Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[NJmike PE]

sometimes you have to fire a shot over the bow of the grandparents (to put them in their place) usually an out of town thanksgiving or xmas is a good FU to sent the grandparents..

You could also move to Colorado

I seem to keep having this problem with her. every 6 mos or so she gets ballsey and picks a fight like this. I try to stay out of it between she and Mrs NJ except for moral support and general bad mouthing, but there comes a time for me to step in. And I do and I flip my shit on her and everything settles down for a period of time.

Maybe Colorado is the next step...

 

[snickerd3]

so the MIL strikes again. Mrs NJ was out shopping with her in advance of NJ #2'S party this weekend when the topic of Halloween came up. Mrs NJ told her that we would be taking the kids out in our neighborhood. Well, that didn't sit well. After ripping into Mrs NJ, she spent the remainder of the afternoon putting her down and then making derogatory comments toward Mrs NJ in front of the kiddos. Finally Mrs NJ left and went home and of course the kiddos began repeating all that was being said by the MIL.

Correct me if I'm wrong but they are our kids. So we should be able to dictate where and what we do with them. No one else. Looks like I need to get involved.

EDIT: maybe we need a MIL rant thread for just these kinds of topics.

where did she want them to go trick or treating? At least for the people passing out candy it is a fun way to see the neighborhood kids, not just the candy moochers that have their parents drive them to visit the nicer areas to get candy.

She needs more than a mrs peacock slap to the face.

 

[NJmike PE]

where did she want them to go trick or treating?

They live in a decent residential development but they are 30 minutes away from us. That's not bad except that I'm working that day. so the ToT doesn't begin until I get home. I'm not looking to piss off the bosses by leaving extremely early. They are more than welcome to come by us and go with us. THAT is the better solution because it doesn't involve transporting the kids all over the place.

 

[Road Guy]

only 1 of my kids even wants to trick or treat this year

 

[Supe]

Hypothetically, if you were to murder the MIL, Halloween would be the night to do it. Dark, masked, people shrieking with delight assuming its part of a Halloween gag.

Just saying...

 

[NJmike PE]

too late. all of my convos here would end up being subpoenaed. dead in the water.

 

[matt267 PE]

too late. all of my convos here would end up being subpoenaed. dead in the water.

Too bad you don't use TOR.

 

[NJmike PE]

too late. all of my convos here would end up being subpoenaed. dead in the water.

Too bad you don't use TOR.

I need Oz to create a holograph of me. then it could be accomplished.

 

[matt267 PE]

Correction, you need the government to create the holograms.

 

[NJmike PE]

I think I need to employ the "throw mama from the train" theory here.

Crisscross

 

[Road Guy]

note that engineerboards.com does not condone the murdering of MIL's or other people....

 

[matt267 PE]

Na, that's too much effort. Make plans with the wife and kids. If MIL doesn't like it, well it's too damn bad.

Now, the mil bad mouthing mrs nj in front of the kids? That shit needs to be delt with.

Good luck mike! This is one more reason I'm glad to not be you.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I missed my calling as an assassin. I think I would have been pretty good at it.

Only 2 ways to get onto Dex's "I want you dead" list:

Abuse the system for personal gain at the expense of the public (politicians, welfare queens, etc)

Worthless celebrities (Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cirus, Bieber, Paris Hilton, etc).

I just need to find a way to make it profitable, but still make my services available to the general public...

 

[matt267 PE]

Dex, you should use one of those public donation sites like gofundme.com or whatever it is.

 

[NJmike PE]

paypal account would work well too

 

[knight1fox3]

I'd rather have the time off than selling it back.

either way, that is a decent options. granted it sux that you had been banking on the 60 hrs, but its a decent incentive regardless. we just get scrutinized if we ask for time off, or in certain cases asked to come in despite it

No shit. It's IMPOSSIBLE to take time off around here. They expect you to be "on call" if you try to take it off. Then they get even more pissed when we all are essentially forced to take the entire month of December off, and there is a "lack of support."

I played that game back in my automotive days. And learned that it really only happens if you allow it to.

I missed my calling as an assassin. I think I would have been pretty good at it.

Add me to that list as well. In addition to "cyber warfare specialist".

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I'd rather have the time off than selling it back.

Having it is one thing, being able to use it is another. It's like saying, "I have a sailboat" but you live here:

 

[Road Guy]

you could take a week off and then on your first day off go to IKEA?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I still have to assemble the $hit we bought over the weekend...

 

[Road Guy]

do you remember the pics of my basement bar? all that came from IKEA- took me several weekends..... Their kitchen cabinets I could now do blindfolded, but in the beginning I was a violent person...