My mother-in-law (not it's not a bad joke unless you count our relationships as such, in which case, it is) and my rather more kindhearted father-in-law wanted to give my husband and I some money for a Christmas present. We got momentarily excited because we haven't bought anything for ages. I haven't bought any new clothes for myself since October 2007, I shit you not. Just haven't had the moolah and since I have wardrobes stuffed full I thought it would be better to get my tailor's dummy out and do some sewing and recycling and stuff, not had the time but my heart was in the right place.....ANYWAY.....they were going to give us some money and we thought oOOoo cd's and dvd's, the new Cure, hubby wanted the Blue Areoplanes thingy, I wanted She & Him, etc, etc. Then we discover that we can only have the money if we get the dishwasher fixed!!!!!(which she has been told a million times is unfixable and I am saving for a new one....although they won't give us money toward a new one..go figure) What kind of fucked up nonsense is that! I swear to God and shoes that my mother-in-law is the biggest Zone Of No Fun I have ever come across. If it might give someone pleasure then it is very very bad.
Every year we dance around each other having to specify EXACTLY what the children want even though we have no idea what how much she wants to spend and when we say maybe vouchers, so they can have the fun of shopping for themselves, she says 'no...that's not really putting enough thought into it' EVEN THOUGH SHE ISN'T PUTTING ANY THOUGHT INTO IT AS SHE IS BUGGING ME ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS.
Fuck knows what she will send, but I can guarantee it won't be fun.
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My mum always says "we can't get you vouchers, we must get you a present, we must get you a present, we must get you a present."
Then you ask her what she wants and it's "Oh, just some M&S vouchers".
Don't you wish they just didn't bother?!
EXACTLY, it's all such a pain in the tits.
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