No judgment in law thread

[Anonymous]

Not holiday related, but my BIL posts awful anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook (i.e. stories that the BBC and Snopes have debunked) accompanied by photos of the bodies of Holocaust victims. And if you try to point out that the stories are false, he argues with you. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not holiday related, but my BIL posts awful anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook (i.e. stories that the BBC and Snopes have debunked) accompanied by photos of the bodies of Holocaust victims. And if you try to point out that the stories are false, he argues with you. Ugh.

My SIL is the same way - very pro-Trump. She is voting for him, "because he's not afraid to speak his mind." Yet - when I spoke my mind about her dad being an asshole, that was NOT OKAY. So apparently she only appreciates it if Trump speaks his mind - not anyone else!

(For the record, this is the same SIL who voted for Palin/McCain, "because Sarah Palin is so pretty.")

[Anonymous]

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LOL! Mine, too. They even print the pics with my family/random friends of ours they don't know. So my ILs have all these printed/framed photos of, like, my sister and her husband holding my daughter. Um, OK...

My MIL printed out all the photographer's "sneak peek" proofs, complete with watermarks over my kids' faces and has them hanging around her house. It's like a creepy, inappropriate shrine.

[Anonymous]

hmmmm, maybe instead of bitching that grandparents love pictures of their grandchildren and love to give you things that are precious and dear mementos from their family you should think about things from their perspective and be grateful?

Some of you are so hateful that I'd love to see grandparents post a thread like this. Except their thread would probably be filled with hurt and sadness that you begrudge them things like photos of their grandkids.

[Anonymous]

My MIL's quality time with my DD consists of putting her in front of TV or a computer game. She ignores kids during family get together. Needless to say, she doesn't have a close relationship with any of her grandchildren.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right now, future MIL may be my hero. She's nuttier than a semi trailer of fruitcakes, but she just masterminded a plan to solve a problem with my mom that DCUM couldn't.

Please do tell!

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Anonymous wrote:What is it with old people and Facebook? I woke up to about 30 pics of my kid on my FILs Facebook account. This after we've mentioned several times that we only share on Facebook on a very limited basis and with a select few people (we have a secret group of family and friends we are close to in real life and share pictures maybe once a month max).

Every time I post a pic there, he shares it with his friends (I have it set to no one else can see it but he hasn't figured that out yet). He must be on FB constantly because he "likes" everything within 2 minutes of anything I post.

My ILs also print and frame those pics from Facebook. Why not just ask me for the files or even for prints?

LOL! Mine, too. They even print the pics with my family/random friends of ours they don't know. So my ILs have all these printed/framed photos of, like, my sister and her husband holding my daughter. Um, OK...

Seriously, it is insane the number of photos of my family in their home. Bordering on weird. Who needs 5-6 photos of the grand kid in every. Single. Room. .?

I honestly think some members of this generation of grandparents are really just showing off how devoted/obsessed they are with their grandkids. It's the me-me-me Boomer generation making it all about them and how GRANDPARENT-Y they are. My grandparents certainly had photos of us and were proud of us, but had their own lives and didn't crawl around on the floor after every kid, constantly demanding kisses and attention, CONSTANTLY showering gifts. They were chill.

I'm LOL-ing about the grandparents printing out and framing pics of their grandkids with the other side of the family/friends they don't know! Get a GRIP.

OMG, you are describing what I love about my kids' grandparents! Dh and I think it's hilarious. What happened to the people who raised us? Haha.

I totally intend to dote on my own grandkids, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hmmmm, maybe instead of bitching that grandparents love pictures of their grandchildren and love to give you things that are precious and dear mementos from their family you should think about things from their perspective and be grateful?

Some of you are so hateful that I'd love to see grandparents post a thread like this. Except their thread would probably be filled with hurt and sadness that you begrudge them things like photos of their grandkids.

Looks like someone missed the title of the thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear in laws. I don't care about your genealogy. I don't want your dead fathers carving knives as a holiday present. My DH doesn't know what to do with the inkwell that belonged to your grandfather. Stop giving us stuff you don't feel like storing in the basement anymore.

I'm enjoying this thread but this one I find kind of sad. Are you really young PP? Do you not have kids? This is their heritage and those are special items. Keep it for the next generation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not holiday related, but my BIL posts awful anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook (i.e. stories that the BBC and Snopes have debunked) accompanied by photos of the bodies of Holocaust victims. And if you try to point out that the stories are false, he argues with you. Ugh.

My SIL is the same way - very pro-Trump. She is voting for him, "because he's not afraid to speak his mind." Yet - when I spoke my mind about her dad being an asshole, that was NOT OKAY. So apparently she only appreciates it if Trump speaks his mind - not anyone else!

(For the record, this is the same SIL who voted for Palin/McCain, "because Sarah Palin is so pretty.")

Haha, mine too. That's what the Facebook unfollow button is before. Although gets awkward when we're gathered for the holidays and they are all like, "Why do you never like my kid's cute photos on FB?" Well....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL's quality time with my DD consists of putting her in front of TV or a computer game. She ignores kids during family get together. Needless to say, she doesn't have a close relationship with any of her grandchildren.

+1

Nothing like uninvolved grandparents, who would rather travel the world than actually spend a couple hours with their own grandchildren. In my MILs case, she hates herself, so I guess that sums it up.

[Anonymous]

SIL who has hijacked our brother. They'll take 4-5 week long Caribbean vacations a year, but won't fly 1 hour to visit us once a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hmmmm, maybe instead of bitching that grandparents love pictures of their grandchildren and love to give you things that are precious and dear mementos from their family you should think about things from their perspective and be grateful?

Some of you are so hateful that I'd love to see grandparents post a thread like this. Except their thread would probably be filled with hurt and sadness that you begrudge them things like photos of their grandkids.

Blah, blah, blah. This is the "No judgment in law thread". You go elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not holiday related, but my BIL posts awful anti-Muslim propaganda on Facebook (i.e. stories that the BBC and Snopes have debunked) accompanied by photos of the bodies of Holocaust victims. And if you try to point out that the stories are false, he argues with you. Ugh.

My SIL is the same way - very pro-Trump. She is voting for him, "because he's not afraid to speak his mind." Yet - when I spoke my mind about her dad being an asshole, that was NOT OKAY. So apparently she only appreciates it if Trump speaks his mind - not anyone else!

(For the record, this is the same SIL who voted for Palin/McCain, "because Sarah Palin is so pretty.")

Here's a trick. You can unfollow someone without unfriending. Or just unfollow whatever dumb political meme sites they are sharing

[Anonymous]

PP with the body shaming/food shaming in law here.

Dinner was awkward. Almost as awkward as the time he denied his own daughter a slice of cake at her birthday dinner.