Comments on: The out-laws come for a visit. http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/ Witnessing absurdity since 1983. With room for crazy since 2007. Sun, 20 May 2012 16:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Overflowing Brain http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3745 Overflowing Brain Wed, 27 May 2009 22:10:50 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3745 SSB-<br /><br />Yep. Isn't that special? SSB-

Yep. Isn’t that special?

]]> By: ssb http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3744 ssb Wed, 27 May 2009 22:09:08 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3744 Wait, did some asshat come to your blog from some other blog to be snotty at you over a comment you left in the third party's completely unrelated blog? Seriously? That's... funny, in a pathetic sort of way.<br /><br />Oh, and you definitely won the MIL lottery, m'dear. To think I stress when mine gets upset that I won't call her "Mom". Wait, did some asshat come to your blog from some other blog to be snotty at you over a comment you left in the third party’s completely unrelated blog? Seriously? That’s… funny, in a pathetic sort of way.

Oh, and you definitely won the MIL lottery, m’dear. To think I stress when mine gets upset that I won’t call her “Mom”.

]]> By: Overflowing Brain http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 Overflowing Brain Wed, 27 May 2009 21:55:14 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3742 Varangianguard-<br /><br />I called you a jerk because you were being one. <br /><br />Offensive? Probably. Warranted? Absolutely. You had no reason to insult someone else's religion. Did Casey insult yours? Because that post seemed pretty benign to me. But for whatever reason, you needed to be rude, and I'm sorry, but that makes you a jerk in my book. I invite you to permanently ignore me. Trust me, I won't be offended.<br /><br />I hope you learn to open your mind at some point. Maybe then you'll see all that you're missing. Varangianguard-

I called you a jerk because you were being one.

Offensive? Probably. Warranted? Absolutely. You had no reason to insult someone else’s religion. Did Casey insult yours? Because that post seemed pretty benign to me. But for whatever reason, you needed to be rude, and I’m sorry, but that makes you a jerk in my book. I invite you to permanently ignore me. Trust me, I won’t be offended.

I hope you learn to open your mind at some point. Maybe then you’ll see all that you’re missing.

]]> By: varangianguard http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3741 varangianguard Wed, 27 May 2009 20:04:14 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3741 Calling people jerks is - wait for it - offensive. <br /><br />Glad you aren't offensive. No, really. <br /><br />Just walk on the eggshells.<br /><br />I was trying to make a point, that obviously, was lost on you. Maybe, if you really wouldn't like to be offensive, you'd just refrain from commenting on things you know zip doodle about, eh? Calling people jerks is – wait for it – offensive.

Glad you aren’t offensive. No, really.

Just walk on the eggshells.

I was trying to make a point, that obviously, was lost on you. Maybe, if you really wouldn’t like to be offensive, you’d just refrain from commenting on things you know zip doodle about, eh?

]]> By: Flea http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 Flea Wed, 27 May 2009 15:09:36 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3740 DO NOT GIVE THEM HOUSE KEYS. EVER.<br /><br />My in-laws sat on the opposite side of the auditorium at my Hunny's grad school graduation, instructing his siblings not to go near me. The two I like sat with me. I was grateful she did not. My kids didn't know what to do with it.<br /><br />If you have kids, don't let them too close. Ever. DO NOT GIVE THEM HOUSE KEYS. EVER.

My in-laws sat on the opposite side of the auditorium at my Hunny’s grad school graduation, instructing his siblings not to go near me. The two I like sat with me. I was grateful she did not. My kids didn’t know what to do with it.

If you have kids, don’t let them too close. Ever.

]]> By: Sue G http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 Sue G Tue, 26 May 2009 20:08:14 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3739 On behalf of Jewish mothers everywhere, I apologize. I know what we're capable of, but this exceeded my expectations by a mile. I would think that the occasion for the visit being Slappy's graduation from medical school would be enough to sedate her into a sense of gleeful accomplishment (my son the doctor--every Jewish mother's dream) and, thus, take the focus away from controlling you and your weekend and your life. Man, I was wrong. On behalf of Jewish mothers everywhere, I apologize. I know what we’re capable of, but this exceeded my expectations by a mile. I would think that the occasion for the visit being Slappy’s graduation from medical school would be enough to sedate her into a sense of gleeful accomplishment (my son the doctor–every Jewish mother’s dream) and, thus, take the focus away from controlling you and your weekend and your life. Man, I was wrong.

]]> By: the queen http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3738 the queen Tue, 26 May 2009 18:46:59 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3738 They sound like hell. Of course, 45 minutes will be too long for them to drive, but you can dart right over there if there's something they need. This is not good. They sound like hell. Of course, 45 minutes will be too long for them to drive, but you can dart right over there if there’s something they need. This is not good.

]]> By: Jess http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3737 Jess Tue, 26 May 2009 16:58:54 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3737 You win. You totally win. I thought my in-laws were hell on Earth, but yours just take the fucking cake. Mine ignore me most of the time, and only talk shit about me in Chinese, so I don't have to hear (understand) it. And they at least put up a pretense of tolerating me.<br /><br />By some weird twist of fate, I also can't stand my brother-in-law. He's not anything like yours, but he's a smug superior bastard, who thinks that it is okay to belittle my husband because he doesn't have a job and is finishing school. Yeah, Mr. Brother-In-Law, you make work for that fancy company and rake in the dough, but you're still a drunken and immature asshole.<br /><br />Luckily, we live 2000 miles away from them (they also live in California), and they rarely travel this way, so I'm good right now.<br /><br />I'm sorry that you had to deal with all of that. What a pain in the damned ass. You win. You totally win. I thought my in-laws were hell on Earth, but yours just take the fucking cake. Mine ignore me most of the time, and only talk shit about me in Chinese, so I don’t have to hear (understand) it. And they at least put up a pretense of tolerating me.

By some weird twist of fate, I also can’t stand my brother-in-law. He’s not anything like yours, but he’s a smug superior bastard, who thinks that it is okay to belittle my husband because he doesn’t have a job and is finishing school. Yeah, Mr. Brother-In-Law, you make work for that fancy company and rake in the dough, but you’re still a drunken and immature asshole.

Luckily, we live 2000 miles away from them (they also live in California), and they rarely travel this way, so I’m good right now.

I’m sorry that you had to deal with all of that. What a pain in the damned ass.

]]> By: stacey http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 stacey Tue, 26 May 2009 14:52:07 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3736 oh man...you are going to be kinda screwed when you move home!! I guess with the good, comes the bad....<br />random sidenote, I totally thought of you last night, was watching something about ghost hunting (yes I said ghost hunting) and they said some people when a spirit is by them get massive headaches and other pains....then I started thinking maybe that is what is going on with you! you live in a haunted house? Yes I was half awake when I thought of this, but hey if you move and your headaches disappear...it could be that. ;) hahaha oh man…you are going to be kinda screwed when you move home!! I guess with the good, comes the bad….
random sidenote, I totally thought of you last night, was watching something about ghost hunting (yes I said ghost hunting) and they said some people when a spirit is by them get massive headaches and other pains….then I started thinking maybe that is what is going on with you! you live in a haunted house? Yes I was half awake when I thought of this, but hey if you move and your headaches disappear…it could be that. ;) hahaha

]]> By: Ashley http://overflowingbrain.com/2009/05/25/the-out-laws-come-for-a-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-3734 Ashley Tue, 26 May 2009 04:14:38 +0000 http://overflowingbrain.com/?p=676#comment-3734 45 minutes by car wont be all that bad... yeah you'll probably see them more often... BUT 45 minutes by car also means that you will get to go home... ALONE at the end of the day :) 45 minutes by car wont be all that bad… yeah you’ll probably see them more often… BUT 45 minutes by car also means that you will get to go home… ALONE at the end of the day :)

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