Thank god for the flu!

[RCDad]

Every Christmas I face the mega drama that unfolds at my mother-in-laws. Not sure (for those of you who are married) what you guys go through but its like a soap opera in which all of us must sit, silent, and stare as each person opens their gift. And don't you dare breath.

This year, thankfully, my youngest has the flu and they don't want to get together for fear her father will have a relapse.

Yay!

 

[Mr T-Maxx]

Dude, you're gonna get coal in your stocking with that type of thinking. Oh well maybe after Christmas we can compare our lumps of coal, as I think the same way


Mr T

 

[RCDad]

I know when asked what I wanted I said just send me a Tower Hobbies gift certificate. Hopefully someone will come through

 

[DarthRacer]

It's different at my Mother-in-Laws house. It's a freaking free for all. No regulation, just get 'em opened! They have fun thay way.

 

[rocknbil]

.....its like a soap opera in which all of us must sit, silent, and stare as each person opens their gift. And don't you dare breath....

WOO HOO!! ONE GOT AWAY! ONE GOT AWAY!!!

You give us hope.

I generally don't drink. My wife brought home a pint of Johnny Walker Black Label last night. We looked at each other, grinned, and we were both thinking, "Family is coming for Christmas."

 

[Lessen]

1. I like my wifes family

2. The flu sucks

 

[RCDad]

1. I like my wifes family

2. The flu sucks

Does your wife monitor this forum?

 

[Lessen]

Does your wife monitor this forum?

naa. She wants nothin to do with this stuff. She just likes to see me intersted in somethin.

 

[lykan]

Ya know I am all for family events.. but some of them just plain suck...the ones where you have to pose for the camera with your presents, and are forced to play board games, and associate with people you don;t know.. givin' hugs to people I don;t know has to be the worst.. I feel for you heheh.

On the other hand I love the casual get togethers where you can just hang out and be yourself with no pressure to hang out with certain relatives, no pressure to be in the spotloight, and no pressure to do a gift exchange etc...lately we've moved most of the gatherings to our house for that very reason..we don;t require anyone ot ring anything but themselves.. dress isn't important.. just come hang out.. eat watch some tv BS around the fire etc.. things have gotten a lot easier since we bought our own house.. kids love it too, no more hugs from old women they don't know lol.

 

[RCDad]

What cracks me up is the conversation is always the same;

"So what have you been up to?"
"Oh just working, you know, same ol thing"

 

[olds97_lss]

Man, I know the feeling... the wife makes me go to her mother's/grandmothers/great grandmothers for christmas eve... it's annoying. Last time we went, I got bit in the foot (shoes off) by their damn dog. They put the dog to sleep 2 weeks ago, so I guess I won't have to deal with that this year.

 

[Mike02vr6]

My inlaws are pretty cool. For Christmas eve we go over there after church and there is tons of food my inlaws make. (father in law is a great cook). We will be there most of the night while the kids open presents, (I love getting presents) then most of the adults go to the bar in the family room, and do shots of grappa and I think its like 12 y.o whiskey. After that its not to painful to be there...lol. If my brother in law see this post he'll chime in on it too...

~Michael

 

[rocknbil]

What cracks me up is the conversation is always the same;

"You know who died last week?"

"No ma, who."

"Remember Charlie, the one that asked Maggie to marry 'I'm and she said she wouldn't marry 'I'm until he quit smoking and drinking and got a real job, and even then she wouldn't marry 'I'm 'cause she knew his ex wife and she told her he snored like a buzzsaw, and no way would she marry a man that snored like a buzzsaw, the same Charlie that said Clinton was a communist in disguise?"

"Who's Maggie, ma?"

"Maggie's the girl that grew up with Thelma that works at the store over in . . . ."

<half hour passes>

" . . . . Yeah. Charlie died last week. The doctors said . . . "

<I see your jaw moving and there's sound coming out so I know you must be saying something but all I can hear is "bla bla bla">