Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My father in law removed all the outlets in the guest room after my first child was born. If I want to charge my phone I have to use the one in the bathroom and put my phone in the sink. Alternative is an extension chord which is more dangerous around kids and defeats the whole purpose.

Two years ago they threw away all the furniture except for a love seat and two hard chairs. each bedroom has a mattress on the floor and nothing else. As a joke my BIL bought inflatable furniture last year. I'm sure they tossed it the day we left.

We made our excuses this year.

What? Why??

NP but my guess is they had bed bugs.

No chance you'd put a mattress on the floor if you had bedbugs. Also you'd get rid of everything, not just select pieces.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My father in law removed all the outlets in the guest room after my first child was born. If I want to charge my phone I have to use the one in the bathroom and put my phone in the sink. Alternative is an extension chord which is more dangerous around kids and defeats the whole purpose.

Two years ago they threw away all the furniture except for a love seat and two hard chairs. each bedroom has a mattress on the floor and nothing else. As a joke my BIL bought inflatable furniture last year. I'm sure they tossed it the day we left.

We made our excuses this year.

What? Why??

As pathetic as it sounds, the reason is that they really like that Marie Kondo book and their furniture had "ceased to bring them joy".

They are loners, never have visitors, and apparently just really like empty space.

Anonymous wrote:We always stay with my great grandma for a few days. All veggies are canned and there is no fruit. Dessert is served at every meal (pies, cakes, ice cream etc)... but it's low school sugar, so it doesn't count .

Ha! Not sure how 'school' got in there.

We always stay with my great grandma for a few days. All veggies are canned and there is no fruit. Dessert is served at every meal (pies, cakes, ice cream etc)... but it's low school sugar, so it doesn't count .

I'm in my own home, 6 days post c-section, and my mother is here to help.

I just found out that she has been giving my 2 year old sips of her coffee.

She smokes, and I asked her to change her shirt before holding the baby. She came inside and was holding the baby within 5 minutes, without changing her shirt, so I reminded her and she said sorry, that she "forgot".

She has made one meal since arriving over a week ago, which we are very appreciative of. The way she brags about it to everyone she talks to on the phone, you would think she had climbed Mt. Everest.

I was in the early stages of labor, having regular and painful contractions, but had to clean the toilet she uses before going to the hospital. I knew we would be having other visitors, and she had left shit stains all over the toilet seat that were getting bigger by the day, so I wanted to get it cleaned. I'm sure it's a wreck again, I'm going to ask her to clean it later.

She sits on our patio smoking and talking on the phone. All phone calls must be made over speaker phone at its highest volume. I can hear every detail of her phone calls from my bedroom, where I have spent most of my recovery. We are in a row house so our backyard space is adjacent to many other backyards. I'm sure my neighbors are wondering what the fuck is up with the loud phone calls about lasagna. My husband wasn't happy that she was out there discussing his job and security clearance. Sometimes she makes phone calls from her suite in the basement level, where of course the reception sucks. So it's a loud, incessant conversation of "HUH? I CAN'T HEAR YOU" but she doesn't do anything to solve the issue, like ending the phone call or going upstairs.

She sleeps late for someone who is here to help, then acts surprised to find out that DH has already taken our toddler to a playground to burn off some energy (when said toddler has already been up for hours).

Twice, she has asked my husband to carry out her bathroom trash, which is probably full of Depends. I don't think he would have minded if she didn't then immediately go upstairs, and outside (you know, where the trash cans are) to smoke a cigarette.

I used to stay with my parents, and they had this thing: after taking a shower, you had to squeegee down the shower walls, so the mold wouldn't grow, and then one of them would go and inspect it, to make sure you didn't forget to do it. After my mom passed away, my dad moved to a one-bedroom apartment and I stay at my sister's now. Much easier, especially once they upgraded from an airbed to a fairly comfy futon as their guest room bed.

I went to visit a friend who just had a baby.

She asked what I wanted to drink - I said water would be fine. Tap water wasn't drinkable (according to her), and they didn't keep water in the house. Obviously, it's not her problem if I'm thirsty - she just had a baby. So I didn't say anything, but stocked up on water bottles when I went to a store. But I mean... won't you die of dehydration in like two days?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My father in law removed all the outlets in the guest room after my first child was born. If I want to charge my phone I have to use the one in the bathroom and put my phone in the sink. Alternative is an extension chord which is more dangerous around kids and defeats the whole purpose.

Two years ago they threw away all the furniture except for a love seat and two hard chairs. each bedroom has a mattress on the floor and nothing else. As a joke my BIL bought inflatable furniture last year. I'm sure they tossed it the day we left.

We made our excuses this year.

What? Why??

NP but my guess is they had bed bugs.

Anonymous wrote:My MIL doesn't let us use any bath towels. So we pack our own towels when we visit (we are flying, btw). She stores them in the master bedroom which we don't go into. She gives my SIL 2 towels but none for us. It's been like this for years.

What does she say when you ask for a towel?

My MIL doesn't let us use any bath towels. So we pack our own towels when we visit (we are flying, btw). She stores them in the master bedroom which we don't go into. She gives my SIL 2 towels but none for us. It's been like this for years.

Anonymous wrote:My father in law removed all the outlets in the guest room after my first child was born. If I want to charge my phone I have to use the one in the bathroom and put my phone in the sink. Alternative is an extension chord which is more dangerous around kids and defeats the whole purpose.

Two years ago they threw away all the furniture except for a love seat and two hard chairs. each bedroom has a mattress on the floor and nothing else. As a joke my BIL bought inflatable furniture last year. I'm sure they tossed it the day we left.

We made our excuses this year.

What? Why??

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My father in law removed all the outlets in the guest room after my first child was born. If I want to charge my phone I have to use the one in the bathroom and put my phone in the sink. Alternative is an extension chord which is more dangerous around kids and defeats the whole purpose.

Two years ago they threw away all the furniture except for a love seat and two hard chairs. each bedroom has a mattress on the floor and nothing else. As a joke my BIL bought inflatable furniture last year. I'm sure they tossed it the day we left.

We made our excuses this year.

This one is my favorite, though I also enjoyed tiny afghans. You will appreciate the advance downsizing one day, but for now - hilarious!

BIL and SIL are currently visiting. Turns out they did toss the inflatable furniture. They couldn't stand sitting on the cold floor or in one of the hard chairs. BIL bought two beanbags this year. Love him!

And thank you so much Pp for reminding me that this massive purge will be a huge help one day. My own parents have a massive collection of porcelain figurines and religious statues. The garage is so full of junk they park outside.

My SIL and BIL forgot to clean the bathroom we are using, and it's beyond gross. I really hope they put clean sheets on the beds.

Anonymous wrote:We also froze. Sister keeps the temp at 62 during the day. To compensate for the cold, she piles on the plush throws. She must have close to 30 of them, just in the living room. We had five of them and a down comforter on the bed and were still cold at night, when I swear it was closer to 55. Our baby had to sleep in her plush footie jacket.

So crazy. What would happen if you said to her, "Sis, I'm so cold. Can we please turn the heat up a little?" A sister isn't someone to be tiptoed around like a mother in law after all. Can't you talk plainly to her? Why is she hosting if she is so cheap? Was she forced to host when she doesn't want to?

Anonymous wrote:My father in law removed all the outlets in the guest room after my first child was born. If I want to charge my phone I have to use the one in the bathroom and put my phone in the sink. Alternative is an extension chord which is more dangerous around kids and defeats the whole purpose.

Two years ago they threw away all the furniture except for a love seat and two hard chairs. each bedroom has a mattress on the floor and nothing else. As a joke my BIL bought inflatable furniture last year. I'm sure they tossed it the day we left.

We made our excuses this year.

This one is my favorite, though I also enjoyed tiny afghans. You will appreciate the advance downsizing one day, but for now - hilarious!