Anonymous
06/25/2023 19:02
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
I am this way about dishes and cups in the house and in forty thousand years I would not take a pregnant woman’s water bottle. Jesus be a fence
Anonymous
06/25/2023 19:00
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:Tell your dh you guys are going to stay at a hotel. Mil wants to play those games gotta nip it in the bud before the baby comes.
This X10000. Just wait until they won’t let hungry toddlers snack or eat lunch because it isn’t boomer mealtime.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 18:52
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They sell water bottle straps.
That said this is insane have they said why they are like this. Seems very strange.
A pregnant woman does not to lug around a water bottle on her body all day.
Most people don’t have spotters watching and waiting for them to leave their bottle unattended.
OP, maybe you could ask your dh to watch your drink for you whenever you need to use the restroom.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 18:49
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:OP, you can't be so thirsty that you have to have a glass of water nearby at all times. Just drink at the sink when you need to.
This is not the hill to die on.
So you think pregnant OP is supposed to stand at the sink to drink? That's like the dog with a waterbowl designated spot. Mat under it for slop. Those inlaws are absurd. Were they always like this? If somebody has a cup or glass used during a meal they get a new one at our house for none meal drinking usually. When kids were little all households were more careful about glass stuff left on coasters etc.
Do they let OP eat between meals? Non table eating or snacking?
Anonymous
06/25/2023 18:14
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:They sell water bottle straps.
That said this is insane have they said why they are like this. Seems very strange.
A pregnant woman does not to lug around a water bottle on her body all day.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:32
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:OP, you can't be so thirsty that you have to have a glass of water nearby at all times. Just drink at the sink when you need to.
This is not the hill to die on.
What universe do you live in that, when you have guests, they don’t each have their own glass, to refill as needed? Good god.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:30
Subject: Re:Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is there a way you can gently ask them to not waltz into the guest room? And just keep the water there?
+1. I would never in a million years enter the guest room without talking to my guests first. Guests in my home are entitled to privacy. I always talk to them if I need to do something like get a vacuum or something out of the closet in the guest room. I always knock and wait for an answer before entering. The guest bedroom is theirs during a visit.
I actually think this is the real issue here. We always joke at my parent's house that if you leave a glass sitting in the kitchen or family room, my mom will have it in the dishwasher in five seconds. She's just a neat freak and always zooming around picking up. It's not that big of a deal for the OP to grab another glass.
But my mom never goes into the guest rooms when we are staying and takes things out of there. I can't imagine her taking my water bottle without asking. It's the going into the guest room and not respecting any boundaries that is the problem.
Up until then it was an annoying quirk. This is beyond rude.
I wouldn't want to deal with this when pregnant - would say not feeling well and leave.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:28
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Tell your dh you guys are going to stay at a hotel. Mil wants to play those games gotta nip it in the bud before the baby comes.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:24
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Some of you are horrible hosts, and it shows. It is fine for a guest to have one cup of water to refill throughout the day. ASK if they are done with it.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:23
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
You just have to get a new glass every time you drink. How hard is that?
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:18
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
OP, you can't be so thirsty that you have to have a glass of water nearby at all times. Just drink at the sink when you need to.
This is not the hill to die on.
This is not the hill to die on.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:14
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
They sell water bottle straps.
That said this is insane have they said why they are like this. Seems very strange.
That said this is insane have they said why they are like this. Seems very strange.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:02
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Jeez. Why don’t you just put the water bottle inside your purse/backpack and zip it up? They like a neat house and are afraid about slippery slope (starts with one unwashed item, leads to more). It’s their house and they’re your DH’s parents who you have to deal with more than once.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 17:01
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:Get three glasses and fill them with water, then put one in the farthest rooms apart in the house. When you hear them go around and start to gather, fill up more in the kitchen. Repeat. If you do this enough, they’ll be so busy finding and washing glasses they won’t be able to talk to anyone. Let them wear themselves out!
I like this, along with the idea of getting a new glass every 5 minutes after the MIL takes OP’s. Would make for a great short film.
Anonymous
06/25/2023 16:16
Subject: Can’t have water, apparently
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, you need one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/CamelBak-HydroBak-Reservoir-Hydration-Graphite/dp/B01L8JENFO/ref=asc_df_B01L8JENFO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167126940649&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16682241393792644210&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9008062&hvtargid=pla-307620037577&psc=1
I love it! Camelbak or a beer helmet, but with water bottles instead of beers.
FTW.
Thread over.