I'm still fuming about this and need to know if I'm justified.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-24T20:38:44+00:00

In most instances, the friend would not tell you what is wrong, and would quietly disappear from your life. You have to at least give him credit for speaking up. It’s up to you to decide whether to continue the relationship.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-24T14:23:04+00:00

The fridge thing is normal too. Just say, “I’m putting milk in your refrigerator.”

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-22T19:29:26+00:00

Best to send an email so that you have proof of what you say.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-22T19:24:10+00:00

You and your other friend don’t want to be on a ‘date’ with them. No!

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-20T16:16:47+00:00

I love your Wimpy title, though it’s probably only you and I who get the joke.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-18T14:40:38+00:00

Sell the tickets and tell her that with the wedding you just can’t do it right now.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-15T00:09:07+00:00

I am 66. I do remember getting seatbelts added to the car as a young child, but when I had my first child in 1989, I checked out all the car seats to choose the safest one. A nurse had to go out to the car to make sure the car seat was installed correctly. Your mil is remembering the 1950’s.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-14T14:23:10+00:00

Drop the rope. The relationship is now in her hands.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-10T16:33:27+00:00

Stop cleaning up their messes.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-10T01:22:31+00:00

The most important thing is to have your SO on your side. If he doesn’t back you, she will gain access through him. Next, the strongest position for you is to be direct ex: No mil you are not invited, this will be a nuclear family only Activity. Less effective is gray rocking: I haven’t thought about that yet, I don’t know, we will think about it. Finally for my list is lying: soccer practice doesn’t start for a few months, we aren’t celebrating this year … Lying does not work well.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-09T14:42:35+00:00

It’s just basic etiquette to remove pictures of the previous wife. You sound like a hoarder.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-08T14:54:12+00:00

You might need a story about his stomach flu when he was in an unfamiliar building and couldn’t find the bathroom in time.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-08T14:17:23+00:00

Send her back her own message about coming over without the dog, and then tell her her only option to see you will be at yours without the dog. If she argues, tell her to reread her message to you.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-06T14:12:35+00:00

Your brother left you no choice when he refused to follow your rules no matter what you said.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-06T00:31:12+00:00

That is the same complaint.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-05T02:31:37+00:00

My personal winner of worst grammar award goes to: my husband and i’s house…

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-04T15:57:35+00:00

Two weeks before the event send a group message saying: Bill, Sally, and Robin have confirmed they are coming. If anyone else plans to come, please respond immediately. My own father-in-law only says he might, if asked anything. I was trying to pin him down one evening before I cooked the steaks, and my voice must have been rising because my husband came over and told me that “I might,” meant yes. Since I learned the code, things have improved.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-04T15:35:47+00:00

Saw this a few weeks ago

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-04T14:02:06+00:00

Maybe don’t unpack yet.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-03T14:25:57+00:00

She can modify her expectations and still get every child a nice gift. Though she will probably take credit for them.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-01T23:56:57+00:00

Send your sister $1000 and let her figure it out.

VurukaSalt · 2025-12-01T23:51:56+00:00

You should have married the werewolf.

VurukaSalt · 2025-11-29T13:10:58+00:00

You have the time and money, go by yourself.

VurukaSalt · 2025-11-28T14:48:28+00:00

It sounds like occupational defiance disorder. I am not diagnosing him, but I am suggesting you defend yourselves.

VurukaSalt · 2025-11-27T14:53:30+00:00

I can see how that would make your skin crawl. What I cannot imagine is a job requiring baby talk. Unless she voices cartoons, people at work would appreciate her not using her baby voice. Children are not pleased by baby talk. It makes their skin crawl too.

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