Official Holiday Petty Complaints Thread

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Anonymous wrote:I do stockings for our family of 5. This includes the adults, I buy useful and fun items for everyone, including 1 or 2 things for my own stocking. It would be nice of just once, my husband or older teens thought to put something in my stocking as a surprise.

Although, on the bright side, I do get what I want!

I would lose my mind if we did adult stockings. We only do stockings for the kids. Last thing I need is more useless junk

It's not useless junk when you put in things you want or bought anyway! Oh look! I got coffee and wine!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in town for the week with my family, staying at my parents’ house. First night here, had a glass of wine and eyes swelled shut within minutes. I AM NOW ALLERGIC TO WINE. I have spent 5 nights with 7 people in a 1400 sf house. Steroids and eye drops and 5 days later I still look like I went 5 rounds with Muhammad Ali, my sister is driving me nuts, and my usual family coping strategy is off limits.

Plus, time change man…it’s brutal on kids and adults alike.

Time to switch to scotch, or margaritas, or bourbon, or….?

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Anonymous wrote:My sisters kids fake cry in super annoying voices at every perceived slight from a sibling. There are four of them, ages 6 to 12, and thus constant fake crying, yelling that Janie did X or Marty did Y, etc. it’s a favorite sport here. Sister perpetuates it by comforting the crier and talking it out kindly with the instigator every time. She needs to shut that s&@?! down.

It 6:55 am and I’ve been lying in bed in my nephews room listening to this for 1.5 hours already today and have many hours still to go…

Time for you to start the fake crying!

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s my petty. We’ve been no-gift with my mom for several years, but mom now lives nearby and decided “Lets do small gifts this year! — I guess to make it feel “festive.” But really she has no idea what to get us and has limited means. I couldn’t tell here what I really like because that would be “too fancy” and expensive. (I can hear it: “Twenty-five dollars for one pair of socks?!” A la SmartWool, etc. “You pay how much for a mascara?!?”) So we got random things from TJMaxx that just missed the mark and probably collectively ended up costing more: “designer” sock three pack, packaged lotion/candle set, two weird trivia games, a T-shirt for my husband. — and one book that I did explicitly ask for,. Sigh. Going to insist we go no-gift again next year. Also disappointed that DD, who has no problem telling me every pricey thing she’d like for Christmas or birthday only managed some charcuterie for me and her father. Really, the only person who is going to gift me right is me lol — which is exactly what I’m going to do.

You can’t think of a couple of desired things she can give you that are inexpensive but you sound enjoy? Some people like to give. Maybe your gift for her next year could be to allow a gift exchange if she really wants it.

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My narcissistic mom is currently annoyed that she “hasn’t heard from” my brother who is on a European vacation/family reunion with his DW and 4 DC. They’ve been gone for a week and will return after the new year.

Instead of being happy that DIL is seeing family and friends after 3 years, she sighs and laments, “he promised he’d call me…”

Also, she was “shocked” and “surprised” that the family planned this trip (without her prior knowledge)…we have to keep hearing this, like my 40 year old brother needed to advise her well in advance of his travel plans.

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The worst day of my period is on December 25. Thanks a lot Jesus.

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Anonymous wrote:The worst day of my period is on December 25. Thanks a lot Jesus.

Would you be happier if you missed it?

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Weirdest interaction with my MIL who dropped a child in my lap while I'm eating saying my SO needed to eat. I had told SO to put child on the couch so we could both eat and apparently MIL took child instead then got indignant. I'm taking a break.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in town for the week with my family, staying at my parents’ house. First night here, had a glass of wine and eyes swelled shut within minutes. I AM NOW ALLERGIC TO WINE. I have spent 5 nights with 7 people in a 1400 sf house. Steroids and eye drops and 5 days later I still look like I went 5 rounds with Muhammad Ali, my sister is driving me nuts, and my usual family coping strategy is off limits.

Plus, time change man…it’s brutal on kids and adults alike.

Wait, we can develop adult-onset wine allergies????

You win the thread.

+1
I almost spit out my morning wine reading this terrible news.
Maybe it was some of the tannins or sediments in the particular wine, PP (she says as if she knows anything about magic grape drink)

Some people are allergic to grapes, but it might be sulfites. It’s naturally occurring, but some vintners add more than others. The good news is that pp may be able to find wine that doesn’t have added sulfites, if that is the problem.

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My MIL keeps pressuring me to spend time with unvaccinated family members. I sincerely love her but I feel like I’m in green eggs and ham. No I will not party with a anti-vaxxer in a house or with a mouse…

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Just realized DH got horrid thick green beans instead of the extra-thin I like. I’m not using them, and instead steamed broccoli for our Christmas feast… which the kids prefer anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Both our moms sent too many gifts for the kids for Christmas after I told them we don’t need more toys. They also expect me to wrap the gifts for the kids. My kids are 3 months and 2 years. I can usually get them down at the same time for a nap once a day and that’s when I shower and eat lunch. Really would prefer the retired folks wrap their own gifts for the kids….

Wait, are these people staying with you or going to be there when the kids open the gifts? If so, I’d hand them some wrapping paper, scissors and tape. There’s no way I’d wrap their gifts.

No they visited before Thanksgiving (we were thinking there would be a surge at Thanksgiving and Christmas). I know I’m being petty but I needed a safe space to vent.

Don't wrap presents for a 3 month only and 2 year old! Just give it to them! Honestly, why would you waste time doing that? They aren't going to care.

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MiL told us she was totally healthy but then admitted over dessert (after the kids had played with her and we ate) she has had a “few coughing fits “ and a runny nose last night.

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Anonymous wrote:Weirdest interaction with my MIL who dropped a child in my lap while I'm eating saying my SO needed to eat. I had told SO to put child on the couch so we could both eat and apparently MIL took child instead then got indignant. I'm taking a break.

While I agreed it shouldn’t automatically be mom who gets “the child,” I do have to wonder—how old? How old is “the child” and what did you give “the child” to play with or work on while you and DH were both “taking a break”? Because if you just leave a child unattended, if he or she isn’t old enough to be alone, then you and DH are just making work for other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weirdest interaction with my MIL who dropped a child in my lap while I'm eating saying my SO needed to eat. I had told SO to put child on the couch so we could both eat and apparently MIL took child instead then got indignant. I'm taking a break.

While I agreed it shouldn’t automatically be mom who gets “the child,” I do have to wonder—how old? How old is “the child” and what did you give “the child” to play with or work on while you and DH were both “taking a break”? Because if you just leave a child unattended, if he or she isn’t old enough to be alone, then you and DH are just making work for other people.

If that were the case, child should have ended up back with SO and not the other parent. Regardless it was tastless and rude.