DS2 better behaved than DH's family!

[sphil]

In the bath on Christmas morning I overheard FIL, MIL and SIL in the spare room bitching about how much weight DH and I have put on. Phrases like 'feel sorry for her....that T-shirt...lost some weight after having the children but now....' drifted through the wall. Told DH who then had a huge row with them - telling them all the reasons why it's difficult for us to find time to exercise.

Tbh neither of us give a flying f* what they think - the whole family is obsessed with image and material stuff - and we're well aware of how lardy we've become recently but the fact that they were talking like that when DH and I have worked our nuts off to prepare a lovely Christmas for them was the thing that upset us.

Anyway, amongst all this, DS2 sat and ate lunch with us - in the middle of crackers going off and loud laughing (yes, they're the braying sort as well) - opened three presents and generally behaved impeccably.

I prefer the autistic world!

Well done to your Ds. my Ds also coped very well better than expected and played with quite a few of his toys .

How rude that they were talking about you like that in your own house after your hospitality. Some people have no manner or any idea how difficult and time consuming it can be to have a sn child.

Hope you enjoy the rest of Christmas and dont let people like that get to you.

.....so you kicked them out asked them to leave?

Nope - they're still here .But DH determined they're not coming back next year.

So it's all worked out quite well really.

I don't know how you've put up with them! If I were you I'd put some laxative in their last meal, before they leave for home....

We've just made Boxing Day lunch for them - they've all gone out shopping - and left them with an ENORMOUS pile of washing up.

We've just made Boxing Day lunch for them - they've all gone out shopping - and left them with an ENORMOUS pile of washing up.

Yes, it's that enormous

Wow! That's 'enormous enormous' then!

what a bunch of bores they sound! good result if you don't have to have them again next year though ; leave them to their weightwatchers ready meals and break out the chocs I say!

How ungreatful they are!
And to think, what absolutely depressing lives they must lead, worrying about every pound they put on. Life must be a bitch for them!
People only bitch about other people when they are jealous of them. They must be jealous that you look betteer than them, even though you don't worry about every bit of excess weight.
I have put on weight, but boy do I look gorgeous!
, embarrassed now! American style pep talks to self don't come easy do they!

anyway they say that after a certain age (and I am definitely that, at nearly 44) you have to choose between your face and your arse. For proof that this is true, look at how young Nigella looks compared to a thinny like, say,sarah jessica parker.

Oh dear....so I'm to choose between my face and my arse....what about all the other wobbly bits I possess? I've got no hope. I'm doomed.

• that's true you know. SIL has a forehead like Gordon Ramsey even though she's three years younger than me and a size 10.

They've gone now anyway. Think SIL felt v embarrassed at being overheard. The goodbyes were a bit stiff! The best thing is that she probably said a lot more that I DIDN'T hear - but she doesn't know how much I heard iyswim.

Perhaps I better stop going on about this - am enjoying it a tad too much

sphil - you carry on....let your SIL think you heard everything.