Funny things my MIL says

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL is World War II generation and says to DS, "don't get cross with me."

Huh? What does this mean?

Clarification: I know what don't get cross with me means, I just wonder why it is remarkable or related to being WWII generation. Can you explain?

It means cranky or even smart alecky -- wow -- I feel old and I am not even 50!
LOLOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL is World War II generation and says to DS, "don't get cross with me."

Huh? What does this mean?

Clarification: I know what don't get cross with me means, I just wonder why it is remarkable or related to being WWII generation. Can you explain?

It means cranky or even smart alecky -- wow -- I feel old and I am not even 50!
LOLOL!

Yes, we know what it means, we just don't get (a) why it's funny/remarkable or (b) what saying it has to do with being of WWII generation?

I guess the PP thinks it is an old-fashioned, funny-sounding expression?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL is World War II generation and says to DS, "don't get cross with me."

Huh? What does this mean?

Clarification: I know what don't get cross with me means, I just wonder why it is remarkable or related to being WWII generation. Can you explain?

It means cranky or even smart alecky -- wow -- I feel old and I am not even 50!
LOLOL!

Yes, we know what it means, we just don't get (a) why it's funny/remarkable or (b) what saying it has to do with being of WWII generation?

I guess the PP thinks it is an old-fashioned, funny-sounding expression?

I'm the one who asked that initially, and I'm British though I've been here for 15 years. I'm in my 30s and probably use that expression multiple times a week. If I tell my child, "I'm very cross with you and I want you to apologize", or "I'll be very cross if you don't stop pestering your brother" it means that I will be (mildly) angry or mad. I had no idea that it was considered dated, funny or that it was (I assume) primarily British.

[Anonymous]

When we were still dating: "Oh, we have no savings. Good thing Danny is a lawyer. He's our retirement fund!" Wish she were kidding.

[Anonymous]

We went shopping together and she offered to buy the children a toy or something. My 6 year old son initially picks a butterfly necklace. Obvious response "no , that's for a girl". So he pucks a small glass vase. She turns to me and says " you need to work on straightening him out".
He's only 6!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we were still dating: "Oh, we have no savings. Good thing Danny is a lawyer. He's our retirement fund!" Wish she were kidding.

Well, at least you got fair warning!

[Anonymous]

My MIL (and her son, my DH) butcher the English language. Born and raised in NY/Long Island:

Here's a few funny ones:

I slept like a light
Cylinder blocks
Lieberry
Prostraight Exam

I cannot keep a straight face (good thing she lives far away and many times it's over the phone).

[Anonymous]

ha ha ha! PP here. Ooops. Here ARE a few funny ones...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL was feeling very awkward about my recent m/c and we saw her for the first time since then this weekend. She took me aside, gave me a great big hug and told me that "God takes the defective ones off the assembly line" ... No words. I know she means well, but there are just no words

Oh my god, that's horrible. Sorry for your loss (and that moment with your mother in law).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL (and her son, my DH) butcher the English language. Born and raised in NY/Long Island:

Here's a few funny ones:

I slept like a light
Cylinder blocks
Lieberry
Prostraight Exam

I cannot keep a straight face (good thing she lives far away and many times it's over the phone).

Mine says "turlet" and "flustrated."

[Anonymous]

Mine is prepping a new dose of "eye poppers" for tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

My MIL posted on Facebook a few weeks ago a photo illustration that said, "Nobody -- not even your mother -- knows you like your grandma does." She didn't make it, it was one of those pictures you share. Then she captioned it, "Love my grandbabies Tomas and Jayne."

My kids are Thomas and Jane. I was tempted to hit reply and write that I might not know them as well as she did but at least I knew how to spell their names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL posted on Facebook a few weeks ago a photo illustration that said, "Nobody -- not even your mother -- knows you like your grandma does." She didn't make it, it was one of those pictures you share. Then she captioned it, "Love my grandbabies Tomas and Jayne."

My kids are Thomas and Jane. I was tempted to hit reply and write that I might not know them as well as she did but at least I knew how to spell their names.

OMG you totally should have!! That's hilarious!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are secretaries who keep the office afloat, and lawyers who are eminently replaceable. And plenty of out-of-work lawyers to replace them.

Yes, so no secretaries can ever retire because the whole firm will go under

NP here - maybe not, but talented secretaries are like gold. So PP's MIL may really be pretty irreplaceable.

Everyone is replaceable

[Anonymous]

"I hope he (my DH, her son) doesn't cheat on you like his dad did on me, or his grandfather did on his grandmother."