The Vent - Part 2

[Emancipation 2]

you expect gov. workers to actually GIVE customer service..

Hey now...I'm a government worker and a small part of my job is customer service. You tell your hubby that not all of us are lazy and mean. We get that ALL the time here in NJ. The stereotype government worker here supposedly is overpaid, doesn't work and is rude.

I'm definitely the exact opposite of all those three at my job! haha

I was actually thinking of ya when he said that... i WISH you worked at our post office

[Krikit 1,164]

I don't think I have ever been to Arby's..

LA has so much good food... I keep telling the hubby that we need to move out to the country where there isn't so much temptation

Never been to Arby's?

You probably got the marks on your car because of an annoying neighbor. You can't leave your car parked for more than 72 hours

Mel thinks Taco Bell still qualifies as Mexican food. I have at least showed her some really good restaurants, and she's starting to be a bit more adventureous with her ordering

And here is my actual vent of the day. I heard some absolutely awful news this morning on the radio. Movie studios are planning to remake Ghostbusters, and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. What is even worse is that Tom Cruise and John Travolta are in negotiations to star in Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.

I haven't been to Arby's, either.

And boo to their choices for Butch & Sundance.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I don't think I have ever been to Arby's..

LA has so much good food... I keep telling the hubby that we need to move out to the country where there isn't so much temptation

Never been to Arby's?

You probably got the marks on your car because of an annoying neighbor. You can't leave your car parked for more than 72 hours

Mel thinks Taco Bell still qualifies as Mexican food. I have at least showed her some really good restaurants, and she's starting to be a bit more adventureous with her ordering

And here is my actual vent of the day. I heard some absolutely awful news this morning on the radio. Movie studios are planning to remake Ghostbusters, and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. What is even worse is that Tom Cruise and John Travolta are in negotiations to star in Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid.

I haven't been to Arby's, either.

And boo to their choices for Butch & Sundance.

I'm afraid they will try to add spaceships that look like DC-8's and frozen alien souls dumped into a volcano into the movie

[DeadPoolX 9]

Sometimes my wife and I go to visit her parents (my inlaws), which I am fine with. I like her parents and we all get along pretty well. The problem is when my sister-in-law is there. Unfortunately, we seem to visit during holidays and that's when my sister-in-law is there.

She and her husband have three kids (5 year-old, 3 year-old and a brand new baby). I don't hate kids, but the 5 year-old runs around uncontrollably and demands constant attention. She never shuts up and feels she has a "right" to do anything she wants. Because the 3 year-old is generally antagonized and worked up by her older sister, she becomes difficult as well. The baby is a baby; in other words, it sleeps most of the time until it wants something, in which case his cries will break glass.

It's virtually impossible to have an intelligent and adult-oriented discussion when those kids are around. They cause so much noise that I can barely think and at some point, I need to either go outside or to the guest room. I get migraines and those kids are definitely migraine-inducing.

My wife likes her nieces, but she'd also like to talk to her sister. She never gets to do that anymore since my sister-in-law has "mom brain" as my wife calls it. That's when a woman's whole life is wrapped up around her children and spends all of her time with them, forgoing other relationships. So the children eventually become an annoyance to my wife as well.

Even my father-in-law, who loves his grandchildren, gets annoyed after a while. He wants to spend time with the kids, but he doesn't like dealing with the antics of a noisy and completely self-absorbed little kid. I think my mother-in-law is more tolerant, but I can't imagine she doesn't get tired of it at some point.

Probably the biggest problem is that my sister-in-law is completely ineffective at disciplining her children. While I don't advocate corporal punishment (although I could think of a few cases where spanking or something similar might be warranted), my sister-in-law lets her children run rampant. Every so often she'll attempt to calm the 5 year-old down, but only does so in a half-a$$ed way. It's obvious that when it comes to her kids, she capitulates quite often.

[Sprailenes 47]

nm

Edited April 7, 2009 by Sprailenes

[Sprailenes 47]

nm again

Too personal.

Edited April 7, 2009 by Sprailenes

[thetreble 19]

Saw this today, Deadpool. Doesn't 100% apply but it comes close.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I understand that raising children can be a very difficult and often unappreciated task. My mother was a stay-at-home mom and I can't imagine my brother and me were that easy to handle.

However, I can't help but feel that disciplining your child would make your life -- and the lives of others -- far less difficult overall. A kid that knows he can't get away with having a temper tantrum when out somewhere has to be a good thing.

I'd just like to have a little time, when at my inlaws, to have a decent conversation without kids running around and yelling. I don't expect the kids to behave all the time. That's unrealistic. But my request up above is hardly unreasonable.

I'd like to add that when my wife and I were planning our wedding, my sister-in-law wanted to bring her kids. Neither of us wanted them there. That wasn't because we disliked them, but because it was our wedding and we didn't really want unruly children there. Plus, we were having a fancy dinner at an upscale restaurant afterward. The kids would've been a nightmare there, if for no other reason they'd be bored out of their skulls.

Naturally, my sister-in-law took offense to that and my wife argued with her some. Eventually, they reached an agreement. My brother-in-law would stay home with them while my sister-in-law attended the wedding. Honestly, I think they could've found a babysitter. They'll have to trust their kids with someone eventually (unless they're planning on home schooling them).

Edited April 7, 2009 by Sentinel

[The_Dude 1,142]

My sister has twins, and I love my niece and nephew to pieces, the way my sister acts sometimes is borderline psychotic. It's like a hurricane when they come to your place. The only thing that gets me is that she will come over to someones house and immediately start moving things around and moving tables and stuff so the kids can't grab things. I have thus far resisted the temptation to tell her to make em "act right"

[DeadPoolX 9]

My sister has twins, and I love my niece and nephew to pieces, the way my sister acts sometimes is borderline psychotic. It's like a hurricane when they come to your place. The only thing that gets me is that she will come over to someones house and immediately start moving things around and moving tables and stuff so the kids can't grab things. I have thus far resisted the temptation to tell her to make em "act right"

That would drive me crazy. I'd definitely say something. I bought the items in my house, so someone else -- kids or adults -- can only mess with my items if I give them permission to do so. Refusal to cooperate would result in their immediate expulsion from my home (unless they wish to pay for whatever may be damaged or broken).

[Marilyn. 340]

ok so I am getting a little teed off...

so we sold some stuff on Ebay last Friday and I paid and printed off the shipping labels online.. and then we dropped off the packages at the postal place where they have UPS pick up... I checked yesterday and one package is on its way as of Friday but the other one still said "Billing information received" I checked again today and it still says the same thing.....

not sure if I should go to the postal place and see what happened.. can't really find an option on the UPS site to find out what is gong on...

[Ontarkie 14,225]

Saw this today, Deadpool. Doesn't 100% apply but it comes close.

Oh I like this article, did anyone Watch Oprah yesterday it was all about moms it was pretty interesting.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Saw this today, Deadpool. Doesn't 100% apply but it comes close.

Oh I like this article, did anyone Watch Oprah yesterday it was all about moms it was pretty interesting.

LoL, Oprah and Dr. Phil are comedians

[Flames9_RN 358]

St. Louis has some awesome Mexican food restaurants! Lots of ethnic diversity here in fact. There was never a good Mexican restaurant back home, so I always enjoy eating it here.

Guess yiou did not get out often in Saskatoon, as they have taco Time,lol Love me a super soft taco!

[Sprailenes 47]

My sister has twins, and I love my niece and nephew to pieces, the way my sister acts sometimes is borderline psychotic. It's like a hurricane when they come to your place. The only thing that gets me is that she will come over to someones house and immediately start moving things around and moving tables and stuff so the kids can't grab things. I have thus far resisted the temptation to tell her to make em "act right"

That would drive me crazy. I'd definitely say something. I bought the items in my house, so someone else -- kids or adults -- can only mess with my items if I give them permission to do so. Refusal to cooperate would result in their immediate expulsion from my home (unless they wish to pay for whatever may be damaged or broken).

You guys don't have kids do you?

Do you guys plan on it at all?