Sh*t my family said

kelseyhh

Well, it appears that with all the family time lately, people have some good family stories to tell (or rant about)! Let's her 'em! Did any family members say something that made you think WTF?!?

kelseyhh

My grandmother (Emmett's great grandmother) was out for a week. She's in her late 80s and says some crazy things sometimes. Last time she was out she told me that she fed my mother cut up hot dogs when he was around 3 months old.

Anyways, while we were eating Christmas dinner, we started talking about the foods that Emmett has been eating. I joked that when he is a teenager, he is really going to meet me out of house and home because of how much he already eats. I gave an example of the other night when he ate squash, then peas, then cereal, an was still hungry so I gave him some peaches (1 ice cube worth of each). She then commented that I better stop feeding him so much because he is going to become obese. Obese from eating a few ounces of veggies, really?!?

bumpuser8130818

Shantxtell said:

He'll never get a modeling job if he's chubby.

They might need models for boys "husky" clothing. I'm thinking about prepping William's portfolio now.

TradeMama

My niece is 18 months old and not talking at all. I asked my mom if my brother and SIL had thought about getting her hearing checked-- her response? "She's fine, she's just not very bright."

LaxMOM44

My MIL was going off on how cruel I was for wanting to take away C's pacifier. She then later told us that with all three of her children she let them CIO from day one in their crib. At least it has no lasting effects, H can sleep through anything.

jedimindtrick

My FIL, bless his heart (I adore him but he is totally clueless) asked me when J was a day old if he knew his name yet? He's spent way too much time with dogs and none with kids. lol

snowgirl427

@trademama - I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I read this.

LaxMOM44

My FIL, who is a little outback (country), said "she certainly is strong, you wouldn't even know she was a girl". Because C can pick up heavy toys and stand up for short periods of time.

Shoegal36

My BIL was home over Christmas and always uses words in the wrong context. They are expecting a baby and are planning to come home again after he is born. He told us that having to bring a newborn on a plane is really going to give him "heartburn"... ???

Kissimi21

I just found out my cousin didn't go to our family dinner on Christmas Eve because her nine year old son didn't want my kids there.  He is upset because HE is supposed to be the baby.  She is making everyone (except my family) throw another dinner for her and her kids so her 9, 13, and 17 year old kids can be the center of attention.

c-elizabethf

Kissimi21 said:

I just found out my cousin didn't go to our family dinner on Christmas Eve because her nine year old son didn't want my kids there.  He is upset because HE is supposed to be the baby.  She is making everyone (except my family) throw another dinner for her and her kids so her 9, 13, and 17 year old kids can be the center of attention.

Wow.

watuzzigal

Kissimi21 said:

I just found out my cousin didn't go to our family dinner on Christmas Eve because her nine year old son didn't want my kids there.  He is upset because HE is supposed to be the baby.  She is making everyone (except my family) throw another dinner for her and her kids so her 9, 13, and 17 year old kids can be the center of attention.

Ummm... ! It sounds like both he AND his mom ARE the babies.

snowgirl427

^ this. I can't believe everyone is indulging her.

CNJ4EVA

Kissimi21 said:

I just found out my cousin didn't go to our family dinner on Christmas Eve because her nine year old son didn't want my kids there.  He is upset because HE is supposed to be the baby.  She is making everyone (except my family) throw another dinner for her and her kids so her 9, 13, and 17 year old kids can be the center of attention.

coffeeandbooks

I make funny noises...like, "Ahh" to get LO to open his mouth and eat...it works pretty well..he thinks it is funny.  Otherwise, he keeps his mouth pressed shut. 
While, I am feeding LO at home ...in the kitchen.. making my little noises, MIL looks at us and says, "are you going to do that in a restaurant?"

amcongdon

MIL AGAIN brought up LO's weight - this time it was "well J (my step son) is built just like his father  - very long and lean, but S is so big and I don't remember J being that big so he will probably be overweight." Um...what?

bhjones1980

LaxMOM44 said:

My MIL was going off on how cruel I was for wanting to take away C's pacifier. She then later told us that with all three of her children she let them CIO from day one in their crib. At least it has no lasting effects, H can sleep through anything.

Yeah, I found "grandma rules" differ immensely from when they raised us...

My mom will NOT let MJ cry, if she is staying the night or over when he is going down for a nap she will stare at the monitor and pace while he fusses for a little bit (which he normally does before falling asleep) and I have caught her on the monitor going in there in the middle of the night to hold and rock him back to sleep (for an hour or more).

Yet she had told me many times that when she brought my and my sister home from the hospital we went right into our cribs, shut the nursery door and that was that...

she obviously loves her grandson more than me.

jayro10

amcongdon said:

MIL AGAIN brought up LO's weight - this time it was "well J (my step son) is built just like his father  - very long and lean, but S is so big and I don't remember J being that big so he will probably be overweight." Um...what?

Your MIL never ceases to amaze me. I don't even know her and I want to push her off a cliff.

amcongdon

@jayro10 I know. I need to just let it all go and realize that she's never going to be the grandparent I want her to be and just be grateful that my family is involved and super supportive. What we really need to do is find a normal babysitter in the neighborhood that we can just pay. I hate how hard it is to go out and have to rely on if she is willing to take the boys. 

drhibbard

TradeMama said:

My niece is 18 months old and not talking at all. I asked my mom if my brother and SIL had thought about getting her hearing checked-- her response? "She's fine, she's just not very bright."

Hahahaha.  I love this.  My one nephew was suuuuuuuper into EVERYTHING when he was 12 to 18 months old.  Even more so than the average kid.

Out to dinner with my parents, H and two other sets of siblings and SOs, my dad was eating and not paying attention to the convo and were were talking about Michael.  He jumps in and goes "Who are you talking about?"  "Micheal X dad."  "Huh.  Not my favorite baby."  It was quick and casual and caught us so off guard we all starting cracking up.

**disclaimer**  he loves him.  I promise.  This is just my dad.

pnutg

C's pretty personable and will go to anyone. My 2 yr old nephew, D, is quite the opposite. So my dad says, " I think C will be normal. Not like D. He's a strange cat."

sundaesprinkles

So today we went out to eat with my FIL and Step-MIL. She says the weirdest stuff sometimes. She is really pro-breastfeeding and always comments how great it is that I'm breastfeeding. And she always laments that she never breastfed her only child because she got "bad advice" (in her words) from her mother who said she didn't feel it made much of a difference. Trying to make her feel better since she brings this up all the time, I say, "Well at that time people thought formula was better." She quickly started talking again about how, "No, breast milk is so much better." She didn't even get what I was trying to say. This is why I smile and nod at this woman so much.

Anyway, today she went on to say more. I honestly wasn't listening that closely to the beginning of her story but she was talking about some women back in the day who had trouble breastfeeding because their nipples were too small. (It sounded like someone like a doctor had told her this.) Then she went on to describe how they had to use nipple shields. I almost mentioned that I had to use one in the beginning but I wasn't sure if FIL was paying attention and I figured he didn't need to be thinking about the size of my nipples. She goes on to say that this person (again, a doctor I guess) said it was a shame she didn't breastfeed since she had the nipples for it. So I inferred that step-MIL has big nipples which I really didn't need to know! Also I wish I had paid attention to the beginning of her story because I'm wondering who told her this??

watuzzigal

nonniedee said:

My step-mom asked to be called superior mother instead of grandma. I told her to shut up.

LOL. I hope you really did.

watuzzigal

Ummm wow.

kmcd23

My in-laws are here visiting now. FIL told me I would have to stop babying G eventually, so it might as well be now.
Silly me, babying a baby.
Also, he's impressed that he doesn't have a snotty nose.
Men are weird.

watuzzigal

Maybe he's worried about a possible Motherboy attendance?

jedimindtrick

kmcd23 said:

My in-laws are here visiting now. FIL told me I would have to stop babying G eventually, so it might as well be now.
Silly me, babying a baby.
Also, he's impressed that he doesn't have a snotty nose.
Men are weird.

The "babying a baby" made me laugh. When J is being especially cranky or impatient or whatnot, DH and I always tell him it's time to grow up and stop acting like such a baby."

Jokingly of course. I could just see someone taking that seriously.

lizziebooper

Now now Shank remember 

MrsM1111

Over the holiday we had a lot of "you're *still* breastfeeding her?" and "she's *still* not in her own room?"