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What’s the most irritating thing a family member has done during lockdown?

198 replies

MadameBee · 28/04/2020 19:36

DH organised to have the internet upgraded yesterday, I was a bit apprehensive about it as I am totally reliant on the WiFi atm in order to carry on working. DH assured me it would be fine with minimal interruptions.

Mid conference call (Skype) the phone goes dead and all systems down.

Internet guy had asked if he can cut the phone line and DH told him to go ahead Hmm.....

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Lailaloo747 · 28/04/2020 19:40

My DH decided to make quiche for all his family members (6 separate families) just as the panic buying was at it’s worst. He used ALL the flour and ALL the eggs making quiche for his (less than grateful) family members.

I was not impressed.

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MadameBee · 28/04/2020 19:42
Grin
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Cheeseycheeseycheesecheese · 28/04/2020 19:45

Ds decided to start crawling. We are not prepared for this! We knew it was coming but thought we'd be able to just pop out and get a stairgate... We can't find one anywhere, there is no stock local to us.
Very inconsiderate of minicheese 😂

Witchend · 28/04/2020 20:03

Distant relative I may add:
Fb end of March:
"Oh this is silly, it's just a different sort of flu. Going to go out anyway, look at the wonderful walks, all the stockpiles we've bought from all the shops and amazing projects we're doing. Love homeschooling. Tomorrow we're going to visit ."
Fb now:
"Oh poor little me is still coughing, I've never been so ill and it's so unfair because I never went anywhere so can only have caught it when I was generously delivering the food I stockpiled to a neighbour. And the schools are being mean to the dc because they're not continuously sending praise home. Anyone would think they had more children to think about than just mine..."

Samtsirch · 28/04/2020 20:05

My mum has decided to start phoning me every single day 🤣
I have absolutely nothing new to say!
I used to be lucky to get a visit/ phone call once a month 😆

moobar · 28/04/2020 20:07

Ha, I'm with you @Samtsirch, mine got whatsapp!! Every day I get up to
MOrning!!

Quickly followed by

Wht doing today?

By

What doing now?

By

What time are you calling me?

By

Afternoon!!

So on so on.....

Di11y · 28/04/2020 20:19

my 6yo has decided that doing any form of writing (including copying) is as the same as being slowly tortured to death. we've had the most impressively dramatic tantrums and "I can't do it! (not that I've even looked at what you're asking me)"

MindyStClaire · 28/04/2020 20:20

The week DH did the shop and forgot coffee and crisps and didn't buy enough chocolate. Angry

BacklashStarts · 28/04/2020 20:23

My parents are being extra Them. They are the sort of people who can never see the bright side anyway so any nice thing instead of thinking ‘oh that was nice’ it’s instead ‘oh now it’s over/why couldn’t it be longer’ etc

They are honestly a bucket with a hole in and think they are the only people finding lockdown hard when they’re barely observing it!

OnTheMoors · 28/04/2020 20:23

being demand avoidant (13 year old), getting up and down from chair when supposed to be working, eating , drinking, disappearing upstairs . Anything except Doing The Schoolwork

TheSandman · 28/04/2020 20:24

DD number 2 has decided to teach herself how to play the Ukulele...

Ohtherewearethen · 28/04/2020 20:24

My husband has decided he suddenly can't stand the sound of me eating crisps. Seeing as that's pretty much basically all I'm doing these days it would appear I'm the annoying one! Who knew?!

lyralalala · 28/04/2020 20:25

We've got a family member passive aggressively making snipes on FB like "Wish I could leave my kids with MIL to go shopping" or "It's alright for those who get their MIL to babysit so they can have a bath" and "Hmm leaving the children with 70+ MIL - some ppl think the rules don't apply to them" ever since they had a fall out with DH and I

Which invites a whole swathe of replies of how irresponsible and disgusting I am (it's funny how the replies always target the DIL, not the son)

She lives here! What was I supposed to do - make her homeless to fit in with a guideline?!

kateemo · 28/04/2020 20:27

Today, DD ate an apple next to me. For 40 minutes.

PorpentiaScamander · 28/04/2020 20:28

Phoning me to "check how I'm coping" which lasts all of 2 minutes and then telling me all the helpful stuff they are doing whilst berating me for not helping more
Apparently theres no excuse not to help out.
I think when all this is over and they go back to their usual selfish existence I will phone them everytime I do anything helpful and tell them theres no excuse not to be doing the same Hmm

Hopefulmidwife · 28/04/2020 20:31

My cousin went and saw my 90 year old gran. 😠 But it was okay, because she had gloves on and 'stood in the corner' dick.

Badassmama · 28/04/2020 20:32

@lyralalala have nearly pmsl 😂 what a cf! I bet your MiL thinks it’s ridiculous too.

Personally my cat is the one getting all up in our grills.
She prances about, demands doors be opened for her then insists on coming back in a second later, literally stands on my feet until I dispense dreamies.

Today was the final straw, my husband got me a yummy chocolate brownie, I turned my back for 2 secs and she was there attempting to steal it! I actually had to cut a bit off.

Good thing she’s cute.

Mummyoflittledragon · 28/04/2020 20:34

My dh has decided everything that I say, which is not you are so wonderful and amazing is an insult. Fucking tiring. I have chronic fatigue.

WarmSausageTea · 28/04/2020 20:34

Breathing.

ParkheadParadise · 28/04/2020 20:37

DH has decided that he likes my stash in the sweetie cupboard. He always eats very healthily (i dont) since he has been at home he's discovered percy pigs, strawberry mushrooms and cola bottles.
Him and dd were in her playhouse earlier sharing a packet of squashes drumsticks together.
He's really pissing me off as he would always comment about all the rubbish i bought now he's bloody eating it🤣

RUOKHon · 28/04/2020 20:37

DH started cutting his hair with clippers at 6.30pm this evening.

He’s still doing it now.

lyralalala · 28/04/2020 20:38

@Badassmama Honestly they are classic. MIL doesn't know about this one. She was upset enough recently by them so this latest shit can wait

They had a go at her recently because she "won't" (their word) offer the same 4 days a week babysitting she and FIL gave her first grandchild.... 19 years ago. When she was younger, fitter, didn't have arthritis and FIL was still alive. She hasn't done it for any other grandchildren since then because it was a very specific circumstance, but it's being seen as favouritism.

TweetUsOnFacebook · 28/04/2020 20:45

Annoying texts from the in laws if we don't text/call daily.

'We haven't heard from you. Please let us know you're ok. We're worried'.

Do they really think we will all just drop dead? We wfh and only go out every two weeks to shop. Hardly worth worrying themselves sick over.

Original poster
MadameBee · 28/04/2020 20:45

Oh DS is above my “office” (the dining room) and his fucking bed creaks ALL DAY.

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orangesandlemo · 28/04/2020 20:46

My SiL has been driving across our city to see our parents in law and popping in the house to sort out their computer/ phone, check up on them etc. She's a key worker so still working in the hospital which is worse. They only live 5 mins from us and I didn't know this and really annoying as I'm still going their shopping for them.

But the worst was as my husband was delivering the shopping and staying away social distancing he mentioned he couldn't finish a diy project with out a tool and didn't want to go to B&Q so FIL who is self isolating (that's why I'm doing their bl**dy shopping) popped over to his friends house to borrow one and drop it off to us. Can you imagine my face when the bloody door went and it was my FIL Angry.
I also work for the nhs so have been really careful and I feel fo sorry for the in-laws I have been Baking them cakes