So I had my shower this past Sunday and it was quite fun! I was really thankful to all the time and thought my hostesses put into it but I did have one regret. Most of the ladies were work friends and one in particular I probably shouldn't have invited. The first thing she says to me? "Chris (her boyfriend and a manager that I work with) didn't know you were pregnant, he thought you were just fat!" Then she felt the need to further explain how he assumed I had gained a bunch of weight. Thanks. That made me feel wonderful.
She ate a bunch of food and was the first one to leave. Oh and she sprawled out on the couch very dramatically because she was so "tired"
Anyway, any of you ladies have rude guests? Hope you guys have great showers and enough seats for everyone
Re: Rude Shower Guest
I had one odd moment where one of my aunts ripped open a gift while it was being passed around.
It was one of those cart/high chair covers and honestly it was the one thing I was planning on returning. She ruined the package and it was nonreturnable, I was just a little taken back, oh well.
I don't blame you! I would much rather get practical items then another cutesy outfit. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for everything I get but you had the right idea. I would also make a big deal over the items to make her feel bad.
My lovely MIL sat front and center, in front of the gift table, and scoffed, laughed, rolled her eyes, and otherwise made fun of every.single.gift that didn't come from her family. Thankfully, her back was to 95% of my guests, so they couldn't see her. It would have been humiliating had they been able to see her.
She, along with her mother and sister, barely spoke to me (except to make a ridiculous show of hugging me "bye" in front of my family when she was leaving), and completely ignored my hostesses, my sister, and my mother.
She acted so horrible that I had at least 3 people ask me if I'd like them to remove her. I had a horrible case of the 24-hour flu the day before my shower, and had no energy to deal with it, or I would have taken them up on the offer. I just ignored her, but a few of my friends made a point to tell hubs how she behaved. (he showed up at the end of the shower and could tell something was up. These friends called/text hubs later that evening because they were so concerned) He's since given her an ear-full about it, but it still made for a miserable day.
Had I been feeling well, that woman would have been escorted out. I just wasn't up for the drama.
Other than the MIL show though, my shower was beautiful, my family and friends were wonderful, and I had a great day despite feeling awful. I just tried to focus on the happy parts of my shower and ignore the MIL downer.
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Ugh. I failed to mention my MIL did some similar things. If it was from anyone but her family it was "useless" she hadn't heard of half the items (including breast pads) and kept loudly asking "did you even want that?" "Did you register for that!?" And other choice phrases. I'm used to her but many of my family and friends commented on ow rude she was acting.
Sounds like someone I know - I won't even explain her relation to me for fear she could read this somehow.
The one I know always takes the time after parties to email me pictures covered in LOLs about how "funny looking" my face is in this or that one, and she always has a terrible headache when the focus is on someone else, including her children. Sad.
I just try to feel sorry for her to keep my irritation at bay. She is clearly lonely and unhappy, not to mention jealous.
You are definitely not alone in having a rude guest or two, but I am glad yours didn't ruin your shower! At least she had the good sense not to overstay her welcome, right?
My sister spent much of the shower making relatively inappropriate comments/ telling inappropriate stories - I heard a few of them and was generally mortified.
She told one story that started out with her talking about how she had been in love with this guy (Johnny), who turned out to be a better friend than lover, and how he married her best friend... And later died of brain cancer... And how when when their son was little, Johnny learned that if you fed a baby whole olives that they came out looking like whole olives. Everyone was kind of staring at her through much of the story, and wondering a.) where it was going, and b.) what in the world the point of it was. I know all of the players and I still don't understand why she told the story.
There were also a few inappropriate comments, one that was borderlining on racist, a comment about my deceased grandmother that was just in poor taste, numerous references to how spoiled I was growing up, etc. It was mighty special.