Petty Holiday Vent thread 2022

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are staying with my in-laws, and everything is mostly great, but my MIL cannot be persuaded to buy anything other than Scott tp. It is the worst.

I get it but if she has an older septic system that might be all she can use.

She doesn’t! The in-laws live in a not-old house with normal plumbing fixtures/pipes on a normal municipal sewer system. For some reason she just really likes Scott.

A lot of people like Scott - it doesn't leave lint, it's better for plumbing. If you like a linty hoo ha, that's on you.

+2 agree, we prefer it as well. The softer ones seem less hygienic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom shops almost exclusively at thrift store, Costco and discount stores like TJ Maxx. She picks one thing each year to get all her kids and their spouses. This year it was cozy blankets. Nice thought but mine is 100% acrylic with laundering instructions “spot clean only”. Why is such a blanket even allowed to exist? We all have kids and cats. This is all ending up in a landfill in the next few years. Whyyyyyy

Guess it never crossed her mind why there were so many left over at the discount store.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My mom made cake mix cupcakes and mix cookies. Ugh. They were horrible but I’d never say a word.

Mix cupcakes are really good.

*some* mixes are quite good. Some are fakey/metallic/cloyingly sweet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is petty and redundant but it hit me this week like never before. Maybe because of the Covid break.

What is up with just hanging and looking at each other. And pointless convo? Did I used to be this way? Now I would much rather be busy with something or reading something.

Oh I'm the opposite. Assuming its people you love, I love a good conversation and just sitting around chatting and noshing.

NP. You’re my nightmare…anyone who says “chatting” and “NOSHING” in the same sentence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is petty and redundant but it hit me this week like never before. Maybe because of the Covid break.

What is up with just hanging and looking at each other. And pointless convo? Did I used to be this way? Now I would much rather be busy with something or reading something.

Oh I'm the opposite. Assuming its people you love, I love a good conversation and just sitting around chatting and noshing.

Agreed! I really miss the old days of large extended family just hanging out and chit-chatting.

I love chit-chatting too unless it’s listening to my dumb*ss SiL drone on and on about how great she is. 😅

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are staying with my in-laws, and everything is mostly great, but my MIL cannot be persuaded to buy anything other than Scott tp. It is the worst.

I get it but if she has an older septic system that might be all she can use.

She doesn’t! The in-laws live in a not-old house with normal plumbing fixtures/pipes on a normal municipal sewer system. For some reason she just really likes Scott.

I also like Scott. AMA.
I do however stock all other bathrooms with the preferred stuff. I’m not evil.

+1

We only use Scott in our house.

+1
Team Only Scott!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are staying with my in-laws, and everything is mostly great, but my MIL cannot be persuaded to buy anything other than Scott tp. It is the worst.

I get it but if she has an older septic system that might be all she can use.

She doesn’t! The in-laws live in a not-old house with normal plumbing fixtures/pipes on a normal municipal sewer system. For some reason she just really likes Scott.

I also like Scott. AMA.
I do however stock all other bathrooms with the preferred stuff. I’m not evil.

+1

We only use Scott in our house.

Your poor rear ends. Monsters!
+1
Team Only Scott!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are staying with my in-laws, and everything is mostly great, but my MIL cannot be persuaded to buy anything other than Scott tp. It is the worst.

I get it but if she has an older septic system that might be all she can use.

She doesn’t! The in-laws live in a not-old house with normal plumbing fixtures/pipes on a normal municipal sewer system. For some reason she just really likes Scott.

A lot of people like Scott - it doesn't leave lint, it's better for plumbing. If you like a linty hoo ha, that's on you.

I hate Scott, it chafes. I have never observed other brands leaving me with a linty hoo ha, as you say. Do other brands give you a yeast infection? Or do you see lint in your underwear? Or does lint come out in the bath? Or is it on your DH’s you-know-what after s*x? Inquiring minds want to know…

[Anonymous]

I'm 7 months pregnant. Show up to my ILs and in front of everyone the first thing my MIL exclaims is, "Wow, (NP), you look big!" ....well Merry Christmas to you too, MIL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 7 months pregnant. Show up to my ILs and in front of everyone the first thing my MIL exclaims is, "Wow, (NP), you look big!" ....well Merry Christmas to you too, MIL.

Sounds like my husband's grandmother, except at least you're 7 months along! I am 22 weeks and she goes "Wow Larla... you're getting huge!"
If I don't laugh, I cry!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is petty and redundant but it hit me this week like never before. Maybe because of the Covid break.

What is up with just hanging and looking at each other. And pointless convo? Did I used to be this way? Now I would much rather be busy with something or reading something.

Oh I'm the opposite. Assuming its people you love, I love a good conversation and just sitting around chatting and noshing.

NP. You’re my nightmare…anyone who says “chatting” and “NOSHING” in the same sentence.

😂 probably the same people who go to a new city and just want to “wander” 👿

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My in laws insist every year on using 40 year old stretched out and threadbare Star Wars and Sesame Street sheets on the 24” tall air mattresses they bought for our kids and they always end up all bunched up by morning. We’ve tried buying them new sheets before we arrive and they always return them before we arrive. Last year we bought and pre-washed two sets of new sheets made for deep mattresses and brought them with us in a checked bag. We made the beds ourselves before my father in law had a chance to do it himself so they had to keep the sheets.

This year? The beds were pre-made with the Star Wars and Sesame Street sheets and the new sheets are nowhere to be found. WTAF???

Maybe the sheets need to “accidentally rip” due to their old age.

No, the crummy 40 year old ones need to accidentally go home in OP’s luggage.

Yes! Steal them when you leave! And play dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are staying with my in-laws, and everything is mostly great, but my MIL cannot be persuaded to buy anything other than Scott tp. It is the worst.

I get it but if she has an older septic system that might be all she can use.

She doesn’t! The in-laws live in a not-old house with normal plumbing fixtures/pipes on a normal municipal sewer system. For some reason she just really likes Scott.

A lot of people like Scott - it doesn't leave lint, it's better for plumbing. If you like a linty hoo ha, that's on you.

I hate Scott, it chafes. I have never observed other brands leaving me with a linty hoo ha, as you say. Do other brands give you a yeast infection? Or do you see lint in your underwear? Or does lint come out in the bath? Or is it on your DH’s you-know-what after s*x? Inquiring minds want to know…

Go back to bed, Brayden/Jayden/Hayden.

[Anonymous]

We are in a beautiful tropical resort. My husband, who has gained a lot of weight recently, is snoring like a freight train (I only mention the weigh because in his case when he gains weight he is a terrible snorer). I used to be able to nudge him and he’d roll over and be quiet but it’s not working. I’ve been up since 2am listening to this. He told me today I must be exaggerating. My only relief is when the crazy loud AC comes on for 5 minutes every 20 mins or so. Finally I just recorded him to prove I’m not nuts! I can’t go anywhere because kids are asleep in the living room area (room has a little bedroom then a pull out couch in a separate room). Tomorrow I’ll get ear plugs from the front desk and have the air run all night. But now it’s pure awful misery. And yes it’s petty because we are in a beautiful place but we have an excursion and I am going to be wrecked from lack of sleep. He in turn has done nothing to help plan and will be completely unhelpful as I wrangle the kids. He’s generally a good guy but lack of sleep and confined spaces don’t make for great trips. I’m just letting him snore it up at this point so one of us gets sleep.

[Anonymous]

My FIL just lost his shit over a perceived slight to his conservative values/trump. My husband felt the need to go to toe to toe with him. Husband eventually left the room but when our 11 year old told FIL that what we needed was Kamala Harris as president, I thought that he might have a heart attack. He yelled at my kids for being involved ing the conversation- my MIL cried- he apologized. My kids were involved because they were in the room when he lost his marbles. What a mess and we have 3 more days.