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Is it jealousy or that fact that I see right through them?

almost.ready's picture

Submitted by almost.ready on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 9:13pm

When your SO talks and brags about how awesome their kid is.

Things I heard from DH last night when he and his family were discussing his kids.

"She she's so smart! She got into college!"
"She's always been so smart"
"I've never had any trouble with her"

So here's the thing, I want to barf every time I hear it. Smart? Are you "smart" because you've been accepted to a University? Is that what we call smart these days? And I'm sorry, YOU'VE never had any trouble with her? Really, that's very interesting considering that I'VE had plenty of trouble with her. Maybe the reason YOU'VE never had trouble with her is because 1) she's just perfect! and 2) I am the one who did EVERYTHING. Everything from giving rides to work to shopping for her pads during her period, providing health insurance, taking her to her doctor appointments, making sure she had what was needed for school, to other various things that HER MOTHER should have been doing. All for the brat to be so ungrateful, selfish and self-centered. And then she even had the nerve to say that I've never done A THING for her and the old fashioned "YOU'RE NOT MY MOM". Well guess what? You're right! I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER! THANKS FOR GETTING ME OUT OF THAT ONE!

Anyway, those are just things I start thinking about when H starts bragging about how awesome his kid is. Yeah, the one that he created on accident. And then when I came around, had me take on the responsibilities of the mother.

Does it bother anyone else when you hear this from your SO or their family? Or is it just me?

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IslandGal's picture

Submitted by IslandGal on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 9:33pm

Oh Hellz yeh!! I remmber going to SO's niece b'day party - she turned 18. None of this family works. Not the 18 year old, her Mom, her Mom's boyfriend. They all live off the govt. I stood there when they cut the cake and gave speeches..and tried very, very hard not to look like a goldfish at what I heard..

"I am so grateful to have my wonderful supportive family, who have been there for me and without whom I would have not succeeded at anything.." O.M.G. seriously? you don't work - never have - your grandma bails you out of financial shit each and every time youse don't pay your bills..and she does the same for your whole family.

Just delusional!

The truth would have been more like "Grandma - I appreciate you organising my party and supporting my lazy ass. I'm grateful I have you to catch me each and every time I fall so I never, ever have to learn to be independent and support myself. Thank you for always bailing out my Mom and her boyfriend out of trouble. Thank you for teaching us that we can always depend on you and don't have to rely on ourselves. I will now pass on this most important life building lesson to my future spawn..thanks and Cheers to me!"

:sick:

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Submitted by frustratedinNE on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 9:29pm

My hubby runs hot and cold with the skids. When all go wells he is overly optimistic, mega rose colored glasses, and god forbid if I don't go along for the ride. Then when one screws up or disappoints him he is all doom and gloom and when I agree he gets annoyed and expects me to stick up for the skids. Daddy Jekyll and Hyde

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Submitted by almost.ready on Tue, 02/03/2015 - 9:28am

Lol "or a virgin"

Funny because it's like saying how great of a kid she is might take away the fact that she had an abortion at 15. :jawdrop: and her says he's never had any trouble......