Initial disclamer - you can chose your friends but you cannot chose your family - take everything in your stride and most of all laugh.
The BIL is somewhat of a dick, great first sentence, great introduction eh? well its true. Don't get me wrong I still appreciate the guy, he is after all family even if it is by marriage. I trust the guy, like him even.. he's still a dick.
MIL arrived yesterday, she has this massive capacity to not listen at all, PERIOD. So this tends to frustrate not only myself by hubby as well. There is always the "how are you's" she just doesn't give you a chance to answer before going off in another direction talking about this drama or that drama, gossop, news, bad things constantly bad things all the freaking time, irrellevant topics amidst a conversation. Urrggghh frustrating.
So last night I found out that the BIL was cooking his version (said with cringe inducing cramps to my stomach) of Tuna Mornae (spl I don't care) now I HATE this little dish of morbid bits and peices. The texture makes me want to vomit because it looks like vomit.
Hubby started laughing and I swear he was over due for a whack! in the arm, however I grinned and bore it as best I could by taking along pre dinner snacks of which I ate ALL of so I wouldn't have to eat too much of the vomit mornae... **shiver**
Its disconcerting to say the least that neither the BIL or MIL take any interest feigned or not with what I or hubby do. I'm not kidding when we made our movie neither watched it - how fucking good does that make you feel.
Last night was no different and by half way through hubby and I were having our own little conversation with facial tics, eye movements, words unspoken, grins and giggles hidden just so we could get through until 9:30 when we both started faking tiredness, late night and all that... we left with a spin of the wheels to get home and fall on our couch in dismay that not a single iota of interest in our lives was displayed.
There were lots of "phews!" and "Ohh mans" and rolling of eyes.. the disapointment palpable yet a hint of I give up as well.
Why do families have to be so fucking shitty!
