Comments on: I don’t like family holidays http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/ No set topic, no niche, just for the heck of it! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Yowie http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-193 Yowie Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:56:14 +0000 http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-193 Hi there. Just saw that your birthday was a couple of weeks ago, so happy birthday for then. Will your husband back you up with the no eating policy? If so, can you come up with a food allergy - say a gluten free diet. In respect of your not wanting to make her prepare special meals suggest that you bring your own 'specially catered dietary requirements'? If he won't fall in with the ruse, then you're going to have to get more and more creative as you go along and the 'old lady' will probably just end up offended (and she sounds like she'd like to be given a reason). Yowie. Hi there. Just saw that your birthday was a couple of weeks ago, so happy birthday for then.

Will your husband back you up with the no eating policy? If so, can you come up with a food allergy - say a gluten free diet. In respect of your not wanting to make her prepare special meals suggest that you bring your own ’specially catered dietary requirements’?

If he won’t fall in with the ruse, then you’re going to have to get more and more creative as you go along and the ‘old lady’ will probably just end up offended (and she sounds like she’d like to be given a reason).

Yowie.

]]> By: Anna http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-197 Anna Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:19:16 +0000 http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-197 I don't think I can come up with a food allergy after knowing her for ten years already... I guess it would be offensive for me to say I'm allegic to snot... heh The only thing I can think of now is to insist on doing the cooking myself... this should work well for Mother's Day in May since that would be a natural thing to do... Thanks for the birthday wishes Yowzer... :) I usually don't even mention my birthday on the net but did this year for some reason... I don’t think I can come up with a food allergy after knowing her for ten years already… I guess it would be offensive for me to say I’m allegic to snot… heh

The only thing I can think of now is to insist on doing the cooking myself… this should work well for Mother’s Day in May since that would be a natural thing to do…

Thanks for the birthday wishes Yowzer… :) I usually don’t even mention my birthday on the net but did this year for some reason… ]]> By: Mike http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-281 Mike Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:32:24 +0000 http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-281 You could tell her you're trying a new low carb diet so you can't eat anything with bread it it, or anything else much less. You could use that excuse to bring over some healthy prepared at home fruit. Yummy! :p. That would be easy to pull off? I know how it goes with family holidays. I can't stand going to huge family outings. My aunt, uncle and grandfather always seem to spew anti-homosexual remarks which is very uncomfortable because I have no issues with gay people. *shrugs* guess there isn't much I can do about that. You could tell her you’re trying a new low carb diet so you can’t eat anything with bread it it, or anything else much less. You could use that excuse to bring over some healthy prepared at home fruit. Yummy! :p. That would be easy to pull off?

I know how it goes with family holidays. I can’t stand going to huge family outings. My aunt, uncle and grandfather always seem to spew anti-homosexual remarks which is very uncomfortable because I have no issues with gay people. *shrugs* guess there isn’t much I can do about that.

]]> By: Kristyn http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-300 Kristyn Tue, 01 May 2007 02:25:01 +0000 http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-300 I sympatize, I really hate to eat at my inlaw's house too! Frankly, I don't like to go to their house at all! My husband and I go on holidays, out of propriety, but it's a forced thing. His step-mother is a horrible hateful woman, she's nasty to him, and I've had a time or two where I've had bite my tongue to keep from telling her where she can put it. So, yeah, you could say I hate family holiday's too. Enjoyed your blog, here by way of Blog Catalog. :) I sympatize, I really hate to eat at my inlaw’s house too! Frankly, I don’t like to go to their house at all! My husband and I go on holidays, out of propriety, but it’s a forced thing. His step-mother is a horrible hateful woman, she’s nasty to him, and I’ve had a time or two where I’ve had bite my tongue to keep from telling her where she can put it. So, yeah, you could say I hate family holiday’s too.

Enjoyed your blog, here by way of Blog Catalog. :)

]]> By: Anna http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-318 Anna Tue, 15 May 2007 13:14:28 +0000 http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-318 Krystin, thanks for stopping by! I have to bite my tongue all the time but sometimes I don't bite it fast enough and snap back at her. The mandatory dinners really are horrible for me. -Anna Krystin, thanks for stopping by!

I have to bite my tongue all the time but sometimes I don’t bite it fast enough and snap back at her. The mandatory dinners really are horrible for me.

-Anna

]]> By: Anna http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-319 Anna Tue, 15 May 2007 13:30:52 +0000 http://heckofit.net/2007/04/10/i-dont-like-family-holidays/#comment-319 Hi Mike, I know exactly what you mean... my MIL seems to find it mandatory to say something bad about everyone and every subject... For example, her neighbor across the street bought several bags of M&M's to send to my step-son in Iraq... the Old Lady says "it is only a few bags of candy but I guess that's all right"... LOL! It was irritating when she said it but when I wrote it here it made me laugh for some reason... as my husband says "she is what she is"... and that just about sums her up... Hi Mike, I know exactly what you mean… my MIL seems to find it mandatory to say something bad about everyone and every subject… For example, her neighbor across the street bought several bags of M&M’s to send to my step-son in Iraq… the Old Lady says “it is only a few bags of candy but I guess that’s all right”… LOL! It was irritating when she said it but when I wrote it here it made me laugh for some reason… as my husband says “she is what she is”… and that just about sums her up… ]]>