Why did I have a child?

MegS

Well D Day is here, house is almost clean, just got the hob to wipe down, son has now managed to get toothpaste all over the bathroom mats and wee'd on his bedroom floor in the night in his rush to the bathroom (no carpet in his room luckily). I usually have my husband here to deflect everything but he's away, my friend has agreed to come for tea on Monday though to entertain him. I'm also at work on Monday (thanks to son using up my leave by being sick) so effectively its only half of Sunday and all day Tuesday I have to bite my tongue. Could most certainly be worse - it could be my f-i-l - he's an alcoholic!!

Have a cream carpet because it was there when we moved in and we haven't got round to doing this room yet. Keep telling OH to pull it up as its not practical when you've got five 7 year olds piling in to play on the PS2. They do take their shoes off but its the snacks and drinks. Such messy eaters. Its my aim for it to be up during the Christmas holidays.

WelshWoofer

When my OH had a back operation last year I had to unavoidably go away with work for a week during his recovery (weeks after the operation, he was in no danger!)
My MIL descended to look after my OH (as apparently "my work was obviously more important") and on my return I found that she had completely broken my fridge defrosting it with a knife, rearranged my airing cupboard, moved all the stuff around all of my kitchen cupboards and tipped red wine all over my beige living room carpet! Wisely, she had left 2 hours before I got home.
She usually infers that its not normal for a woman to have a career and earn more than her OH, I should have a baby (definitely do not want one and OH has had a vasectomy (he has kids from a previous relationship so hardly hard done by!)), and that because I don't bake every day I'm a failure!
OH can't understand why I don't think she's a saint like he does!!!!

On the other hand my mum goes out of her way not to interfere, waits to be invited and only helps if asked. MODEL MAM!

cookiesncream

Do we have the same mother-in-law :rotfl: :rotfl:

andycarmi

I have a job,
I only got it through hard labour,
I've not had any training and everyone seems to be able to do it better,
I'm on call 24/7,
Sometimes the responsibility is terrifying,
Sometimes I'm so exhausted I just don't care.
Financially I'm worse off.
But I wouldn't change it for the world.
When I see that smile its all worth while.

Bear_family

Know exactly how you feel. My husband and I are having my parents for sunday dinner today for the first time, in our not so new three bed house, spent last 18 months renovating it from top to bottom and now is the first time we wouldn't acutally be eating dust off the dining room table!
I've cooked three courses, but my hubby and I are veggie so I have done a veggie main course but it's bound to be wrong for my meat and two veg parents. I've reason it out that I haven't cooked meat as they usually stick a ready meal or something from the freezer in the oven for me and never make an effort, whereas I've cooked this from scratch.
God help me. I'm only 26!
Have a good day everyone...I'm trying

xxx

victory

My mother can turn me into a quivering wreck just by 'the look'! Instantly I am reverted back to feeling like a naughty 2 year old that is 'being difficult'!!! xxx

memorygirl

Sneak a peak at that cutey asleep in bed - DS not Dad.

Thats why we had those d**n kids :-)

Memorygirl

PS Good luck with your Dads visit - been there, got the T-Shirt. Of course that was too tight and too short too - you can't win sometimes - LOL

Mics_chick

I thought this thread was going to about someone with PND or something similar but instead I've had a good laugh, especially about boots & rectums or furtive swigs of baileys in the bathroom (leaves me wondering how much is actually drunk over how long a time period?)

Anyway whenever I hear stories like the above it makes me think of the following poem:

Philip Larkin - This Be The Verse

They f**k you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were f**ked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.

Savvy_Sue

Well think of me, I've just invited the in-laws for 3 days at Christmas ...

Really should get off here and start tidying ...

sjcjd

Wiping the tears of laughter away.. and i thought that it was just me!

Iv invited my dad for xmas and already the kids are - "are we allowed to play on the ps2>will it be too loud for pops?" My dad is very old (84) and a total pain in the bum, mostly due to illness (but the kids wont understand that); but he is my dad and he has no one else; my sisters both had heads on shoulders and live 4 hours away! I dont invite him out of duty or anything I just do it as I love him and its been down to me since my mum died 8 yrs ago. (Oh, and he does make the best gravy ever!!)

Kids are what they say on the tin, a pain in the bum most of the time but when they flash you that smile your anger soon melts. (Well thats what they say in the books!) My lot are just typical 8 & 11 yr old boys and a 13 nearly 14 yr old girl - they all have their moments, hmm some more than others- we cant send them back can we>>>?? lol.

I wish everyone a lovely christmas, whatever they are doing and whom they are spending it with. Families - phew thank god you can pick your friends!!

SJ