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Correction from yesterday: I had many people come up to me asking me why I did not like Welch's Grape Soda. I did not really make myself clear yesterday, so I feel that I need to clarify a little bit. While Welch's is not my favorite grape soft drink on the market, it is a very good grape soda. It is the most universally available grape soft drink currently on the market, so it is kind of like the Coke or Pepsi of colas. If Crush or Stewart's are not available, I would happily drink Welch's without shedding a tear. It is a good drink. on to today's topic.
Every married couple has a set of dreaded "in-laws." It just so happens that in my marriage, my wife's in-laws are the ones that suck. The day before we got married, my mom asked (and I quote), "I am still going to be the most important woman in your life, Right?" I almost wrecked my car when I stared at her mouth agape and eyes agog. Number 1: what an inappropriate question? and Number 2: If you have to ask, you are not going to be happy with the answer. It didn't help that I was driving on the interstate and it was absolutely pouring. Since we were by ourselves, I answered with the ever sensitive response, "You are the most important woman in this car, at the moment." Aren't I such the kind son?
Anyway... we get the "pleasure" of seeing them this wonderful Easter weekend. I love my parents, but they are rather tiresome to be around. I feel sorry for my brother and his wife, 'cause the 'rents are staying with them for about a week. Oh my goodness-golly-goshness I would be bat-shit crazy if I had to spend a week with those loons. My parents have elevated denial and revisionism to art forms. I swear the sky they see is not the same as the one I see.
On another topic... my wife just accepted a new position at OSU. So her time at the statewide domestic violence coalition is coming to a close. It has been a stressful couple of weeks as she has prepared herself to leave a job she loves, but with the little one's asthma acting up so much, it is in the best interests of our family that she gets a job with less travel.
I am sure that this topic will be quite the discussion point for the weekend with my parents. Oh boy!
Every married couple has a set of dreaded "in-laws." It just so happens that in my marriage, my wife's in-laws are the ones that suck. The day before we got married, my mom asked (and I quote), "I am still going to be the most important woman in your life, Right?" I almost wrecked my car when I stared at her mouth agape and eyes agog. Number 1: what an inappropriate question? and Number 2: If you have to ask, you are not going to be happy with the answer. It didn't help that I was driving on the interstate and it was absolutely pouring. Since we were by ourselves, I answered with the ever sensitive response, "You are the most important woman in this car, at the moment." Aren't I such the kind son?
Anyway... we get the "pleasure" of seeing them this wonderful Easter weekend. I love my parents, but they are rather tiresome to be around. I feel sorry for my brother and his wife, 'cause the 'rents are staying with them for about a week. Oh my goodness-golly-goshness I would be bat-shit crazy if I had to spend a week with those loons. My parents have elevated denial and revisionism to art forms. I swear the sky they see is not the same as the one I see.
On another topic... my wife just accepted a new position at OSU. So her time at the statewide domestic violence coalition is coming to a close. It has been a stressful couple of weeks as she has prepared herself to leave a job she loves, but with the little one's asthma acting up so much, it is in the best interests of our family that she gets a job with less travel.
I am sure that this topic will be quite the discussion point for the weekend with my parents. Oh boy!
3 Comments:
I sympathize about the 'rents. I truly do.
Strange thing I've noticed: many of the writer type folks I've met in my life come from nutty families. I wonder how much of that is responsible for our desire to write. Maybe would should thank our folks for being foaming at the mouth lunatics . . .
Or not.
Later!
I feel that you need to bear part of the burden dealt to your brother regarding the 'rents' frequent visits. The investment of a nice full size bed should do the trick. Then you will forever be the son "and that wife" that they will visit.
As a respone from yout comment SH....
My wife and I do what we can to make sure that we only invite my parents up when we know they have other plans. We invite them up for Christmas when we know they have plans, etc... My brother could do the same. I choose not to spend much time with my parents for very good (if selfish) reasons, and I really do not want to be "the son 'and that wife' that they will visit." On top of that, the house that my wife and I purchased was deliberately just large enough not to have a guest bed room large enough for a full-sized bed.
For the record, My brother and his wife did not want them to stay for 7 days, my parents imposed themselves on them for the 7 day stint. They were hoping for a long weekend, not a week. My brother just has not set up effective boundaries with the parents.
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