Would you mind if I vented about my SIL? Uggh About This Page:

[jimmymac]

She sounds like a total witch

[LizardCop]

[theJordans]

That is really terrible and I admire you for keeping quiet about it. I suppose the only good thing is you know exactly where you stand with this women.

[Lemap760]

Who thinks that 2 little kids don't need dinner when they show up at 5pm? I don't know if I would say anything about it, but I sure wouldn't plan on having a meal at their house again.

[cherylf]

That's just mean. I can understand when two adults in the same family may not particularly like each other (DD & DiL come to mind), but who can take that out on innocent children. You have to be a special kind of mean to do that. I sincerely hope it was a misunderstanding, but I doubt that it was. And I'm glad your boys seem to be over it, too.

[llgmommy]

OMG.....you need to say something, I would be outraged, My SIL tried that crap, saying my daughter was treated better, and all. Whatever, if she would not have fed my child I would send them a bill for every hour the boys did not have dinner and I would put the discription saying your nephews time and starving... okay maybe not, but man that is just wrong

[fourdrawfs]

oh, I would have call her!!! I can't beleive she would do that to two little kids.!

[Happymommy]

Thanks, you guys!!!!!! I appreciate all of your responses. I'm starting to calm down from being so mad

[GATechGal]

Next time they asked for DH to come help with something, I think he'd be busy. And I might say that I was taking my kids to dinner since they didn't get any at your house last time. That's just rude. You should always ask visitors that are coming into your home at a meal time if they've already eaten and offer something if they say no.

[tinker_me_happy]

I keep thinking about this... It is so upsetting to me!! I think you need to call your SIL on this!!! She needs to be called out on this passive aggressive behavior. BUT you need to do it when you are calm! You need to tell her in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS that you will NO LONGER tolerate her disrepectful underhanded behavior towards you and your children. And tell her that you have kept quiet about this incident but that you will let EVERYONE in the family know if she EVER tries to pull this kind of crap again! It's time to put that witch in her place, other wise she will just continue to do this to you over and over again. I'm sure she is gloating inside and thinks she had "won" something over you and your children. That behavior needs to stop.

[buzzspal2]

I'd send them a bill for the work your DH did and the pizza.

[Nimros]

I wouldn't treat a stranger off the street that way.

Dina, I believe I'd have to say something - very loudly.

[Teresa]

Oh - I'd be hoppin' mad.
Under no circumstances do I think this is a misunderstandin'!!

Those poor boys. That was just cruel to do to them.

I'd call her on it. Let her know that if she has a problem with you, that's fine - you don't like her that well either. BUT - NONE of the kids can control when they were born. Was her weddin' planned so far in advance that you could have planned your son's birth to interfere with it?? AND - HER son was born after yours. HER son horned into YOUR son's year, not the other way around. Is she mad at all of the other kids who horned in??
My DSis and I had kids 6 weeks apart - and we love it! 2 high school graduations at the same time!! We also have 2 cousins on EACH side of the family who had children at the same times. That's 6 kids, all related, all the same age. It makes it wonderful that we can all talk about the same problems we experience. There are 3 males, 3 females, so that's wonderful also!!
And, then - her DD was born on my DD's 3rd B-day. Also cause for celebration! Our DDs will always have something in common to celebrate.

[emtpej]

I am glad you have some place to vent!

SIL sounds like a real whack job... I personally would not want my kids under her supervison at any time... She should be treated like anyone who breaks a deal as well as being an unstable attention-seeker. I hope your DH (or you) never gets asked by them to provide professional services, because (if it were me) that courtesy would not EVER be extended to them, ever again!

[chelle89]

Originally Posted by tinker_me_happy

I would send her a bill for the work he did. Of course you wouldn't REALLY expect her to pay it (it would be a misunderstanding after all!!!). See what kind of response you get then! She is just a MEAN spiteful horrible person. Remember that next time she asks for any kind of favor.

I think this is a great idea! "OOPS, I don't know HOW I did that?" I also wouldn't let my kids anywhere near her again. (But I hold a grudge!)