That would be the conventional wisdom…
hahaha sah
I have a new gem from the MIL. At about 5 she asks me when I am going to the grocery store. I said later, after I take a nap, I am tired (I am pregnant after all). She said,* well then, what do you have that is edible around here?* I said we have cereal, soups, eggs…she made faces until I got to eggs and she said, well eggs are alright. She never made the eggs. So I sent her and my husband to the grocery store, since she is the one who thinks what I have in the house isn’t good enough she can go buy her own food. I am not going to cater to the self centered crap anymore. Who goes to someone else’s home as a guest and asks them to go to the grocery store to buy them food because they don’t like what is in the house to eat? Who does that???
Was that too harsh?
Nope!
backs quietly away from the pregnant lady
I’m reminded of a commercial for NutriGrain bars… a pregnant couple is looking at a house with a realtor and the husband says “Hey, it was great that you were able to get us in here to see this house; had to skip, lunch, though…”
The wife pulls a NutriGrain bar out of her bag and the husband says “You know, honey, I think it’s great that you’re eating healthy, what with the baby and all, but for me…”
and she gives him this look… and I think “This guy is taking some things way too much for granted, like, being able to see out of both eyes…”
Fried chicken went over very well.
Indeed, before it had finished cooking, Mrs. Plant v.3.0 remarked, “The mashed potatoes are so good that I love you even if the chicken sucks.”
And her gravy was better than my Grandmother’s, may her memory be blessed.
Not at all.
I paid money so that I would not father children.
And twice I have had step daughters.
:dubious:
You should get a refund.
Does seem a little odd that we gain a degree every hour to hour-and-a-half when outside temps are in the 40s. 
Nope, some people need to have boundaries set as far as what you’ll put up with.
I’m going through something like that with a neighbor. I think it was Wednesday that she was over FIVE times, every time because she needed something (help clipping the dog’s nails, various grocery requests, etc.). At some point, she decided that casually helping herself to handfuls out of the mixing bowl holding leftover Halloween candy was reasonable. On her final trip of the day, she spotted a bottle of caramel syrup on the counter (I add a bit to hot cider), grabbed the bottle, and started pouring it into her mouth! :eek: :mad:
Every time I talk to her, she needs a ride somewhere, needs money, needs some ingredient for a meal, etc., and she ONLY seems to want to interact when she needs something. She can afford cigarettes and cable TV (her disabled mother’s income is providing for them both), but whines about being out of food by the final week of the month. Sorry, but my grocery budget won’t stretch to two households, not with a need to pay bills and try to prepare a bit for DH’s layoff next year.
Add to that that she cannot or will not remember that my husband works an odd shift and does not get up until 11:30am, and NEEDS to be allowed to sleep without someone thumping on the door and/or ringing the doorbell before his wakeup time, and I’m done. I try to be patient and kind, but I’m winding up feeling used and resenting her apparent sense of entitlement to my time, supplies, etc.
There is now a sign on my front door reminding anyone approaching said door that there is a day sleeper in the household and warning against knocking/ringing before noon unless one is either expected that early or there’s an actual emergency (and being whined at for cigarette money is NOT an emergency!). I hate to have to be the grouchy neighbor, but not letting my husband sleep on a work day puts him and his co-workers at risk of bodily harm (he drives a forklift in a warehouse).
Sorry about the rant, I think the basic point I was trying to make was that I think you are being completely reasonable in the face of rude behavior by a “guest” who so far as I recall invited herself into your home against your wishes.
Irked, came home, chatted with Hockey Lady:). If we click in meat-space like we do online, it will be…interesting [Yellowbeard]With your head on my shoulders, we could wreck civilization![/Yellowbeard]:eek:
flytrap, that why I’m looking at a lady with no kids. just snakes and a horse and a dog.
Apes, that’s not harsh. Harsh would be burning at the stake.
swampy, yep “pole dancing”
Thanks Seanette. Actually my husband invited her, but it was still against my wishes LOL. 
Christmas presents are wrapped. We feel all kinds of productive today.
Apes she is a guest in your home and SHE should be respectful of that fact and not make demands. I think you showed restraint.
:::sigh:::
I had a mil once.
The good news was that she lived in another state, the bad news was it meant that when we did go visit it had to be for at least two days.
I never invited her to stay with us, she just invited herself. She hated me because I stole her little boy away from her. Whenever she saw us her first words were in a quavery voice, ‘oh sah-ex, you’ve lost so much weight, hasn’t she learned to cook yet?’ He gained 25+ pounds in the two years we were together. Other than the master bedroom the bedrooms in his parents house had no doors and we had to walk through his sister’s room to get to his old bedroom. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’d wake up at 2 or 3 am to find his mother sitting on the side of the bed talking to him. There was no concept of privacy.
The few times his parents came to our house they complained about everything. I started to tell them there was a hotel down the road and quite a few places to eat down there too.
I think she tried to kill me. She gave me this cute little nightie and while I slept the nylon threads came loose. I woke up tangled in them, including having them wrapped around my neck. I swore she cursed the damn thing. lol
Dude, I’m due in February, and I told my SO before we even started trying that when the IL’s come out to see the baby, they have to stay in a hotel. I am not about to entertain immediately postpartum, and that’s exactly what they’ll expect.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienain’. YAWN ‘Tis 50 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 77. Fall has suddenly turned into Spring. Thus, I post wearin’ shorts, tshirt and my robe. I love my big ol’ fluffy terrycloth robe!
Apes good for you! Sounds to me like MIL and Mr. Apes need to understand boundaries. doggio said that burnin’ at the stake would have been harsh. I am inclined to disagree.
Sari just :eek:! I’m glad that MIL is an ex. Then again, I’m sure you feel the same way.
Welcome duchess! We need to work on a nickname. Would Your Highness suffice? Great idea to state up front the in-laws need to be at a hotel.
Glad the chikin came out good flytrap. Double yay on the gravy. Ain’t nuttin’ like a really good gravy.
mmmmmms yay on the presents bein’ wrapped. I guess this means I should begin to think about the possibility of shoppin’.
Nettie you win the neighbor from hell award. :eek:
Herbs glad to oblige. Do they have lesbians at your grocery sto’?
Ok, now I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy is demandin’ to be fed as it is especially grouchy this mornin’. At some point purtification for deheathenization must also commence.
Happy Sunday Y’all!
Sunday flavored Blurf
Chocolate Sunda[del]e[/del]y or Vanilla…?
Up, caffeinated, off to irk.
Vanilla, with rainblurf sprinkles.
Huh, you never struck me as a Vanilla type of guy…
And getting some rain here right now would not be at all blurfy. I’m tried of walking outdoors in short sleeves in December (current temperature – 22C / 72F) :mad: 
Good man!
Snakes? * Snakes?*
a properly housed, well fed snake is never a problem.
While in HS I had my summer job with the community’s Park District. At the park where I worked there was a kids’ Science and Nature workshop. The mascot was their pet python Monty. Monty was well fed and never attacked anyone, and man could that snake hug.