle jangle every bloody where.

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:33

She isn't my favourite person, no. Hasn't been since about 6 months into mine and DPs relationship but I tolerate her for the family not that she'd do the same
I originally only wanted them for the weekend but BIL asked DP if they could stay a week instead as they're back to college and work next week and he said it was okay with it asking me Angry so yeah kinda have outstayed their welcome but what can I do?

Wouldn't say she's a harlot, she's all about BIL, perhaps too much Grin but my gran said that too!

Nope not glasto, think she got it from Spain a year ago! Yes a year! She's been wearing it for a year!!!! Although she might have replaced it with a new one on her holiday this year.

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ReggaeShark · 30/08/2016 22:34

Get some parcel tape and tape it up so it doesn't jangle. Actually I could say something to her if she's only 18. But then I'm a lot older and I'm guessing you aren't.

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:35

Ringadingdingdong22 Might actually do that!!! Wink

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Crunchymum · 30/08/2016 22:36

Remember sitting one of my A'Level English exams and one of the invigilators was wearing jangly bangels, she kept rubbing her hands together. It was fucking infuriating (and this was 18 years ago!!!)

SecretNutellaFix · 30/08/2016 22:36

It's a shame your cat is so skittish- mine would be hunting the ankle adorned by said anklet and claws would be used to try and kill it.

And any attempt to kick said cat would automatically result in SIL being removed from your property for animal cruelty.

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:37

Nope, I'm 21. I would say something if we got along but she's a bit of a drama queen and snitch and will cry to MIL how i was so horrible to her and made her feel so unwelcome, anything to make MIL turn against me. Although at this point I think MIL has stopped caring for her dramatised shit.

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:38

I do wish my cat would hunt her jangley ankles like she hunt my non jangly ankles Grin

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flipsahoy · 30/08/2016 22:40

I'd give her a bowl of milk next time she's at the table. I wouldn't be able to help myself.

Willywolly · 30/08/2016 22:40

anything to make MIL turn against me.

She sounds lovely a right PITA bitch

I'd say something to her and if she said anything to MIL I'd just say she's made it worse than it is, all you did was ask her to take it off for the last 4 days as it was giving you a head ache and upsetting your cat.

But if MIL doesn't care for her drama anymore does it really matter if she cries to MIL?

Hassled · 30/08/2016 22:43

When I said I used to have one, I meant some time in the early 80s. That's how old-fashioned and dated they are. Tell her that.

Benedikte2 · 30/08/2016 22:43

Have you got young children OP? If so get them to giggle and make comments about the jingle bells. Here comes Father Christmas's helper etc. Maybe that will turn SIL off the anklet

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Omgkitties · 30/08/2016 22:46

Nope. No kids. Maybe I'll hire some and pretend they're family. Can you do that? Grin

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