You gotta love the (future) mother-in-law...
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On behalf of my clients (genuis Mustela erminea) I hearby require to offer restitution for the offence gived in the above comment yours A Crooke Grabbitt and Scarper Solictors
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
I've checked with Mr Slant and, as your guild fees are unpaid, you are not permitted to act in this capacity. I believe he is in the process of drafting a 'Cease or Learn To Breath Through The Ankh' order.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I've checked with Mr Slant and, as your guild fees are unpaid, you are not permitted to act in this capacity. I believe he is in the process of drafting a 'Cease or Learn To Breath Through The Ankh' order.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
I am employed by the Dolly sisters so I would think that Mr Slant may reconsider as a breathing, being spiritual brother of Reg Shoe I cannot see a problem here
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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I am employed by the Dolly sisters so I would think that Mr Slant may reconsider as a breathing, being spiritual brother of Reg Shoe I cannot see a problem here
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
Ah well, no, you see, umm, I 'know' Mrs Palm I do!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I sure as hell wouldn't be accepting any further invites to visit the (step)-Inlaws. That said, she's still not as nuts as my Mother in Law. And I don't mean that in the 1970's era mother in law joke sense. I mean I genuinely have an insane mother in law. If this girl wants to swap mother-in-laws, I'd be up for it. -Richard
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Richard A. Dalton wrote:
I sure as hell wouldn't be accepting any further invites to visit the (step)-Inlaws.
I'd probably go back once, but only to covertly sauce my dinner with ipecac so I could hose the hag down. X|
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I'd be back round there all the time. And she would be begging me to resort to the behaviour of my first visit. I'll be passing through Dawlish where they live in a couple of months. I shall be sure to be as uncouth as possible.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Ah well, no, you see, umm, I 'know' Mrs Palm I do!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
ah yes most single men need a seamstress now and again
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Richard A. Dalton wrote:
I sure as hell wouldn't be accepting any further invites to visit the (step)-Inlaws.
I'd probably go back once, but only to covertly sauce my dinner with ipecac so I could hose the hag down. X|
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In retrospect, I reacted in haste. I would of course visit again, once. So that I could write a handwritten card, telling her what I really think of her. I'd point her to the dictionary definition of Etiquette Etiquette ( /ˈɛtɨkɛt/ or /ˈɛtɨkɪt/, French: [e.ti.kɛt]) is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group. I'd point out the my behaviour was perfectly in keeping with the contemporary social norms of 21st century society, when visiting the house of a florist. On the other hand, Insulting your guests and their family is not in keeping with social norms. -Richard
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Interesting how this has polarised views. On balance I'm in the anti-(step)Mother In Law camp. FFS, She wanted a handwritten card? She set out to belittle her stepson's future bride because she didn't write her a handwritten card. Her views of manners are simply not the social norm any more. That may be regrettable, or it may not be, depending on your perspective, but it's a fact. Nowadays if you don't like a particular type of food (e.g. I hate Carrots and Peas) then you don't eat them. I don't give a rats ass if it's rude. I will politely decline to eat things that I don't like and if the person serving takes offence then tough shit. I'm not going to spend my dinner on the verge of puking by forcing myself to eat something I hate, just so someone can pretend they live in the 19th Century. Did the (step)Mother In Law make the rules of her house clear to her guest on arrival? If not then tough shit. There are two types of people in the world. People who get on with life and find the best in the people we are thrust together with both professionally or socially. Then there are people like this (step)Mother In Law who had obviously made up her mind about this girl in advance and relished the opportunity to write this withering letter. Screw her. I wouldn't put myself in the position of disappointing her again. I'd stay away, have nothing more to do with her. The girl should indeed lower her sites in terms of a wedding. I'd suggest Vegas, with no inlaws. -Richard
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So, no opinion then? :-) Personally think there is a middle ground: manners cost nothing and there is a way of doing and saying things that don't piss people off - it's called tact though many people today think it's fine to do and say whatever they want, never mind the consequences. ps. When you come for dinner on Friday you'll eat what you're given or it'll be all you get till you do!!!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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I'd be back round there all the time. And she would be begging me to resort to the behaviour of my first visit. I'll be passing through Dawlish where they live in a couple of months. I shall be sure to be as uncouth as possible.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
After drenching her in vomit and managing to get something on the rest of her family and all the food on the table I doubt I'd be allowed back. Especially if I then pulled a sheet of paper out of my pocket and started using the puke as ink to write a thank you note to the pharmacist who sold me the fun juice.
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So, no opinion then? :-) Personally think there is a middle ground: manners cost nothing and there is a way of doing and saying things that don't piss people off - it's called tact though many people today think it's fine to do and say whatever they want, never mind the consequences. ps. When you come for dinner on Friday you'll eat what you're given or it'll be all you get till you do!!!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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Personally think there is a middle ground: manners cost nothing and there is a way of doing and saying things that don't piss people off - it's called tact though many people today think it's fine to do and say whatever they want, never mind the consequences.
There's a difference between manners/tact and the things this lady demanded however. I'm not saying the guest in question was tactful in other respects, she probably wasn't. But the things demanded by the florist go beyond manners and into that kind of phony ceremony that some people engage in in the interests of appearing to have achieved a certain status. If this story tells us anything it's that manners don't make a person good. This woman's true pretentiousness shone through. A person truly secure in their station in life might enjoy a guest (or indeed a host) engaging in all the formal rules of etiquette, but a person of true class would never react like this woman did to breaches of the "rules". On the Queen's recent visit to Ireland there were various media stories about how the Queen might react to the Irish people's liking for informality. Numerous potential faux pas were enumerated, and some of them came to pass, and it was made clear again and again that the Queen had no problem with any of it and enjoyed her visit immensely. Now, perhaps when she returned to the safety of England she summoned her team and told them she never wanted to return to that hell hole of ignorance. I rather suspect not. Regardless of what she truly thought of her time here, she had the good grace to accept the behaviour of her hosts in the friendly spirit it was offered. One suspects that the protagonist in the original story would have behaved rather differently had the head of the Gaelic Athletic Association dared to touch her elbow as he did with the Queen while guiding her towards the playing field of Croke Park in Dublin. Some people exhibit manners because it is who they are, and some people exhibit manners because it's a coat they wear. The truth will always out. -Richard
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Mother-in-law from hell sends harsh lesson in manners to 'uncouth' bride-to-be in email which becomes worldwide sensation[^]. Scroll to the end and read "MRS BOURNE'S GUIDE TO GOOD MANNERS". Spot on.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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No, rude, arrogant, bitch, daugther in law gets come-uppance from Grooms mother. I think the Groom ought to run. Now. Very Quickly. And hide.
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I think mommy needs to let her step-son go. If she's ashamed of her future DIL, then don't invite her over or help with the wedding. Whatever is done is done. Sending an e-mail like this is crossing the line and stooping to the DIL's level. The fact that she is not even his birth mother, yet is so angry at the guy for being with her, leads me to believe she may have had some strange relations with him, and nobody would be good enough for him.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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Watch "The 6th Day" for ideas on how to handle that situation.
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