DPs side of the family always have bbqs, parties, meals out, gatherings at each others houses at the weekends, a drink (some more than others), meet up at the pub, go for weekends away, go to the pantomines etc.
Mine never do anything.
I asked mum to put a bbq on tonight and she normally says no but this time she is, low key. I just wanted us to have a drink, sit round the chiminea, eat bbq food. My sister isn't coming because she doesn't want to mess up her baby's routine. Then dad decides it's getting overcast so he might not bother.
I've only been begging all summer for us to do something as a family, and we're staying with them this week (last night's our last night).
My sister dais if they put one on tomorrow afternoon she can come with DH and the kids. Mum tells me it's one or the other. So I said 'well we havn't done anything all summer so why not do a little one tonight and a bigger one tomorrow?' and she goes 'No! I havn't got time to be sitting round having bbqs when there's things to be done.'
She doesn't work, dad does full time. But they never let their hair down anymore. Used to all the time. She's always more worried that she should be sorting the gardening out or cleaning up and stuff, but they seem to just talk about doing the work and don't. Then they never have a good time.
How frustrating.