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Official BP Family Complaint Thread

RugbyBuck

Our church has no bells.
It's true (for the most part) that you can pick your friends, but not your family. My parents pissed me off so badly last night that simply bitching to the NMR about it wasn't good enough and so I give you the inaugural entry of the official BP Family Complaint Thread.

My braindead parents went to London for ten days and my mom made a big deal about telling my girls (7 and 11 and their only grandchildren) about it before they left. Had my mom not mentioned it, there probably wouldn't be an issue, but you can't tell two little girls that you're going to London (of all the cities in the world) without them thinking that you're going to bring them something back. I saw the kids on Saturday and they both were excited and hopeful that their grandparents would bring them something. Obviously, you see where this is going. They didn't bring back fcuking ANYTHING! From a city where you can't take a step without bumping into a tourist concession. It would've taken absolutely zero effort to buy a stuffed animal with a Union Jack on it or a doubledecker bus t-shirt.

Now, my issue is whether to go to a place called A Taste of Britain at lunch today and get them a few things; not to bail my parents out, but to keep my girls from feeling like they don't rate even a souvenir from their grandparents.

Thanks for indulging the rant. Thoughts? Other frustrating family issues?
 
I offically have classified my Mom as a "hater". If it's not her way, she'll find something negative to say.

While I've been contemplating a move to either California (where she thinks I should go) or back to Miami (where I'd rather go), she proceeds to tell me my friends are losers in Miami. She brings up my one friend that's an MMA fighter, but chooses to leave out all the successful ones.

Then, she dislikes my haircut when she sees it, and tells me I look "ugly" with it. I tell her not to worry about it, because I like it, and other people like it. She proceeds to tell me "those disgusting people in Boston that have no style like it" . I say girls like it, she says probably the girl with the lazy eye in my office likes it (who I barley talk to), and people lie to me.

Then, I'm headed down to Miami for business on Monday, but am going in early on Friday. She says "there's no reason for you to go in early". I say yes there is, I am going to hang out with my friends and go out. She says you're going to spend a bunch of money... yet everything is paid for. Just hating.
 
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RugbyBuck;1590326; said:
It's true (for the most part) that you can pick your friends, but not your family. My parents [censored]ed me off so badly last night that simply bitching to the NMR about it wasn't good enough and so I give you the inaugural entry of the official BP Family Complaint Thread.

My braindead parents went to London for ten days and my mom made a big deal about telling my girls (7 and 11 and their only grandchildren) about it before they left. Had my mom not mentioned it, there probably wouldn't be an issue, but you can't tell two little girls that you're going to London (of all the cities in the world) without them thinking that you're going to bring them something back. I saw the kids on Saturday and they both were excited and hopeful that their grandparents would bring them something. Obviously, you see where this is going. They didn't bring back fcuking ANYTHING! From a city where you can't take a step without bumping into a tourist concession. It would've taken absolutely zero effort to buy a stuffed animal with a Union Jack on it or a doubledecker bus t-shirt.

Now, my issue is whether to go to a place called A Taste of Britain at lunch today and get them a few things; not to bail my parents out, but to keep my girls from feeling like they don't rate even a souvenir from their grandparents.

Thanks for indulging the rant. Thoughts? Other frustrating family issues?

I'd pick them up a few bottles of Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout. English beers suck for the most part, but Sam Smith makes a good stout. I think your daughters would appreciate it.
 
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starBUCKS;1590332; said:
I offically have classified my Mom as a "hater". If it's not her way, she'll find something negative to say.

Funny, I recently decided that I had no choice but to recognize my dad's asshole classification. Realized that I wouldn't have anything to do with anyone else that acts like him. Still stuck with him, but it was kind of a relief to call it what it is.
 
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Have a couple T-Shirts custom made, and have them wear them the next time your folks come over:

"My grandparents went to London and didn't even get me a T-Shirt"
 
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RugbyBuck;1590338; said:
Funny, I recently decided that I had no choice but to recognize my dad's asshole classification. Realized that I wouldn't have anything to do with anyone else that acts like him. Still stuck with him, but it was kind of a relief to call it what it is.

My brother and I are amazed sometimes how we turned out so different.
 
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starBUCKS;1590332; said:
I offically have classified my Mom as a "hater". If it's not her way, she'll find something negative to say.

While I've been contemplating a move to either California (where she thinks I should go) or back to Miami (where I'd rather go), she proceeds to tell me my friends are losers in Miami. She brings up my one friend that's an MMA fighter, but chooses to leave out all the successful ones.

Then, she dislikes my haircut when she sees it, and tells me I look "ugly" with it. I tell her not to worry about it, because I like it, and other people like it. She proceeds to tell me "those disgusting people in Boston that have no style like it" . I say girls like it, she says probably the girl with the lazy eye in my office likes it (who I barley talk to), and people lie to me.

Then, I'm headed down to Miami for business on Monday, but am going in early on Friday. She says "there's no reason for you to go in early". I say yes there is, I am going to hang out with my friends and go out. She says you're going to spend a bunch of money... yet everything is paid for. Just hating.
Sounds your mom drops some serious knowledge.
 
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starBUCKS;1590332; said:
I offically have classified my Mom as a "hater". If it's not her way, she'll find something negative to say.

My mom isn't really a "hater," but she's VERY negative. My brother and I call her "glass half cracked". Drives us crazy. The funny thing is, her mother is the same way (only worse). (My grandmother once told me that my ass was going to be fat like my mother's. Positive stuff right there.) So, when my mother says, "if I ever get like my mother, just shoot me!" my imaginary gun is loaded and ready. :) It's really hard to bite my tongue sometimes!
 
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My brother in law forgot two of our kids birthdays last year so I know how stupid relatives can be. My advice is not to lie to your kids. Even though their uncle forgot their birthday, we weren't going to play that game and forget his kids birthday too. It was a good teaching point for our kids. Life isn't always fair, but we can't teach our kids to be haters. We love of kids too much to let them grow up to be like their uncle.
 
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Here, Sushi.... get a Yoga Booty

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My worthless brother is 48 years old. He's a father of three who doesn't take care of his kids and regularly doesn't pay his child support. He wouldn't buy my niece a gown for her high school graduation because "her mother should." He groped one of my other nieces at Thanksgiving several years back. He leeches off of every woman dumb enough to get involved with him until they are either broke or finally realize what a financial and emotional drain he is. Now that he can't find a single woman with a house he can leech off of he depends entirely on my father to support him...I'm talking rent, food, gas, automobile...the whole works. My father thinks I'm an asshole because I don't enjoy spending time with my brother and won't "help" him get my brother back on his feet.

My sister is a huge asshole too. I can't wait for the holidays.
 
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