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Where do you keep your white bread, and other aggressive questions I've been asked this weekend.
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Anonymous
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WHERE do you keep your white bread? Answer: I never buy white bread. Response: Okay...... Me: Would you like me to pick you up some while I'm at the store. Response: No.
WHERE do you keep your corn on the cob holders? Answer: We don't own corn on the cob holders. Response: You DON'T?!?! Okay..... Which towel is the hand towel and which is the dish towel [in the kitchen]? Response: This is the dish towel. Follow up question: Well where is the hand towel? Response: We just you know, use a paper towel. Or our pants. Response: Okay.... (I found a second towel hanging on the stove later that day.) Oh and this person has straightened a chair I have sort of angled toward the fire place. 3 times. |
Anonymous
| Is this person by any chance my mil? |
Anonymous
| Oh boy! I hope it's a short visit. |
Anonymous
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This is what my MIL asked when she was here and helping out in the kitchen...
Where do you keep the can opener? Response: In the drawer with all of the other utensils. FU Question: Don't you have an electric can opener? Response: Nope, no need, no space, and I don't miss it. FU Question: You didn't even think to put one on your wedding registry? I can't imagine not having an electric can open. Really?! All of this over a hand can opener? |
Anonymous
Very short!! |
Anonymous
OMG what's my sister doing in your house?????????????????
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Anonymous
| I didn't realize they still made white bread. ?! Do they still sell Geritol, too? |
Anonymous
| OP, you know you are going to be given corn holders for the upcoming winter holidays. |
Anonymous
| You don't have corn holders? Isn't that bad etiquette? |
Anonymous
I had this conversation with MIL, but it was because I didn't own a manual can opener. I told her that I just did not like them, now she brings a manual one when she visits. Don't be surprised if you get a very large, gaudy electric can opener for Christmas! It will probably be avocado green! |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't be surprised if you get an electric can opener and corn handles for Christmas this year!!! |
Anonymous
| Why is that aggressive? She was just asking. She asked, you answered. |
Anonymous
Agree. And since she is a guest in your home, maybe get some white bread in if you know that's what she likes? Head her off at the pass... it'll help YOU too in the long run. |
Anonymous
| Why are these aggressive questions? Just based on this she doesn't sound nearly as evil as some MILs. |
Anonymous
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I think it's the "where are the..." framing that makes the questions aggressive - it means the asker is assuming the OP has these things. It might be different if it were framed more like "do you have...?" - that gives the OP a chance to respond without feeling defensive that she doesn't do things the way the asker would (which is implied in the current form of the questions).
And straightening the angled chair is obnoxious! 
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