Before I start my rant I would like to say that I do love my sister in law and I would of never met and married her wonderful brother if it wasn't for her....BUT....here goes....
My FIL - her and DH's dad is turning 65 next week. A few years ago we all agreed, following SIL suggestion, that birthdays and Christmas we would only buy gifts for children up to the age of 18, in other words her son and step-son. Fine by me, makes it cheaper!! As it's FIL 65th DH and I wanted to take him out for a nice meal at a nice restaurant with his lady friend (what do you call a 65 year olds girlfriend????) to celebrate on his actual birthday. This was mine and DH's little birthday gift for him as even though we don't do adult presents we wanted to do something nice for his 65th. We will of had our 12 week scan the day before and were planning on putting a pic in a "grandpa" birthday card and giving it to him at the restaurant to tell him that he has a granchild on the way!
But NOOOOO! SIL finds out we are doing this and sudenly decides that because its her birthday a week before his we had to all go out for a pub lunch at THEIR local in the weekend between their birthdays so that her kids can come. We don't do adult birthday celebrations, just cards, at HER suggestion! She had already told us they weren't planning anything just going to pop over and see him during the day of his birthday which is why we booked a nice evening meal. Ok, fine, we are still going to take him out somewhere nice on his actual birthday
But now her LO has chicken pox so we aren't doing the pub lunch this weekend. Thats fair enough and I hate to think of my little nephew poorly, but now she's decided that all of a sudden wants to be part of the meal DH and I have arranged for his actual birthday but because she's invited herself and my BIL along we now have to have it in THEIR local pub again. Not the nice restaurant the we had booked, no, she's invited herself and changed it all to suit her. GRRRRRRR! And to top it all she's now ruined our baby announcement plans as we wanted to tell parents before we then went on to tell siblings and rest of family.
I know its probably hormones and there is no real rational reason to be annoyed but it's really really bugged me! Everything always revolves around her and BIL and my nephew!
Ok, rant over, well done if you read it all, you've got more patience then me! Just needed to get it off my chest! I'll get back in my little box and put my claws away now
My FIL - her and DH's dad is turning 65 next week. A few years ago we all agreed, following SIL suggestion, that birthdays and Christmas we would only buy gifts for children up to the age of 18, in other words her son and step-son. Fine by me, makes it cheaper!! As it's FIL 65th DH and I wanted to take him out for a nice meal at a nice restaurant with his lady friend (what do you call a 65 year olds girlfriend????) to celebrate on his actual birthday. This was mine and DH's little birthday gift for him as even though we don't do adult presents we wanted to do something nice for his 65th. We will of had our 12 week scan the day before and were planning on putting a pic in a "grandpa" birthday card and giving it to him at the restaurant to tell him that he has a granchild on the way!
But NOOOOO! SIL finds out we are doing this and sudenly decides that because its her birthday a week before his we had to all go out for a pub lunch at THEIR local in the weekend between their birthdays so that her kids can come. We don't do adult birthday celebrations, just cards, at HER suggestion! She had already told us they weren't planning anything just going to pop over and see him during the day of his birthday which is why we booked a nice evening meal. Ok, fine, we are still going to take him out somewhere nice on his actual birthday
But now her LO has chicken pox so we aren't doing the pub lunch this weekend. Thats fair enough and I hate to think of my little nephew poorly, but now she's decided that all of a sudden wants to be part of the meal DH and I have arranged for his actual birthday but because she's invited herself and my BIL along we now have to have it in THEIR local pub again. Not the nice restaurant the we had booked, no, she's invited herself and changed it all to suit her. GRRRRRRR! And to top it all she's now ruined our baby announcement plans as we wanted to tell parents before we then went on to tell siblings and rest of family.
I know its probably hormones and there is no real rational reason to be annoyed but it's really really bugged me! Everything always revolves around her and BIL and my nephew!
Ok, rant over, well done if you read it all, you've got more patience then me! Just needed to get it off my chest! I'll get back in my little box and put my claws away now