Expecting to be met at Arrivals

[FarFarWay]

(OK, this a while ago - but |I have never cleared it up in my mind; I need other opinions.)

Travelling with an 8 year old, to meet people who I don't really know (even though technically family), and who the child has never met.

Two flights (one upgraded, the other downgraded, by comparison; no spare time in the airport in Japan, just a mad dash to find the plane!), about 22 hours in the air total, plus the travel down to Heathrow/check-in etc. (Also a week before Christmas). Almost the only child on the flight, and even though a "special meal", most of it was not to her liking - not fussy but never eaten sushi etc. So she was a bit hungry and tired when we landed.

The people we were to be staying with lived approx 40 minutes away.
Not only did a carful of people who my eight year old had never met, EVENTUALLY turn up - but we had to sit and wait for them to get there.

Before anyone says "Let it go....". The main player of that group has recently brought up the trip, and what a (not-quite-but almost-) disaster it was - but the then eight-year-old has never seen these (important, arguably) people ever again, and this is now being held against her by the main player.

Despite appearances, I am not a grudge holder but, in my over-thinking way, I have actually tried to figure out the actual science of this flight and how much time was needed for them to be there to greet us. And I am a bit pissed at the "they", as the delay was blamed on the wife element doing her hair, when she really did not need to come as well, as it made the whole thing into a bigger deal, when we - and especially my daughter - would have really appreciated it being casual and low key - let alone there actually be someone - anyone - present, when we came through the Arrival doors to ---- [crickets].

By my (bad) calculations, they didn't even set off until we landed.... but due to the time-travel aspect of hours behind/ahead, am I getting it wrong?

(PS - on the one hand, this light-hearted, but on the other - as I said, she has never seen them again, and so sometimes, it seems like it happened yesterday.)

I found it mightily offensive.

OK, attention spans are shorter, for many reasons.
(Mine isn't though.)

I did NOT equate having low IQ to having/being ADHD, ADD or any other disorder. Or those who have the condition have a low IQ.

Looking for offence, and you will always find it.

No I didn't. If people chose to read that into what I said, it can't be helped. Writing two things one after another does not mean that I think they coexist.
Heck, the list of what I am thinking this thread has shown people capable of being is growing all the time.
But I'm sure all of the unpleasant traits don't exist in all the people.....

(Jennie...?)

.....

Her posts are just vile now.

Well, all worms eventually turn....
Enough of the nastiness coming at me, and even I will show "troll" tendencies.
I have in the end responded to what I have received on here.

I guess that will mean I got what I deserved back then? (some may say)

Anyway

Fin

It took 32/33 pages for you to show your true colours, which of course now throws serious doubt on all these tales of woe that you filled these 33 pages with regarding your father and step mother.

and as for the ' story ' of the emery board - well !!!
it really was not worth your time typing it ALL out, not only were we able to condense it for you, it was such a non event yet you referred to the ' emery board ' more than once on these 33 pages.

I know I should write more as it is obvious you only appreciate lengthy responses on your thread and you don't appreciate or is it you don't understand ? when some of us are concise or succinct...

You’re really hard work, OP. While you fancy yourself as some sort of intellectual, you seem to lack emotional intelligence. I suspect, if we heard the other side of the story, there would be page after page detailing incidents when you were difficult. You are spiky, terse and full of hyperbole.I think this possibly has some bearing on your relationships.

Is this thread still going on!

I think you should seek real life, professional support @FarFarWay

@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon

You just kind of proved my point.

@BrieHugger

And you did too.

And you've proved MY point by having more than one of your posts deleted. If you're genuine (which I no longer think you are), maybe have a think about what people have been saying.

I missed the emery board story but I'm guessing it could be summarised as: At some point in the past, someone broke my emery board and I think it was intentional.

You are correct. Why say it in a dozen words when a few paragraphs will do?

Not forgetting the obligatory subordinate clauses, tediously placed in brackets.

I love that in the opening post the op says that she doesn’t bear a grudge, and two weeks later here we are.

Yes. Not to mention the OP is pretty much incomprehensible.

Yes, here you are, two weeks later....
What does that have to do with me holding (or not) a grudge about the event I posted about?
Which I don't..

Who's to say what is and isn't necessary?
There have been complaints of no back story.

Can't please all of the people all of the time...