I'm in a Situation I Never Thought I'd Be In

Twostep said:
My MIL managed to make every holiday, birthday or other celebration hell for me. One Christmas brought it to a boil. I took her aside and told her in a low voice that she is a guest in my house and that I expect her to act accordingly or there will be consequences. She took a deep breath, turned beet red and was quiet as a mouse for the rest of dinner.
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Was she a borderline personality disorder like my mother? They love, and I mean loooovve to ruin events.
 

Sounds like your son has plenty of negative energy to keep himself going. And you say he brought up the politics last year? Humm.

I think there is going to be a lot of this kind of thing going on this year, so you are not alone in it. I can assume you are not on the same political side. But people can get along with all kinds of opposing views. If he brings it up this year and think a quick snarky reply would be warranted.
 
RadishRose said:
I hope this works out, @hearlady. I've had real blowouts with my son years ago and I always felt horrible, whether I was right or wrong. I know he did too.

I'm too old now to fight and he doesn't press my buttons like he used to, either. I'm betting that somehow, this will pass and you'll have a good holiday.
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That was very nice, but you're probably a lot kinder than me. :)
 

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