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2nd Trimester
IL Vent!
Last week my MIL had been telling people that I didn't involve her in any wedding planning- that was 3 years ago. I've told mutual friends it wasn't true and left it at that. This woman loves to play the victim. Then she starts emailing me about how she was left out. You can't reason with a crazy person, so I told her I was done hearing about and discussing this with her. She has her own reality- I've accepted that- I'm sure this is fallout from DH and I asking her to be involved in a combined family baby shower rather than throwing her own. She seemed gracious and nice and I thought we had turned a corner.
Yesterday was BIL's big birthday bash, most of his kids had the stomach flu last week (we knew via fb posts) since they bring their sick kids to everything- we've caught the stomach flu from them before and it has been horrible. So before we left yesterday, DH called his mom to make sure everything was in the clear- they said everyone was healthy so we went. We didn't want to risk me catching it being pregnant and everything, Regardless we ate dinner before we left just in case... good thing we did. We get to the party (an hour away) and my DH's neice (age 4) is laying on the couch with a bucket of vomit on the floor next to her. I was baffled. I asked my MIL what was up because we just called her and she said everyone was fine. And she told me the kid was just tired. Sure, a bucket full of throw up=tired. The party was continuing around this sick kid. I couldn't believe it. My SIL told me not to worry because none of the adults have ever got it. Hmm, I remember hanging out with them when they all had it and then the very next day puking my guts out (in $600 hotel room mind you- because DH and I had a weekend get away)
I thought DH would have a fit because I wanted to go. But, we said our hello's and goodbyes and are currently hoping that a few minutes of a exposure to this thing doesn't result in us catching it.
Just a weird random week of IL crap.
Vent over.
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Re: IL Vent!
So because she feels she didn't get enough to do in the wedding she is "entitled" to her own baby shower??
And I can't believe they just had a bucket of vomit lying around. I would have just turned around and gone home right then. Silly you for not asking "Is anyone laying next to their own vomit?" instead of "Is everyone ok?".
Hugs for you and T & P you don't get sick. Drink plenty of water and OJ and what not and hopefully that will ward it off.
they didn't take the kid home because it was at their house- but why they didn't put her to bed or anything? No clue. They pull this crap all the time.
My MIL threw me a wedding shower and she was very involved in the planning process, she is just a nut. She twists and turns history and I've come to realize, she's got her own reality, and she's going to talk crap about me, DH, and probably our little one. Being pregnant, I'm not thinking about myself anymore, but my LO, I have to stand up for us, since he won't be able to.
I'm so glad DH stepped up last night, I often worry I married a mama's boy. Clearly I didn't. I've had so many stomach issues- I've got colitis, so I don't need a flair up or anything else because of a sick kid. Anyways, I'm eating light, just took my last 10th day of antiobiotics for a cold I had last Thursday (maybe that'll help!?), and wondering how many hours pass till I'm out of the woods here!
I feel your pain. This ^^ says it all.