As some of you may know I have lots of problems with my mother in law she is very controlling and I find her difficult.She rarely bothers with my husband he is without a doubt the nicest in the family we wonder if he is adopted at times!
The background to this is that our kids have been to bridlington with their grandparents for a few days we followed on friday and stayed until Sunday.
Went friday night got there in good time was nice just dh and me chatting all the way there.
Arrived was almost immediately peed off cos our ds in haler is showing on 3 occassions that it hasnt been taken- he is 12.
So i make comment although sam is old enough to know they say they asked him every night sam takes the flack.He later confides in me that he was never asked then i ask dd who verifies that she never once heard them ask. She never backs her bro so I am inclined to think there is a chance this could be true.I am cross and upset because he shouldnt miss this.
So we go to the pub where i sit and here lots of tales about my bro in law and the 2 family holidays they have had together in past month.So bad does it get i take to the wine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I dont normally drink .All the while grandad is over the top tipping the kids upside down and ragging them about-I hate this cos his sight is bad he once lanced ds head on side of a cupboard when he was little.
SATURDAY
Well it peed it down all day various degrees of torrent we all got soaked.I said to dh mum do you want owt from somerfield I am off for some tomato soup for dinner as i am so cold.Everyone wanted some so i got enough for all of us plus some nice rolls.When we get back to caravan she takes one look at the soup and says i said i was making cheese toasties- no one wanted them everyone wanted the soup.No one knew about the toasties but she was a cow all afternoon cos i buggered her plans up- no one does that!
Then and this is what is narking me off most how I did not punch her for this I dont know.She boiled the kettle and went to the loo while she was gone I made the tea in the tea pot to be helpful.I tried to switch the kettle on but cos it had just boiled it wouldnt.So she comes out of the loo sees the tea is in the pot and says did you reboil the kettle I said no it wouldnt switch so (and I still cannot believe this now what happened next)- she took the tea i made and tipped it down the sink and proceeded to reboil the kettle and remake it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So for rest of weekend i have made a point of doing fuck all as it obviously isnt good enough.
We went out last night for a meal it was nice she was not sat near me,earlier though i needed to alter my trousers i got some wondaweb -that iron on stuff cos i had no thread. I trying to make conversation says have you ever used this she says no it is for lazy people- dh then says she has used it his dad then backs it up.
I have tried to be nothing but nice down time well i just think why bother now cos you dont get any better thought of.
SUNDAY
Rain and sun on and off I hear more about dh bro and his lovely lot and what they did i hold no animosity towards them but get a bit sick of hearing about it all.
Mil is telling me how they had a lovely meal at a fish n chip place with other sons in laws when they came across.Later i ask them to join us for dinner as we are going there for fish and chips dh mum says no we dont do fish n chips its not our thing!!! So off the go.
With the constant cribbing, a cleaning fetish to rival kim and aggie and a multitude of contradictions we breathe a sigh of relief that we are on our way home.Next year if they take them we will collect them on the sunday and come back same day. Sorry this has been long I needed to get it out.We dont see them often although they only live a couple of miles away from us and afte r this weekend that suits me just fine.