Pronstar’s “living with the in-laws” adventures

[baboon]

Ok so now I’m the problem because I “talk mean” :-( LOL

Did you suggest a 5 gallon bucket with seat & trash bag liner? Hell they have kiddie toilet for training perhaps a senior version could make a guy rich. Imagine when that backs up.

 

[General Zod]

Ok so now I’m the problem because I “talk mean” :-( LOL

My extremely liberal MIL once glared at me after a political discussion and said "You really don't compromise."

I said, "No, I don't."

"Can't you just say you agree once?"

I stared at her for a minute. "Why? I'm not going to lie or compromise my principles any more than you are. You probably shouldn't ask my opinion if you don't want to hear it. You already know it's not going to agree with yours."

That pissed her off even more.

 

[no2gates]

My extremely liberal MIL once glared at me after a political discussion and said "You really don't compromise."

I said, "No, I don't."

"Can't you just say you agree once?"

I stared at her for a minute. "Why? I'm not going to lie or compromise my principles any more than you are. You probably shouldn't ask my opinion if you don't want to hear it. You already know it's not going to agree with yours."

That pissed her off even more.

 

[General Zod]

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Another highlight of her failing to grasp the obvious...yet another time she insisted on talking politics with me. I pointed out logical fallacies in the narrative she uses in place of actual thought. She became increasingly agitated, to the point she was shouting while I was replying in a calm voice (which pissed her off even more).

Finally, she glared at me and snapped "You're so intolerant!"

I replied calmly with. "And yet here you are, shouting at me just because I don't agree with you. In a conversation you insisted on starting. Such tolerance."

See, if I started a thread about my MIL, it wouldn't be nearly as entertaining as this one. She's a one-trick pony.

EDIT TO ADD: Also, if I started a thread about her, I'd get real tired of typing the phrase "...which pissed her off even more".

 

[pronstar]

My extremely liberal MIL once glared at me after a political discussion and said "You really don't compromise."

I said, "No, I don't."

"Can't you just say you agree once?"

I stared at her for a minute. "Why? I'm not going to lie or compromise my principles any more than you are. You probably shouldn't ask my opinion if you don't want to hear it. You already know it's not going to agree with yours."

That pissed her off even more.

I want to wear red shoes.
My wife wants me to wear blue shoes.
So I wear one of each.

Compromise.
No one wins.
Everyone loses.

 

[General Zod]

I want to wear red shoes.
My wife wants me to wear blue shoes.
So I wear one of each.

Compromise.
No one wins.
Everyone loses.

One thing I've learned from paying attention to politics as an adult..."compromise" to a liberal means "you do it my way and obey". That's not happening.

 

[Daley_G]

With some folks, it's not about wearing red or blue shoes - it's about agreeing with them. Zod and Pronstar just provided two perfect examples - that's why they get so angry when the fallacies in their statements are pointed out.

 

[baboon]

The wife & I were together since 1985. In those last 30 years on a yearly basis my wife would mention me making her mother cry. Which was really funny in if I answered the phone I kept it to let me get her for you.

It's sort of like the the wife got sick & stopped returning calls to her mom. Them her mom would call my phone. That bitch would not leave a message rather then hang up & call back. For the wife to stop taking calls lets you know how sick she was. With her that sick often I was taking care of her. That was my priority at that time. At some point my Father In Law threatened to send the sheriff over on a welfare check because neither of us were answering or returning call. I told the blow hard if he did I would be sure to have the sheriff bill him for a welfare check. Funny how the mention of money shut him the phuc up.

 

[Army 1911]

My grandmother used to say, "Be reasonable do it my way." It was really funny because she would say it when any two or more were arguing over anything from politics to the rain forecast, to menu items at a restaurant.

 

[Army 1911]

EDIT TO ADD: Also, if I started a thread about her, I'd get real tired of typing the phrase "...which pissed her off even more".

Copy and paste.

 

[General Zod]

Copy and paste.

Every other sentence. The woman lives to be offended.

 

[no2gates]

Hey @pronstar . What's the latest? It's been well over a week and we need our fix.

 

[Tnhawk]

Hey @pronstar . What's the latest? It's been well over a week and we need our fix.

Like the phone calls mentioned earlier, he might be too busy trying to put out the fires.

 

[General Zod]

Like the phone calls mentioned earlier, he might be too busy trying to put out the fires.

Or get all the water out of the house....

 

[Sam7sf]

Haven’t visited this thread in a while…pron…you good? You going to end up on an episode of snapped?

 

[candcallen]

Haven’t visited this thread in a while…pron…you good? You going to end up on an episode of snapped?

Or the first 48/murder suicide or accident?

 

[jrbfishn]

Did MIL make soup lately??????

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[pronstar]

This morning, just as i was about to take Stetson for his morning stroll, I asked MIL to bring me Stetson's sippy cup for our journey.

20 mins later, he's thirsty with a mouthful of cheerios...and of course the cup is empty.

He's blowing a gasket, so I got to haul ass and push the world's heaviest stroller home.

I may have muttered a curse word or several.

Been pretty crazy busy of late...carport is going up right now, obviously too late for the hailstorm last week that left some minor dents on our car hoods.

Punch -card on garage conversion should be done this week.
Then I can get these people out of my fucking house :-)

Seriously the separation will be great for all involved.

In-laws are troopers being cooped-up in a bedroom for a year...they need their own space.

 

[General Zod]

This morning, just as i was about to take Stetson for his morning stroll, I asked MIL to bring me Stetson's sippy cup for our journey.

20 mins later, he's thirsty with a mouthful of cheerios...and of course the cup is empty.

We were stuck living with the in-laws twice, each time with a toddler. MIL had a habit on those rare occasions when she'd load the dish washer of only washing most of a multi-part thing. Like washing tupperware containers, but never the lids. Or washing a food slicer, but never the blade.

Or washing a sippy cup, but never, ever washing the valve...which makes the sippy cup useless. One at least one occasion, she washed the body of one sippy cup, the lid of another, and the valve of a third one. None of which fit together.

 

[Tblack89]

Then I can get these people out of my fucking house :-)

Lmao, best part right there.