The inane holiday movies that I get sucked into

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FIL has nothing to say of interest to anyone, so instead he “adds on” to what other people say, even when DH or I are instructing our children.

“Larla, please put your milk back in the fridge.” -Me
“Yes, Larla, don’t leave out your milk to spoil.” -FIL

Uh, OK.

“The drive up here was OK, we didn’t hit too much traffic.” -MIL
“The drive up here was fine, not much traffic.” -FIL

Uh. OK.

He probably wants to get in something and says that so none of you say "Dad/Jim, you're being awfully quiet..." ??

We would never. He’s never actually quiet. Plus, DH and I and one of our kids are introverts, so we prefer quiet to hot air.

We live 400 miles away from all relatives and it’s glorious.
Just us and our adult children, one grandson.
We made this move 30 years ago and it’s been the best thing.

My mom did fly down for one Xmas and was PA the entire time. Never again.

Ours live somewhat local. The picture taking from MIL drives us all bonkers. DD and I especially. It’s constant.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FIL has nothing to say of interest to anyone, so instead he “adds on” to what other people say, even when DH or I are instructing our children.

“Larla, please put your milk back in the fridge.” -Me
“Yes, Larla, don’t leave out your milk to spoil.” -FIL

Uh, OK.

“The drive up here was OK, we didn’t hit too much traffic.” -MIL
“The drive up here was fine, not much traffic.” -FIL

Uh. OK.

My FIL is similar. Wants to engage, doesn’t know how, ends up giving everyone unsolicited advice and generally ordering people around.

It's THAT generation

Anonymous wrote:FIL has nothing to say of interest to anyone, so instead he “adds on” to what other people say, even when DH or I are instructing our children.

“Larla, please put your milk back in the fridge.” -Me
“Yes, Larla, don’t leave out your milk to spoil.” -FIL

Uh, OK.

“The drive up here was OK, we didn’t hit too much traffic.” -MIL
“The drive up here was fine, not much traffic.” -FIL

Uh. OK.

My FIL is similar. Wants to engage, doesn’t know how, ends up giving everyone unsolicited advice and generally ordering people around.

Anonymous wrote:FIL has nothing to say of interest to anyone, so instead he “adds on” to what other people say, even when DH or I are instructing our children.

“Larla, please put your milk back in the fridge.” -Me
“Yes, Larla, don’t leave out your milk to spoil.” -FIL

Uh, OK.

“The drive up here was OK, we didn’t hit too much traffic.” -MIL
“The drive up here was fine, not much traffic.” -FIL

Uh. OK.

He probably wants to get in something and says that so none of you say "Dad/Jim, you're being awfully quiet..." ??

FIL has nothing to say of interest to anyone, so instead he “adds on” to what other people say, even when DH or I are instructing our children.

“Larla, please put your milk back in the fridge.” -Me
“Yes, Larla, don’t leave out your milk to spoil.” -FIL

Uh, OK.

“The drive up here was OK, we didn’t hit too much traffic.” -MIL
“The drive up here was fine, not much traffic.” -FIL

Uh. OK.

Anonymous wrote:No racial slurs would be good. And no running out to the car multiple times because you "forgot something" so you can suck on a flask of vodka. No ranting about "the Democrats."

It's to smoke not for the vodka. Why can't they just drink the vodka in the house?

The leftovers. Except pie that's almost always finished.

No racial slurs would be good. And no running out to the car multiple times because you "forgot something" so you can suck on a flask of vodka. No ranting about "the Democrats."

Last year Aunt Larla got drunk and told everyone The History of Her Vagina. Every UTI she ever had, each yeast infection, what she did to cure them, what she thought caused them, what she does to try to prevent them, etc. We were all in shock.

Uncle Larlo just tries to watch football (we don't have a tv) and then tries to talk us into getting a tv (we haven't ever had one, it's not changing) and THEN tries to talk to everyone about football and is disappointed nobody cares. We're all creative types. We will talk about choreography, new museum exhibits, musical arrangements, etc. Poor Uncle Larlo is an island unto himself.

Larlo Jr. just sat with his head in his phone the entire time unless you told him to do something. "Larlo, please go help Carlo bring in more soda from the garage."

Larla Jr tries to create gossip and infighting and is shocked it doesn't work. "Carlo, I heard your mom is really disappointed in you." "Jarlo, how come. your dad was telling my mom he's cutting you out of his will?" It's hilarious how bad her attempts are.

My ILs expect to be sitting in the same room, talking, every moment of every day—and they stay as overnight guests, not a few hours. My tween has started to notice and dread their visits, because even going to the bathroom leads to loud exclamations of “WHERE’S LARLA?”

I have told both my kids they can go to their room to read or rest, that they only need to be “on” during arrival, meal times, playing a game, or other “visiting” times during the day. They do not need to sit and stare just because that’s what certain people expect. I’ve told DH that if he wants to meet their dawn-til-11pm face-to-face expectations, *he* is free to do so. The rest of us need breaks during multi-day visits.

Drinking one more drink than they probably should
Talking about those republicans

What don't you want Aunt Larla to do when she is over at your place on thanksgiving? What about Uncle Larlo and Larlo Jr.? Does Larlo Jr put his shoes up on the couch? Is Aunt Larla looking for spices in your pantry to "help?" What are you NOT looking forward to this holiday season when you host or visit family and others?