Last night FIL, DP and I went to a family party. It was a great evening. Just for context, DP have been together 10 years, aren't married but I am close to his family. DP is 40s and FIL in his late 70s.
We aren't from round here where the party is so we travelled in and stayed at a hotel.
In the taxi back to the hotel, the poor driver was having a time of it. He wasn't sure where the hotel was (5 miles away from the party) and his sat nav wasn't playing. Poor driver,but he pulled over so he could get directions on his phone.
DP and FIL (well FIL really! Then starts on at driver saying 'why don't you know where you're going', 'bloody hell, it's only 5 miles out, you should know where it is' and I mean really going on and on with Dp snipping in his comments. FIL then asks taxi driver if he's licensed...well, doh, we ordered the taxi from a taxi base and yep he had all the relevant ID and plates on his taxi and by this time I was so embarrassed I told FIL to shut up, to leave the taxi driver alone and FIL said right, right trying to appease me but I was pissed off. He has a habit of running of his mouth, he'll swear black is white etc and thinking he's right and justified all the time.
When we reached hotel we got out of the taxi and I apologized for their behaviour and taxi driver was lovely and said it was fine, and when we got out of cab FIL apologized to me because he could tell I was mad and then started on...'but he should really know where he's going' and going on and on again. I snapped at this point and asked if Dp would necessarily know every location if it wasn't in his immediate area (he's also a taxi driver) and he was trying to justify himself and I said that to speak to someone like he did was mean and nasty and that the driver was just trying to make a living, he's not a robot, he's a human and he should have a bit of bloody compassion and that he embarrassed me asking it the taxi diver was licensed (it's a hard and expensive job to do and to get licensed) FIL apologised again, have me a hug goodnight and we went to our rooms. I just can't stand unkindness.
Now I'm totally in the doghouse with DP. He says I shouldn't have spoken to his dad like that but I feel his dad shouldn't be running off his mouth like he does. His dad regularly also speaks to me like shit at times and DP knows this and doesn't challenge him. I'm well and truly in the doghouse and wish I'd never bloody gone to the party!!!