Welcome to the New Year
How was the holiday, wish I can say it was enjoyable but I be lying. At
least to a point I will be lying. One thing I can admit to and fully
grasp as each holiday gradually fades to a sunset there is a reason why
some call their in-laws, out-laws.
For New Year’s Eve, it was spent food shopping to prepare for the return
back to school and tentatively enjoying a quiet weekend. That is no
such luck; it seems my darling DH accepted a dinner invitation to his
mother’s.
First, before you beat me up saying the kids have to see their
grandparents, I never stopped him in going. Do not get me wrong, I have
not intent to see if I do not want to. Just negative energy drains me to
a point that it takes a few weeks to recover.
As I babble, he tells me after I get the food started through my oldest
child he is going to his mom’s for dinner and not sure what time he will
be home. Fortunately, there was no frying pan out yet. It is just the
overall principal to tell me his mother asked to come for dinner and he
said yes. He is in this “I AM A MAN PHASE” and will do anything to
entice an argument. That was not in the plan because I did not want to
start my New Year angry or yelling or even being spiteful. Rather, I
just agreed and supported the decision to ensure the children were ready
for when they leave.
As for me, I did cook a nice dinner, which was a pork pot roast, hopping
john and sauerkraut with apples. It was good and the remainder of the
foods was to be eating on the next day for dinner with the family.
After dinner, I went to visit my parents and my sister who came over. As
always, for once as much I do understand what the realistic side is of
certain things I complain about, maybe one year she will let me vent and
agree on what idiots they are. You have grown people on the out-law
side who feels it is their job to reprimand my kids and all the children
in this family.
When I am not there, they take every opportunity to be the parent of
children, which are not theirs, but are hypocrites if someone reprimands
their child especially when it is nothing that they felt wrong. If you
feel the need to be in charge of your brother and sister’s children and
they choose not to comment well then it is their choice. I for one, will
not tolerate it and if certain people do not’ appreciate to hear then
tell the person to literally turn the other cheek since to their ears
sounds like Pig Latin.