My future in-laws are idots.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? Lord help me. lol

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

You can kill them.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

You can kill them.

Is it legal killing? Like the death penalty? lol

[shitgoose]

You can kill them.

This

[booger]

You can kill them.

i was going to say throw them in the river but i suppose this would work better

[Bill Lundberg]

Antifreeze

[MOhillbilly]

Universal ignore?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Mine just treat my wife's ne'erdoell brother like he shits gold bullion and her like she's an afterthought, which pisses me the fuck off to no end.

[CoMoChief]

Universal ignore?

ROFL

[keg in kc]

Idots? They work for the Illinois Department of Transportation?

[Braincase]

Mine are dead. Wish I'd got a chance to know them.

I'd tell you to find some common ground somewhere, like football (might not want to get them on CP, though).

[Chief Pote]

Idots? They work for the Illinois Department of Transportation?


Or maybe the Indiana Department of Transportation?

[KC native]

I wonder what they think of you :hmmm:

[booger]

do they like porn?

[kepp]

Using the term "idiots" is a little harsh. Just say "they're ku fans" and we'll know what you mean.

[patteeu]

What makes you say so?

[patteeu]

Using the term "idiots" is a little harsh. Just say "they're ku fans" and we'll know what you mean.

ROFL

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Mine just treat my wife's ne'erdoell brother like he shits gold bullion and her like she's an afterthought, which pisses me the **** off to no end.

Mine used to treat me great until I stuck up for myself. They think they are the only ones in this world, and they have my family on universal ignore. Probably the most selfish family I have ever met. They would suck up to the other son-in-law of which treats them like crap. I treat them great but yeah. Not anymore. My fiancee' agrees and we aren't hanging around them much anymore. They are smothering too. They think if you don't go to a family function because you want to save money or have other plans, you are a bad person. They threatened to disown my fiancee' lol. Psycho people. I could go on and on. I'm family oriented, but they have like an addiction to family. They are the type that when you see a murderer on tv you are like wow he's terrible he is trash. But if their family member murdered someone they would take up for them like it was ok to murder them. Seriously, I'm not kidding. They are crazy.

[nychief]

idots? You should fit right in...

[Rausch]

Some day, many years from now, I could probably tell my in-laws story with a smile...

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Mine used to treat me great until I stuck up for myself. They think they are the only ones in this world, and they have my family on universal ignore. Probably the most selfish family I have ever met. They would suck up to the other son-in-law of which treats them like crap. I treat them great but yeah. Not anymore. My fiancee' agrees and we aren't hanging around them much anymore. They are smothering too. They think if you don't go to a family function because you want to save money or have other plans, you are a bad person. They threatened to disown my fiancee' lol. Psycho people. I could go on and on. I'm family oriented, but they have like an addiction to family. They are the type that when you see a murderer on tv you are like wow he's terrible he is trash. But if their family member murdered someone they would take up for them like it was ok to murder them. Seriously, I'm not kidding. They are crazy.

You do realize that many people often slowly become their parents, right?

[booger]

Mine used to treat me great until I stuck up for myself. They think they are the only ones in this world, and they have my family on universal ignore. Probably the most selfish family I have ever met. They would suck up to the other son-in-law of which treats them like crap. I treat them great but yeah. Not anymore. My fiancee' agrees and we aren't hanging around them much anymore. They are smothering too. They think if you don't go to a family function because you want to save money or have other plans, you are a bad person. They threatened to disown my fiancee' lol. Psycho people. I could go on and on. I'm family oriented, but they have like an addiction to family. They are the type that when you see a murderer on tv you are like wow he's terrible he is trash. But if their family member murdered someone they would take up for them like it was ok to murder them. Seriously, I'm not kidding. They are crazy.

call them a plumber or tree stump removal service to pry out whatever they have stuck up their asses. :shake:

[Chiefs Pantalones]

You do realize that many people often slowly become their parents, right?

lol no trust me, if I thought that of her, I'd ditch her faster than anything.

[Inspector]

You can have them for dinner. That should solve the problem.

Might want to serve them with those farve beans or whatever they're called.

[niblet]

IMO I'd say you're gonna have to take a couple lives here on this one IMO.

[Mr. Plow]

Mine used to treat me great until I stuck up for myself. They think they are the only ones in this world, and they have my family on universal ignore. Probably the most selfish family I have ever met. They would suck up to the other son-in-law of which treats them like crap. I treat them great but yeah. Not anymore. My fiancee' agrees and we aren't hanging around them much anymore. They are smothering too. They think if you don't go to a family function because you want to save money or have other plans, you are a bad person. They threatened to disown my fiancee' lol. Psycho people. I could go on and on. I'm family oriented, but they have like an addiction to family. They are the type that when you see a murderer on tv you are like wow he's terrible he is trash. But if their family member murdered someone they would take up for them like it was ok to murder them. Seriously, I'm not kidding. They are crazy.


I've got the same problem and let me just say that unless your fiance actually hates her own parents - which I really doubt - it will never ever go away. It will be something you will be dealing with for as long as they are around.

I've been married for 10 years and it has never once gotten easier. They still treat my wife like shit, still despise me, and rarely make any effort to see our kids...even birthdays, holidays, etc. But, when it boils down to it, my wife still sees them as "mom & dad" and she forgets all the shit they've done to her...at least temporarily.

An example.....my mother in law bought my 4 year old a birthday present (2 weeks late). She didn't even bring it to him. My wife had to go to her house to pick it up. When she discovered that it was the exact toy that we had bought for him, my wife said she would take him out and exchange it for something else he wanted....which she did. But MIL said she wanted him to have a specific toy, which the store didn't have in stock. MIL spent about $30. So my wife exchanged the gift for 2 gifts totaling about $45 which we paid for the extra $$. My MIL called pissed off the next day when she found out saying that we exchanged the gift for a smaller, $5-$10 gift and then pocketed the rest of the money for ourselves. So, now we are stealing money from our own children.

Long story short, I do as little as possible that involves her parents. Major holiday functions is about it. My wife will occasionally go to their house for an hour or so, but other than that, we don't see them. But I know that my wife would still bend over backwards to do something for them. That's the type she is. If it were me, I probably would have cut it off years ago.

[The Franchise]

I've got the same problem and let me just say that unless your fiance actually hates her own parents - which I really doubt - it will never ever go away. It will be something you will be dealing with for as long as they are around.

I've been married for 10 years and it has never once gotten easier. They still treat my wife like shit, still despise me, and rarely make any effort to see our kids...even birthdays, holidays, etc. But, when it boils down to it, my wife still sees them as "mom & dad" and she forgets all the shit they've done to her...at least temporarily.

An example.....my mother in law bought my 4 year old a birthday present (2 weeks late). She didn't even bring it to him. My wife had to go to her house to pick it up. When she discovered that it was the exact toy that we had bought for him, my wife said she would take him out and exchange it for something else he wanted....which she did. But MIL said she wanted him to have a specific toy, which the store didn't have in stock. MIL spent about $30. So my wife exchanged the gift for 2 gifts totaling about $45 which we paid for the extra $$. My MIL called pissed off the next day when she found out saying that we exchanged the gift for a smaller, $5-$10 gift and then pocketed the rest of the money for ourselves. So, now we are stealing money from our own children.

Long story short, I do as little as possible that involves her parents. Major holiday functions is about it. My wife will occasionally go to their house for an hour or so, but other than that, we don't see them. But I know that my wife would still bend over backwards to do something for them. That's the type she is. If it were me, I probably would have cut it off years ago.

Did you ever think that they despise you...because you're an asshole? :D

[tooge]

I'm pretty lucky. My father in-law is sort of a deuche, but my mother in -law is a real sweetheart.

[booger]

you could take them on a family field trip to hogfarmers to learn all about jacking off boars and stuff and then feed their bodys to the pigs.

once they are flabbergasted by the spiral corkscrewed shap hog peckers just smack em in the head with a shovel.

[CrazyPhuD]

Just get them committed to a nursing home already. Problem solved!

[ChiTown]

I have great In-Laws, and they have money!
:D

[Frazod]

I'm lucky, too. My in-laws are great - pretty much the exact diametric opposite of my own shithead parents. Took me a while to get used to parents who are actually supportive and loving.

[Frazod]

Just get them committed to a nursing home already. Problem solved!

Antifreeze is cheaper. :evil:

[Mr. Plow]

Did you ever think that they despise you...because you're an asshole? :D


Oh, I know why they hate me. I stood up to them pretty early in the relationship because they treated my wife like shit. Actually, her dad has come around quite a bit - but her mom is still a fucking diseased cunt.

[Mr. Plow]

Did you ever think that they despise you...because you're an asshole? :D


Oh yeah.....Fuck you.

[The Franchise]

Oh, I know why they hate me. I stood up to them pretty early in the relationship because they treated my wife like shit. Actually, her dad has come around quite a bit - but her mom is still a fucking diseased cunt.

That bad huh? Jeez.

[Mr. Plow]

I'm lucky, too. My in-laws are great - pretty much the exact diametric opposite of my own shithead parents. Took me a while to get used to parents who are actually supportive and loving.


They are probably scared you are going to yell and cuss at them.

[Frazod]

They are probably scared you are going to yell and cuss at them.

You say that like its wrong. :(

[Mr. Plow]

You say that like its wrong. :(

I wish my inlaws were scared of me. At least that way they'd leave me the fuck alone.

[Toadkiller]

My inlaws are uber religious and we arent so there are difficulties. The mother in law cries and prays for us every night because she is going to heaven and we aren't. I also imagine they try to baptize our kids in the toilet when we aren't looking but I havent caught them in the act yet..

[ClevelandBronco]

I have great In-Laws, and they have money!
:D

That's great. Are they generous to a fault or at least gravely ill?

[Frazod]

I wish my inlaws were scared of me. At least that way they'd leave me the fuck alone.

My FIL is a retired high-level executive, and definitely has that mentality. If he is displeased with something we do, he won't say anything in person but instead sends us the equivalent of a corporate memo in the mail. It used to really piss me off but I've gotten used to it now. MIL is a bit loopy, but she's very kind. I see more and more of her in the wife every day. Her name is Jean, and when my wife does something that annoys me that reminds me of her mother, I call her "Jeanifer." My wife fails to see the humor in that, but I laugh enough for both of us. :D

They always have our best interests in mind, are very good to us, and don't play favorites between my wife and her brother, even though he's a little pansy-assed mama's boy.

[ChiTown]

That's great. Are they generous to a fault or at least gravely ill?

They are great people, and very giving - mainly to our children (lil' bastards):D

[ROYC75]

Using the term "idiots" is a little harsh. Just say "they're ku fans" and we'll know what you mean.

Ha Ha ..... He is a KU fan,if they were, it would make them smarter, he said idiots, surly he is talking about MU fans. You of all people should have know this,it was an easy thing to figure out, epic fail on your part .:D

[ROYC75]

Seriously, do not let things bother you, stay the same, they will adjust after 20 + years, mine did.

[Fritz88]

how many times do you have to put up with them? if it's once in a while then just man up and take the suffering, if it's going to be a constant thing then ignore them.

You can always try to be nice to them though, if you are patient enough.

[Mr. Plow]

I call her "Jeanifer."

I tried that once, called my wife Melissa. After I woke up in the ditch and stumbled my way home, I wrote that on my "List of things to not say to the wife".

[Frazod]

I tried that once, called my wife Melissa. After I woke up in the ditch and stumbled my way home, I wrote that on my "List of things to not say to the wife".

I guess your wife hits much harder than mine does. %(/

LMAO

[JD10367]

I got lucky. My in-laws are pretty nice, and like me.

Hot tip: only date a woman whose last boyfriend was a.) a long-term relationship and b.) a human piece of excrement. I swear to God, I could've been Ted Bundy and the mother-in-law would've liked me better than the guy she was living with before. I had nowhere to go but up. :D

[ChiTown]

.

Hot tip: only date a woman whose last boyfriend was a.) a long-term relationship and b.) a human piece of excrement. I swear to God, I could've been Ted Bundy and the mother-in-law would've liked me better than the guy she was living with before. I had nowhere to go but up. :D

That fits my situation to a T. And to boot, my Sis In-Laws husband is a doucheROFL

[BillSelfsTrophycase]

Anyone else have this problem?l

Who doesn't?

(other than the unmarried)

[vailpass]

I'm lucky, too. My in-laws are great - pretty much the exact diametric opposite of my own shithead parents. Took me a while to get used to parents who are actually supportive and loving.

:eek: You talk like that about your own parents? That explains some things about you.

[LaChapelle]

Just wait
they always have to have someone to complain about to get attention
on the bright side for her siblings that's now you

[raybec 4]

:eek: You talk like that about your own parents? That explains some things about you.

Shitheads are shitheads no matter what familial relationships you may have with them. If you wouldn't respect a stranger because of the idiotic shit they do them being your parent and dragging you through it your whole life won't help.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

My FIL is a retired high-level executive, and definitely has that mentality. If he is displeased with something we do, he won't say anything in person but instead sends us the equivalent of a corporate memo in the mail. It used to really piss me off but I've gotten used to it now. MIL is a bit loopy, but she's very kind. I see more and more of her in the wife every day. Her name is Jean, and when my wife does something that annoys me that reminds me of her mother, I call her "Jeanifer." My wife fails to see the humor in that, but I laugh enough for both of us. :D

They always have our best interests in mind, are very good to us, and don't play favorites between my wife and her brother, even though he's a little pansy-assed mama's boy.



I'm suprized. Really!

[Frazod]

:eek: You talk like that about your own parents? That explains some things about you.

I'm sure one day your kids will feel the same way about you.

[Fish]

lol no trust me, if I thought that of her, I'd ditch her faster than anything.

I once said that very thing about my ex wife...... just sayin....

[vailpass]

Shitheads are shitheads no matter what familial relationships you may have with them. If you wouldn't respect a stranger because of the idiotic shit they do them being your parent and dragging you through it your whole life won't help.

How very sad. I can't imagine.

[kepp]

surly he is talking about MU fans

Like Nick Nolte or something?

[RJ]

As a general rule, most women don't like to be told that they're behaving like their own mother. I have no explanation for this rule, but I know that it exists almost universally. This is based on experience and I have been to more than a few rodeos.

Consider this a public service announcement for any young men who don't want to learn the hard way.

[Over-Head]

I generally smoke a blunt about 5 mins prior to a family function, then another one on the back deck, out back of the house, out in the truck,where ever, about 2 hours into it when the rest of them are hammered.
Always having the excuse "well got a boat to catch" can get me out of anywhere ANYTIME .
Hey, works for me :rolleyes:

[Rain Man]

The sad truth of life is that every one of us - every single one of us - are just like our parents plus or minus 20 percent. The more we deny it, the closer we are. The best a human can do is meander 20 percent off of the path on which genetics and environment launch them.

[Over-Head]

The sad truth of life is that every one of us - every single one of us - are just like our parents plus or minus 20 percent. The more we deny it, the closer we are. The best a human can do is meander 20 percent off of the path on which genetics and environment launch them.
Really?

[Rain Man]

Really?

It's only a theory, and I need a large federal grant to prove it, but ... yeah.

Think about the 10 traits that most define our parents, and then look at our siblings. We'll see 8 of them. And that means 8 of them are in us, too, whether we see it or not.

[Over-Head]

It's only a theory, and I need a large federal grant to prove it, but ... yeah.

Think about the 10 traits that most define our parents, and then look at our siblings. We'll see 8 of them. And that means 8 of them are in us, too, whether we see it or not.
Wow, kinda like 6 degrees of separation, it makes sense but ya don't know why?

[Fish]

It's only a theory, and I need a large federal grant to prove it, but ... yeah.

Think about the 10 traits that most define our parents, and then look at our siblings. We'll see 8 of them. And that means 8 of them are in us, too, whether we see it or not.

Goodbye cruel world...........

[bevischief]

Alcohol in large quantities...

[JD10367]

The sad truth of life is that every one of us - every single one of us - are just like our parents plus or minus 20 percent.

This guy did a :facepalm: when he read that...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/02/xin_32205050217050933119718.jpg

[Over-Head]

Alcohol in large quantities...This too

[Rain Man]

This guy did a :facepalm: when he read that...


Whoever he is, he probably thinks he's different, but recognizes the fact with his siblings.

[SAUTO]

I generally smoke a blunt about 5 mins prior to a family function, then another one on the back deck, out back of the house, out in the truck,where ever, about 2 hours into it when the rest of them are hammered.
Always having the excuse "well got a boat to catch" can get me out of anywhere ANYTIME .
Hey, works for me :rolleyes:

my fil is a retired school superintendent, HIS bil was the county judge for decades, i still smoke before functions. they both are mizzou alums. once they show up unannounced to watch a game, neither could get it on their sats( i had a friend that used to zap cards back in the day) anyways im home alone smoking a blunt. knock on the door. i get up and open it to see the two of them and the smoke rolling in their faces.( this was BEFORE RETIREMENT MIND YOU) THEY CAME RIGHT in and sat down as i threw a throw pillow,lol, over the ashtray and proceeded to watch the game. guess everyone has their priorities.... and im not really a mizzou fan but sat right there and watched the whole thing with them.
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[SAUTO]

and im sure they had an idea that i smoked before that day but still.....
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[Jenson71]

This guy did a :facepalm: when he read that...

Bin Laden?

[Over-Head]

my fil is a retired school superintendent, HIS bil was the county judge for decades, i still smoke before functions. they both are mizzou alums. once they show up unannounced to watch a game, neither could get it on their sats( i had a friend that used to zap cards back in the day) anyways im home alone smoking a blunt. knock on the door. i get up and open it to see the two of them and the smoke rolling in their faces.( this was BEFORE RETIREMENT MIND YOU) THEY CAME RIGHT in and sat down as i threw a throw pillow,lol, over the ashtray and proceeded to watch the game. guess everyone has their priorities.... and im not really a mizzou fan but sat right there and watched the whole thing with them.
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[JD10367]

Bin Laden?

Yup. Ozzie Junior, LOL.

[Norman Einstein]

Anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? Lord help me. lol

Move so far away from them that they can't have an impact on your life or cut your losses and find someone else. Life is too short to put up with some stuff.

[Phobia]

Mine used to treat me great until I stuck up for myself. They think they are the only ones in this world, and they have my family on universal ignore. Probably the most selfish family I have ever met. They would suck up to the other son-in-law of which treats them like crap. I treat them great but yeah. Not anymore. My fiancee' agrees and we aren't hanging around them much anymore. They are smothering too. They think if you don't go to a family function because you want to save money or have other plans, you are a bad person. They threatened to disown my fiancee' lol. Psycho people. I could go on and on. I'm family oriented, but they have like an addiction to family. They are the type that when you see a murderer on tv you are like wow he's terrible he is trash. But if their family member murdered someone they would take up for them like it was ok to murder them. Seriously, I'm not kidding. They are crazy.

Hahahahahaha - Well, guess who taught your fiance how to behave during her formative years.

If you can't stand your in-laws now, just wait until your wife turns into them a decade down the road.

[BWillie]

Are you pothead, Focker?

[Mr. Flopnuts]

My FIL is a retired high-level executive, and definitely has that mentality. If he is displeased with something we do, he won't say anything in person but instead sends us the equivalent of a corporate memo in the mail. It used to really piss me off but I've gotten used to it now. MIL is a bit loopy, but she's very kind. I see more and more of her in the wife every day. Her name is Jean, and when my wife does something that annoys me that reminds me of her mother, I call her "Jeanifer." My wife fails to see the humor in that, but I laugh enough for both of us. :D

They always have our best interests in mind, are very good to us, and don't play favorites between my wife and her brother, even though he's a little pansy-assed mama's boy.

LMAO That's awesome. Whenever my wife does something that reminds me of her mother I call her by her mother's name. Pisses her right the fuck off every single time. But you know what? The behavior ceases.

[ClevelandBronco]

LMAO That's awesome. Whenever my wife does something that reminds me of her mother I call her by her mother's name. Pisses her right the **** off every single time. But you know what? The behavior ceases.

I'm quite sure that my children would find themselves fatherless if I were to attempt this.

[Saccopoo]

Anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? Lord help me. lol

Conversely, I'm pretty sure that they consider you a fucking retard. (Especially since you don't even know how to spell "idiot." - see your thread title line as proof.) I'd just go with the middle ground of mutual dislike based on dual idiocy and build on that.

[JOhn]

Move so far away from them that they can't have an impact on your life or cut your losses and find someone else. Life is too short to put up with some stuff.

Exactly what I did, well then divorced their daughter also. but unfortunately with kids involved they will NEVER be completely out of my life :cuss:

[Frazod]

Exactly what I did, well then divorced their daughter also. but unfortunately with kids involved they will NEVER be completely out of my life :cuss:

Eventually death will take care of it. :)

[patteeu]

Move so far away from them that they can't have an impact on your life or cut your losses and find someone else. Life is too short to put up with some stuff.

Smart

[patteeu]

I'm lucky, too. My in-laws are great - pretty much the exact diametric opposite of my own shithead parents. Took me a while to get used to parents who are actually supportive and loving.

The sad truth of life is that every one of us - every single one of us - are just like our parents plus or minus 20 percent. The more we deny it, the closer we are. The best a human can do is meander 20 percent off of the path on which genetics and environment launch them.

Sometimes Rain Man's extremely subtle brand of passive aggressiveness really slays me.

;)

[Frazod]

Sometimes Rain Man's extremely subtle brand of passive aggressiveness really slays me.

;)

Nice work, attempting to drag Kevin into your sniping little attack.

Every time I think you can't be any more of a fucking lowlife, you surprise me.

[patteeu]

Nice work, attempting to drag Kevin into your sniping little attack.

Every time I think you can't be any more of a ****ing lowlife, you surprise me.

Lighten up, big guy. It was a joke. I'm sure Rain Man secretly thinks you're a hot-headed but lovable dunderhead,* but I doubt that he intended his post to be linked to yours.


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* I have no knowledge of Rain Man's inner thoughts about frazod so this opinion is strictly made up by me based on my assumption that all level-headed board members see frazod as a hot-headed but lovable dunderhead. YMMV :)

[Frazod]

Lighten up, big guy. It was a joke. I'm sure Rain Man secretly thinks you're a hot-headed but lovable dunderhead,* but I doubt that he intended his post to be linked to yours.


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* I have no knowledge of Rain Man's inner thoughts about frazod so this opinion is strictly made up by me based on my assumption that all level-headed board members see frazod as a hot-headed but lovable dunderhead. YMMV :)

Fuck you. Seriously, fuck you.

We're not friends. We don't joke. Just like your scumbag pal vailpass, you quoted that post and used it to attack me in a thread that was neither nasty nor contentious. At least he didn't try to insult the intelligence of everybody who reads this shit by trying to pass it off as a joke. You can shove your winkie smiley face up your ass.

Kevin and I are friends. He is above garbage like this, and has nothing to do with your nasty little family-based attacks.

You are a despicable piece of shit.

To everybody reading this sad exchange, my apologies. My stalkers have no sense of decency.

[boogblaster]

Mine are idot too .. but now they're babblin' so they bug themselfs ....

[patteeu]

**** you. Seriously, **** you.

We're not friends. We don't joke. Just like your scumbag pal vailpass, you quoted that post and used it to attack me in a thread that was neither nasty nor contentious. At least he didn't try to insult the intelligence of everybody who reads this shit by trying to pass it off as a joke. You can shove your winkie smiley face up your ass.

Kevin and I are friends. He is above garbage like this, and has nothing to do with your nasty little family-based attacks.

You are a despicable piece of shit.

To everybody reading this sad exchange, my apologies. My stalkers have no sense of decency.

This post comes more from your hot-headed side than your lovable side. That doesn't put me off though. I see through your pain to the guy who just really needs a hug. We will be friends.

[Garcia Bronco]

I say treat in-laws like they are 100-years-old or like they are a baby-boomer. Old, dumb, and slow. Laugh at their jokes, help the old farts do some yard work or something and then get home to the dog because it needs to go outside.

[MahiMike]

Move

[Saulbadguy]

. My MIL called pissed off the next day when she found out saying that we exchanged the gift for a smaller, $5-$10 gift and then pocketed the rest of the money for ourselves. So, now we are stealing money from our own children.


Eh, that is kind of a lame thing to do IMO.

[Saulbadguy]

The worst thing my in-laws do is drop not-so subtle suggestions for us to produce grandchildren. Oh, and my FIL burns my steak everytime we grill.

[Frazod]

The worst thing my in-laws do is drop not-so subtle suggestions for us to produce grandchildren. Oh, and my FIL burns my steak everytime we grill.

Don't even get me started on my MIL's mashed potatoes. :cuss:

[patteeu]

The sad truth of life is that every one of us - every single one of us - are just like our parents plus or minus 20 percent. The more we deny it, the closer we are. The best a human can do is meander 20 percent off of the path on which genetics and environment launch them.

On a more serious note, I think there's a lot of truth to your theory. One piece of advice I think I'll give to my daughters is to look long and hard at the family from which their suitor comes when they're trying to decide whether he is really Mr. Right. God help them if they try to fix some schmuck who's recovering from a messed up childhood. It's sad to say, because some of those schmucks will inevitably turn out to be good guys, but it pays to play the odds instead of buck them, IMO.

[vailpass]

**** you. Seriously, **** you.

We're not friends. We don't joke. Just like your scumbag pal vailpass, you quoted that post and used it to attack me in a thread that was neither nasty nor contentious. At least he didn't try to insult the intelligence of everybody who reads this shit by trying to pass it off as a joke. You can shove your winkie smiley face up your ass.

Kevin and I are friends. He is above garbage like this, and has nothing to do with your nasty little family-based attacks.

You are a despicable piece of shit.

To everybody reading this sad exchange, my apologies. My stalkers have no sense of decency.

ROFL This is all just a schtick right? A little Chris Farley Motivational Speaker guy thing? You don't really hate your parents, you can't really be this angry.

[Frazod]

failpass and patteeu, BFFs. :thumb:

[Saulbadguy]

the "failpass" name is kind of funny.

[kepp]

Don't even get me started on my MIL's mashed potatoes. :cuss:

Is that code for something?

[Frazod]

Is that code for something?

???

No, she just makes shitty mashed potatoes. Check any thread about Thanksgiving dinner going back for the entire history of the Planet and you'll probably find a post where I bitch about it every year. She makes them from scratch, but doesn't mash them enough. Then she uses skim milk instead of regular milk. Basically, they come out lumpy AND runny. It's awful. :deevee:

[Frosty]

Bad cooking is probably the only thing I can gripe about with my in-laws. I have to suffer through overly done, dry meat when we eat there. Other than that, though, they are great and I get along better with them than I do my own parents, partly because my time with the in-laws isn't constant veiled criticism and partly because I have more in common, interest-wise, with them.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

My inlaws are uber religious and we arent so there are difficulties. The mother in law cries and prays for us every night because she is going to heaven and we aren't. I also imagine they try to baptize our kids in the toilet when we aren't looking but I havent caught them in the act yet..

You see, that's the problem too. My fiancee' and I are religious, we don't drink, don't smoke. They do. Her dad used to be an alcoholic, her mom has put them hugely in debt because she has a shopping problem. They think I'm a terrible person because I don't like being around the family that drinks because they are beligerent drunks and obnoxious. I don't mind being around it, it's not like I'm "oh God please get these people drinking away from me!" I go to Chiefs games, there's drinking there, we go out to eat at restaurants, there's drinking there. I just don't like it when you have idiots running around like crazy in an environment like a family reunion where you can't avoid them. I respect other's beliefs, the problem is they don't respect ours. We are terrible people because we don't wanna be around her drunk family. You would think her mom wouldn't want her husband to be around any drinking at all. If my loved one had a problem, I would do everything I could to help, and I sure as heck wouldn't let her around the problem. Her whole family is selfish.

[patteeu]

You see, that's the problem too. My fiancee' and I are religious, we don't drink, don't smoke. They do. Her dad used to be an alcoholic, her mom has put them hugely in debt because she has a shopping problem. They think I'm a terrible person because I don't like being around the family that drinks because they are beligerent drunks and obnoxious. I don't mind being around it, it's not like I'm "oh God please get these people drinking away from me!" I go to Chiefs games, there's drinking there, we go out to eat at restaurants, there's drinking there. I just don't like it when you have idiots running around like crazy in an environment like a family reunion where you can't avoid them. I respect other's beliefs, the problem is they don't respect ours. We are terrible people because we don't wanna be around her drunk family. You would think her mom wouldn't want her husband to be around any drinking at all. If my loved one had a problem, I would do everything I could to help, and I sure as heck wouldn't let her around the problem. Her whole family is selfish.

Danger, Will Robinson!

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[Mr. Flopnuts]

My in laws make some decent food, but they don't even try to cook meat anymore. One time I offered to do it, and they've never had it any other way since.

[Mr. Plow]

???

No, she just makes shitty mashed potatoes. Check any thread about Thanksgiving dinner going back for the entire history of the Planet and you'll probably find a post where I bitch about it every year. She makes them from scratch, but doesn't mash them enough. Then she uses skim milk instead of regular milk. Basically, they come out lumpy AND runny. It's awful. :deevee:

One In-Law Thanksgiving, they served Tacos, enchiladas, nachos, rice, and beans for their Thanksgiving dinner. Who the fuck serves that shit on Thanksgiving? Maybe for a Thanksgiving lunch......but for the meal that is supposed to be turkey, mashed potatoes, etc etc. Fucking idiots.

[Frazod]

One In-Law Thanksgiving, they served Tacos, enchiladas, nachos, rice, and beans for their Thanksgiving dinner. Who the fuck serves that shit on Thanksgiving? Maybe for a Thanksgiving lunch......but for the meal that is supposed to be turkey, mashed potatoes, etc etc. Fucking idiots.

Are they Mexican? Or did they just do that for the hell of it?

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Also, I have never been involved with a family that didn't like me. Usually it's, "wow, he's a great guy, keep him!" But it's different with them. I guess that's just how bad of people they are. My mom told me to move far away as soon as you can. Either back to Missouri, or somewhere else, because stuff like this will always happen.

I can't believe her own mom said she would disown her lol. You think she would be proud that her kid doesn't wanna be around drinking, and that she found a guy that is the same way.

[Mr. Plow]

Are they Mexican? Or did they just do that for the hell of it?

If they had even .5% Mexican anywhere in the family, I wouldn't of had an issue with the food. Hell, they are from Arkansas. White as white can be.

[The Franchise]

If they had even .5% Mexican anywhere in the family, I wouldn't of had an issue with the food. Hell, they are from Arkansas. White as white can be.

Maybe they didn't have the money for a huge dinner. Mexican food is cheap and easy to make.

[Frazod]

If they had even .5% Mexican anywhere in the family, I wouldn't of had an issue with the food. Hell, they are from Arkansas. White as white can be.

In that case, yeah, that's just wrong.

[DJ's left nut]

LMAO That's awesome. Whenever my wife does something that reminds me of her mother I call her by her mother's name. Pisses her right the **** off every single time. But you know what? The behavior ceases.

Yup. Pretty standard practice (especially when all I have to do is add a K to my wife's name to get her mother's).

And it always puts an end to whatever insanity I'm dealing with. I don't do it often, as it will lose its effect. The only time I drop that bomb is when a simple step back will make it readily apparent that my wife is being a lunatic.

It's funny how that works.

[Fat Elvis]

The sad truth of life is that every one of us - every single one of us - are just like our parents plus or minus 20 percent. The more we deny it, the closer we are. The best a human can do is meander 20 percent off of the path on which genetics and environment launch them.

Sorry, but you are full of shit on this one. Completely. While you may be a carbon copy of your parents, I know that I am not, and I most certainly know that my wife is not. Not everyone grew up in a whitebread household, and there are some who have overcome horrendous parents and backgrounds to become genuinely good people and parents.

[Frazod]

Sorry, but you are full of shit on this one. Completely. While you may be a carbon copy of your parents, I know that I am not, and I most certainly know that my wife is not. Not everyone grew up in a whitebread household, and there are some who have overcome horrendous parents and backgrounds to become genuinely good people and parents.

I guess patteeu won't let his kids date yours.

Somehow I think this will work to your advantage.

[sedated]

They are smothering too. They think if you don't go to a family function because you want to save money or have other plans, you are a bad person.

I'm family oriented, but they have like an addiction to family.

Hell, my actual family is like this and I can’t stand it. Basically, when family is within a certain radius of you, you are not allowed to leave the “group” unless you are going to sleep. If someone visits from out of town, the entire time they are in town we all have to gather at one house from 8am until 10pm.

“I said meet here at 8am. You are an hour late.”
“Gee, sorry I missed a whole hour of sitting around arguing about what to watch on TV.”

[ChiTown]

Hell, my actual family is like this and I can’t stand it. Basically, when family is within a certain radius of you, you are not allowed to leave the “group” unless you are going to sleep. If someone visits from out of town, the entire time they are in town we all have to gather at one house from 8am until 10pm.

“I said meet here at 8am. You are an hour late.”
“Gee, sorry I missed a whole hour of sitting around arguing about what to watch on TV.”

THIS is why I don't live in the same city as my family. SO THIS.

I love my family, but there is way too much pressure on being there all the time. I gotta live my own life. Sorry.

[patteeu]

Sorry, but you are full of shit on this one. Completely. While you may be a carbon copy of your parents, I know that I am not, and I most certainly know that my wife is not. Not everyone grew up in a whitebread household, and there are some who have overcome horrendous parents and backgrounds to become genuinely good people and parents.

I bet your dad would say the same thing. Word for word. ;)

[Fat Elvis]

I bet your dad would say the same thing. Word for word. ;)

My wife came from a background of horrendous abuse. She saw her father kill her mother by bludgeoning her with a rock over the head. He put her body in a car and pushed it off a bridge.

He was/is considered to be the "good" parent of the two--and that was after the murder trial.

My wife is nothing like her parents.

[RJ]

My wife came from a background of horrendous abuse. She saw her father kill her mother by bludgeoning her with a rock over the head. He put her body in a car and pushed it off a bridge.

He was/is considered to be the "good" parent of the two--and that was after the murder trial.

My wife is nothing like her parents.


Dude, you win.

That's some crazy shit. I'm sure your wife is nothing like her parents.

[ChiTown]

My wife came from a background of horrendous abuse. She saw her father kill her mother by bludgeoning her with a rock over the head. He put her body in a car and pushed it off a bridge.

He was/is considered to be the "good" parent of the two--and that was after the murder trial.

My wife is nothing like her parents.

:eek: Woah.

I got nothin'.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

THIS is why I don't live in the same city as my family. SO THIS.

I love my family, but there is way too much pressure on being there all the time. I gotta live my own life. Sorry.

Exactly. That's why we are moving away as soon as possible.

[Frazod]

I bet your dad would say the same thing. Word for word. ;)

You seem to derive a great deal of enjoyment from mocking the misfortunes of others. I wonder what your dad would think about that?

[Mr. Plow]

My wife came from a background of horrendous abuse. She saw her father kill her mother by bludgeoning her with a rock over the head. He put her body in a car and pushed it off a bridge.

He was/is considered to be the "good" parent of the two--and that was after the murder trial.

My wife is nothing like her parents.


Can we get a lock on this thread? It is over.

[patteeu]

My wife came from a background of horrendous abuse. She saw her father kill her mother by bludgeoning her with a rock over the head. He put her body in a car and pushed it off a bridge.

He was/is considered to be the "good" parent of the two--and that was after the murder trial.

My wife is nothing like her parents.

What a downer. Good for her. I still think Rain Man is mostly right though, despite your experience to the contrary. His "every single one of us" goes too far (as absolute statements usually do), but most people end up being mostly like their parents. I don't think that's really a very controversial position to take.

What did your MiL do that made her a worse parent than the murdering FiL? Was the murder justified, IYO? (Feel free not to answer if you don't want to, of course).

[patteeu]

You seem to derive a great deal of enjoyment from mocking the misfortunes of others. I wonder what your dad would think about that?

How so?

[Frazod]

How so?

Ah, you're going to be coy now. How cute.

Remember my Planeteer Scale? Well, after today, welcome to Level 7. If you provide the gasoline, I'll bring the cigar.

[Rain Man]

My wife came from a background of horrendous abuse. She saw her father kill her mother by bludgeoning her with a rock over the head. He put her body in a car and pushed it off a bridge.

He was/is considered to be the "good" parent of the two--and that was after the murder trial.

My wife is nothing like her parents.

Wow. Okay, I'll cede you this point, and my sympathies to her. Or at least, you'd better hope that the murdering and bludgeoning is part of the 20 percent where she's different. :D

And yeah, "every single one of us" is too absolute. The genetic roulette probably throws some people completely askew. But I still bet that there are elements of her parents' personalities that she inherited or adopted, unless in her case she was separated from her parents because of the crimes before they could take root. (How old was she when this happened, if I may ask?) Granted, maybe she fights them and overcomes the other 80 percent to achieve a 100 percent difference externally, but I bet they're there as natural inclinations. And I'm talking stuff like handling money or picking vacations or the use of a toothpick after dinner, everything. Not just the bad stuff.

Does she have siblings? How far did the siblings fall from the tree? Or bridge, in this case.

I think there's a good thread topic here. If no one minds, I may post it as a new topic.

[Rain Man]

And great fight earlier in the thread, by the way. I love watching a good fight.

[Frazod]

I think there's a good thread topic here. If no one minds, I may post it as a new topic.

Yes, I'm sure that will bring out the best of this place.

[Rain Man]

Yes, I'm sure that will bring out the best of this place.

See Post 128.

[patteeu]

Ah, you're going to be coy now. How cute.

Remember my Planeteer Scale? Well, after today, welcome to Level 7. If you provide the gasoline, I'll bring the cigar.

:eek: HOLY MOTHER OF MERCY! That's below KU Jayhawk status, IIRC. Say it ain't so.

[Frazod]

See Post 128.

So you're one of those, eh?

And here I thought you were above it all. LMAO

[vailpass]

Man there are some seriously strange people on this board.

[Fat Elvis]

OK, that was a strange reason to delete given the prior info, but the other may be identifying...the previous info wasn't.....

[Lzen]

....I probably would have cut it off years ago.

:eek: Yikes! Sounds painful.

[Frazod]

Considering the level of scum infesting this place, it was probably the smart thing to do.

[JOhn]

Eventually death will take care of it. :)

:D

[stevieray]

idiots raised the girl you married?

;)

[SLAG]

SLAG enters this thread and then slowly backs away from it

[KC native]

Wow. Okay, I'll cede you this point, and my sympathies to her. Or at least, you'd better hope that the murdering and bludgeoning is part of the 20 percent where she's different. :D

And yeah, "every single one of us" is too absolute. The genetic roulette probably throws some people completely askew. But I still bet that there are elements of her parents' personalities that she inherited or adopted, unless in her case she was separated from her parents because of the crimes before they could take root. (How old was she when this happened, if I may ask?) Granted, maybe she fights them and overcomes the other 80 percent to achieve a 100 percent difference externally, but I bet they're there as natural inclinations. And I'm talking stuff like handling money or picking vacations or the use of a toothpick after dinner, everything. Not just the bad stuff.

Does she have siblings? How far did the siblings fall from the tree? Or bridge, in this case.

I think there's a good thread topic here. If no one minds, I may post it as a new topic.

So I guess you're holding back the topic until you have enough time to properly enjoy it? (I enjoy watching fights too).

[Rain Man]

So I guess you're holding back the topic until you have enough time to properly enjoy it? (I enjoy watching fights too).

Yeah, it takes time to properly design a thread topic. First there's the initial concept, and I usually ruminate on it a couple of days and come up with different drafts. Then I test those drafts in focus groups, which takes a while by the time you recruit people and review the film. Then it's back again for some new drafts based on that feedback before the thread is posted.

[Lzen]

I guess I am one of the lucky ones. My wife and I started dating when we were in high school. Now, they didn't care too much for me in those early days. Knowing how I was (and what I was after) as a teenage boy, I can't say I would have felt differently if a guy like myself was dating my daughter.

Over the years, however, I think I have really grown on them. They really like and respect me and have told me as much. And the feeling is mutual. Sure, they have a few annoying traits, but that is just normal within any family unit. Hell, my own (blood) relatives have traits that annoy the heck out of me.

Her parents help out with watching our kids and stuff. We take trips with them and stuff like that. Although that part does get annoying. Sometimes, I just want to take a family vacation with just my wife and kids, not with her parents and sister's kids.

[patteeu]

Yeah, it takes time to properly design a thread topic. First there's the initial concept, and I usually ruminate on it a couple of days and come up with different drafts. Then I test those drafts in focus groups, which takes a while by the time you recruit people and review the film. Then it's back again for some new drafts based on that feedback before the thread is posted.

Your polls, in particular, always looks so effortless, but this is why most people have such a hard time posting a decent poll. They don't understand the behind the scenes work you do to iron out all the kinks. It's a lot like FAX and his limericks. Most people don't realize that he has a team of highly paid writers who are constantly scouring obscure texts looking for the perfect word to rhyme with anchor words like "boobies" or "infection". Posting is an artform, not a passtime.

[Rain Man]

Your polls, in particular, always looks so effortless, but this is why most people have such a hard time posting a decent poll. They don't understand the behind the scenes work you do to iron out all the kinks. It's a lot like FAX and his limericks. Most people don't realize that he has a team of highly paid writers who are constantly scouring obscure texts looking for the perfect word to rhyme with anchor words like "boobies" or "infection". Posting is an artform, not a passtime.


Most definitely. I probably have 60 thread topics at various stages of development right now, working their way through the system. I've got one on the motivations for thong underwear that's been in the system since August.

[RJ]

Yeah, it takes time to properly design a thread topic. First there's the initial concept, and I usually ruminate on it a couple of days and come up with different drafts. Then I test those drafts in focus groups, which takes a while by the time you recruit people and review the film. Then it's back again for some new drafts based on that feedback before the thread is posted.


If you decide against running with that thread, I may be interested in buying the rights from you. Have your people call my people.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Follow up--

We are moving back to Missouri in October. They are just too much. They are smothering and won't let us live our own life. Not to mention, they are crazy. Just because of some disagreements, they disrespected my family and made fun of my sister's death. I hated Arizona anyway.

[Buehler445]

Jesus dude.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Jesus dude.

Yeah no crap. My family said my fiancee' better be one heck of a girl, because unless we move back to Missouri or somewhere far away, they will always give us hell.

[Rain Man]

I washed my hands of my in-laws. It feels pretty good.

[soopamanluva]

I'm going through some bs now. My wides step dad just punched his 18year old daughter in the face and choked her the other day. My mother in law is standing by this asshole. My wife and her other siblings are done with him because he used to beat their mom. None of the grand kids are allowed over the house(3 girls that are 1 years old) because of this dude. My mother in law is mad about that. Asshole tried to raise his voice at my wife and the wife stopped me from knocking him smooth the fuck out. Next time I hear something else, it won't be pretty

[Simply Red]

do they like porn?

ROFL

[Buehler445]

Yeah no crap. My family said my fiancee' better be one heck of a girl, because unless we move back to Missouri or somewhere far away, they will always give us hell.

Sorry to hear that dude. That's going to be sticky from now on. Glad you're out of there though.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Sorry to hear that dude. That's going to be sticky from now on. Glad you're out of there though.

They are pretty much satan. Thanks man.