Petty Holiday Vent thread 2022

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine also brought so much half eaten food. They always do- like a third of a gallon of milk “for our coffee so we don’t waste your own milk”. As if we don’t have tons of milk along with fully stocked grocery stores. This time they brought the milk as usual, some small half empty container of heavy cream, a ziplock baggie of a small amount of sugar for their coffee (just regular sugar! Of which I have like 5lb!) and multiple have eaten packages of chips and crackers. They’re only going to be here 3 days. They came in with three grocery bags and a large cooler. My kitchen is not massive! And we don’t have an extra fridge or anything. The grocery bags have been on the floor against one wall along with the cooler.

They also stood in the kitchen and literally watched me do dishes this evening. No, we don’t have a kitchen island with stools, it’s just a square room kitchen with Shelves and counters and appliances. They stood in the middle of the room and watched , occasionally making small talk with each other. I finally said “I feel like I’m on display- did you need anything? I’m happy to scoot over if you need to grab a glass for a drink?”

Jealous, I can’t find heavy cream at the store.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My MIL lives with me temporarily due to some health issues. She began baking cookies three weeks ago. She left out one cookie per person after baking, then put the rest in tupperware and stored them in her room. I assumed she was saving them to give to friends or something. Low and behold, she brought them all out last night and declared that I don't have to bake any cookies for our Christmas Eve family & friends gathering because she has dozens of (rock hard, not very interesting) cookies. I'm still going to make cookies, but I'm trying to figure out ways to tell the guests to avoid the old cookies.

PP who asked that we not be scolding school marms, but as the family baker, here’s what I’d do - bake away and make the cookies you were planning to make and serve. Create a dessert area with your cookies beautifully and lavishly displayed for easy self serve. Place MIL’s cookies in the way back or just a very few and keep these in a covered container or wrapped in foil. Make a point to tell MIL that you’re putting her cookies out, then after a few minutes, remove these and surreptitiously toss. You can graciously explain that you’re plan was always to make a cookie tray with an assortment of which you’ll happy add her cookies.

Sounds like your MIL is grateful for your care and decided to bake cookies to help with the Christmas chaos. Very thoughtful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not spending the holidays this year with my large, very loud, and very argumentative family (that I love but drive me crazy) this year due to DH work conflicts, and was really looking forward to a nice chill nuclear family Christmas with my DH and teens but all my siblings are calling and texting me incessantly to share THEIR petty vents about the other siblings, their spouses, and our parents. So I’m getting second hand drama from 2000 miles away when all I want to do is watch tv and drink cocoa in peace.

I don’t know if your phone works the same way mine does, but I have to press the green button to talk to people who call. Like if I’m in the middle of my Law & Order marathon of shows that I can practically recite by heart, I just don’t hit that button. Then I call back later, if I want. Try it. See if it works on your phone that way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mine also brought so much half eaten food. They always do- like a third of a gallon of milk “for our coffee so we don’t waste your own milk”. As if we don’t have tons of milk along with fully stocked grocery stores. This time they brought the milk as usual, some small half empty container of heavy cream, a ziplock baggie of a small amount of sugar for their coffee (just regular sugar! Of which I have like 5lb!) and multiple have eaten packages of chips and crackers. They’re only going to be here 3 days. They came in with three grocery bags and a large cooler. My kitchen is not massive! And we don’t have an extra fridge or anything. The grocery bags have been on the floor against one wall along with the cooler.

They also stood in the kitchen and literally watched me do dishes this evening. No, we don’t have a kitchen island with stools, it’s just a square room kitchen with Shelves and counters and appliances. They stood in the middle of the room and watched , occasionally making small talk with each other. I finally said “I feel like I’m on display- did you need anything? I’m happy to scoot over if you need to grab a glass for a drink?”

Jealous, I can’t find heavy cream at the store.

OMG—I thought it was just me and Giant. I went to the one on O Street and they were wiped out. Thought it was odd. Then I found some yesterday at the one in Columbia Heights. No pints, just the quart. I guess there’s a supply chain issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My mom is refusing to host Christmas because I’m not speaking with my sister (we are 32 and 29 years old).

It cut off before I was done. So my grandparents are hosting Christmas, but they are ordering pizza. I’m pregnant and very emotional over this. My husband and I have decided to have our own Christmas feast.

I don’t blame your mom. She doesn’t need your drama ruining her holiday.

+1. I wouldn’t cook a nice meal for brats who can’t pull it together and be civil for the duration of a three-hour holiday gathering.

Oh, you're just like PP's ignorant mom. Neat. Thanks for letting us know.

What? You seem to have a reading comprehension problem. Let’s review:
A pregnant poster says she’s “very emotional” at the idea of having to celebrate Christmas with her grandparents who are just ordering pizza. So she decides to ditch the pizza dinner and plan something nicer with her husband. The implication is that her mom should be hosting that Christmas feast. But mom is not doing that because pregnant poster is refusing to talk with her sister. Apparently the mother doesn’t want to host if her daughters are being immature and not talking to each other.

Tell us how pregnant poster’s mom and the poster you quoted are “ignorant.” Dying to hear this logic.

No, sweetie, I’ll review for you.

PP and her sibling aren’t speaking for reasons you have NO idea about and which may be 100% valid. Your “immature” judgement is ridiculous and asinine, as you have no idea what the reason is. No, they do not need to come together and play pretend for three hours because her adult mother got her fee-fees hurt.

You’re welcome. Glad I could help.

NP. While I agree that are a good many valid reasons for siblings to not be speaking to one another, that still doesn’t mean OP should expect that her mother would be willing to create a Rockwellian feast. I mean, that would just be a sham, in my opinion. If it’s so bad that adults can’t be in the same room, then I’m not going to pretend all is well and go through the trouble of cooking a full spread if I can’t even have my family under the same roof. If you want the feast that bad, cook it and invite me over. I’m not a caterer, especially if you want to control my guest list or can’t be civil to one of my guests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine also brought so much half eaten food. They always do- like a third of a gallon of milk “for our coffee so we don’t waste your own milk”. As if we don’t have tons of milk along with fully stocked grocery stores. This time they brought the milk as usual, some small half empty container of heavy cream, a ziplock baggie of a small amount of sugar for their coffee (just regular sugar! Of which I have like 5lb!) and multiple have eaten packages of chips and crackers. They’re only going to be here 3 days. They came in with three grocery bags and a large cooler. My kitchen is not massive! And we don’t have an extra fridge or anything. The grocery bags have been on the floor against one wall along with the cooler.

They also stood in the kitchen and literally watched me do dishes this evening. No, we don’t have a kitchen island with stools, it’s just a square room kitchen with Shelves and counters and appliances. They stood in the middle of the room and watched , occasionally making small talk with each other. I finally said “I feel like I’m on display- did you need anything? I’m happy to scoot over if you need to grab a glass for a drink?”

😂 “I feel like I’m on display!” I’m going use this next time my MIl does this to me while I’m deep in third meal dishes of the day!

[Anonymous]

Please everyone, just IGNORE the slightly inflamed, oozing blister who leaves ugly little comments and suggestions. Don’t engage with Krampus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mine also brought so much half eaten food. They always do- like a third of a gallon of milk “for our coffee so we don’t waste your own milk”. As if we don’t have tons of milk along with fully stocked grocery stores. This time they brought the milk as usual, some small half empty container of heavy cream, a ziplock baggie of a small amount of sugar for their coffee (just regular sugar! Of which I have like 5lb!) and multiple have eaten packages of chips and crackers. They’re only going to be here 3 days. They came in with three grocery bags and a large cooler. My kitchen is not massive! And we don’t have an extra fridge or anything. The grocery bags have been on the floor against one wall along with the cooler.

They also stood in the kitchen and literally watched me do dishes this evening. No, we don’t have a kitchen island with stools, it’s just a square room kitchen with Shelves and counters and appliances. They stood in the middle of the room and watched , occasionally making small talk with each other. I finally said “I feel like I’m on display- did you need anything? I’m happy to scoot over if you need to grab a glass for a drink?”

Jealous, I can’t find heavy cream at the store.

OMG—I thought it was just me and Giant. I went to the one on O Street and they were wiped out. Thought it was odd. Then I found some yesterday at the one in Columbia Heights. No pints, just the quart. I guess there’s a supply chain issue.

😂 it’s in the fridge of everyone over 65 apparently…. Probably multiple cartons and a few in the freezer for good measure. I love the food posts! Especially, the traveling rotisserie chicken one and making soup from the bones.

[Anonymous]

I love my nephews, but why can’t some children walk without pounding there feet?

Also SIL doing “shhhh” with pounding feet at 5:30 AM was just as bad.

Oh, I wear ear plugs. It was that loud.

[Anonymous]

My mom (65) texted me yesterday, 12/23, for gift ideas for my younger brother. I was slammed at work and finally got to get a few hours later. I sent her something I think he’ll love and her response was “it can’t get here in time!”

No shi* Mom, it’s two days before Christmas. Go to TJ Maxx and get him a head scratcher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my nephews, but why can’t some children walk without pounding there feet?

Also SIL doing “shhhh” with pounding feet at 5:30 AM was just as bad.

Oh, I wear ear plugs. It was that loud.

Why aren’t you staying in a hotel? Or are they visiting you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom (65) texted me yesterday, 12/23, for gift ideas for my younger brother. I was slammed at work and finally got to get a few hours later. I sent her something I think he’ll love and her response was “it can’t get here in time!”

No shi* Mom, it’s two days before Christmas. Go to TJ Maxx and get him a head scratcher.

“Well, mom, that’s what happens when you wait until Mary’s water breaks to buy Christmas gifts.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re at my SIL’s. I’m a coffee addict and usually power up with several shots of espresso during the first couple hours of the morning. SIL has two options for coffee: (1) single-cup pour over, which takes 7 minutes start to finish for one measly cup at a time, or (2) a $900 espresso machine you need an engineering degree to operate. I feel like the Goldilocks of coffee.

I am hard pressed to understand your complaint, unless it is, "I am too dumb to operate a coffee machine."

Seriously, Google and/or YouTube are your friends.

Same with washer/dryer family. It’s not that hard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not spending the holidays this year with my large, very loud, and very argumentative family (that I love but drive me crazy) this year due to DH work conflicts, and was really looking forward to a nice chill nuclear family Christmas with my DH and teens but all my siblings are calling and texting me incessantly to share THEIR petty vents about the other siblings, their spouses, and our parents. So I’m getting second hand drama from 2000 miles away when all I want to do is watch tv and drink cocoa in peace.

I don’t know if your phone works the same way mine does, but I have to press the green button to talk to people who call. Like if I’m in the middle of my Law & Order marathon of shows that I can practically recite by heart, I just don’t hit that button. Then I call back later, if I want. Try it. See if it works on your phone that way.

I just added “tiresomely unfunny DCUM posters” to my list of petty holiday vents. How is it that you have you come to be laboring under the misimpression that you are at all capable of witty repartee?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not spending the holidays this year with my large, very loud, and very argumentative family (that I love but drive me crazy) this year due to DH work conflicts, and was really looking forward to a nice chill nuclear family Christmas with my DH and teens but all my siblings are calling and texting me incessantly to share THEIR petty vents about the other siblings, their spouses, and our parents. So I’m getting second hand drama from 2000 miles away when all I want to do is watch tv and drink cocoa in peace.

I don’t know if your phone works the same way mine does, but I have to press the green button to talk to people who call. Like if I’m in the middle of my Law & Order marathon of shows that I can practically recite by heart, I just don’t hit that button. Then I call back later, if I want. Try it. See if it works on your phone that way.

I just added “tiresomely unfunny DCUM posters” to my list of petty holiday vents. How is it that you have you come to be laboring under the misimpression that you are at all capable of witty repartee?

It just comes to me. It’s a gift! 😘