Who's that ONE person.....

Troll

....that you always dread seeing around the holidays?

Don't lie to me-you know there's one in every family (some of us are lucky enough to have two or three) .

Mine? My grandma on my dad's side. She's famous for telling me things like "those heels make you look like a tramp" and "you know, you could ALMOST be pretty if you'd lose 20 lbs" (i'm at 19% bodyfat, the only way i'm losing 20lbs is amputation). and my favorite "i don't understand how you got engaged. Men must be pretty desperate these days" (OH! two for one, call my fiance dumb and me worthless!)

and this year? my fiance's step mother. She's a little....imbalanced.

LuckyLeprechaun

Well, the worst offenders in my family do not celebrate holidays (phew!) so my Thanksgiving will be relatively shenanigans-free. I hope.

Mallory0418

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

CoryIda

I used to have a hard time with my in-laws because they really didn't like me AT ALL.
Apparently, however, all I had to do to change that was get thin.
Now they think I'm fantastic and have magically forgotten everything they used to despise about me.
It's amazing how much aesthetics matter to some people.

janet_pratt

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

iplayoutside19

I can't think of any...which means I'm probably THAT person. :bigsmile:

MissingMyOldSelf

Mother in Law. No lie. I know she's always secretly criticizing my cooking, even though I'm a better cook than she is, and I think she really knows it, hence why she always feels the need to say something. ("wow.... there's garlic in here!" Yeah, no kidding... it's a garlic chicken.....)

Mommawarrior

I rarely get to see my family, so I would be thrilled to see any of them, even if they are weird!

skingszoo

My brother and sister in law!!! They are always so much better then my husband and I. They have a better house better car better job. ETC... However have debt up to their eye balls. They have children the same age as ours and throw them at my inlaws. I cringe when I see them.

usmcmp

My sister. The gifts she gives us are always shoplifted. Things get awkward quick.

Troll

I can't think of any...which means I'm probably THAT person. :bigsmile:

LMAO! I'm the golden child to my mom's family, the black sheep to my dad's, and a little of both with my inlaws (my MIL told my i was dragging her son to hell with my agnostic beliefs and my niece told me i was more favorite than her own mother-i do love my niece )

NiciS72

Mine was the MIL too, but alas she died 4 years ago and I don't have to deal with the snark anymore. The next in line is my own Mother who (as her sister says) has lost all her stops and doesn't know how to edit her comments. *SIGH* she's on her way here on Wednesday. TG she is only here for 2 days (that is their time allotment for visits) or I couldn't stand it!

dragonbait0126

There's a reason I moved 2300 miles away from my family! Although the worst offender in my family is my mom. So while I don't get to spend the holidays with her she more than makes up for it everytime we talk. For example, I called her the other day to tell her I got a promotion at work. I was super excited. This was the conversation:
Me: Hi. How are you doing?
Ma: I'm excellent.
Me: Good, wanna be even better?
Ma: You're pregnant! (Note: She knows my husband and I want kids but are not planning them at this moment in time but refuses to acknowledge this decision.)
Me: No.
Disapointed Ma: Oh.
Me: I got that promotion at work!
Still Disapointed Ma: Oh that's great.
Me (Totally to myself in my head): really? Is it really great cause you seem awfully upset that I'm calling to tell you I got a promotion and a payraise instead of saying I was pregnant.

_SusieQ_

My sister....sadly I have to see her all the time, but the holidays are the worst. She shows up with 5 mouths to feed and rarely brings anything. She shows up LATE every time. And when I say every time, I do not exaggerate. For my dad's bday party a couple weeks ago we told her noon, everyone else 1 and she still showed up around 2. She is always mopey and sick, and generally brings everyone down. And now that she is pregnant everything is compounded and blamed on pregnancy.

If it weren't for my parents I doubt I would make any effort to spend time with her.

Troll

Mother in Law. No lie. I know she's always secretly criticizing my cooking, even though I'm a better cook than she is, and I think she really knows it, hence why she always feels the need to say something. ("wow.... there's garlic in here!" Yeah, no kidding... it's a garlic chicken.....)

sounds like my MIL- she gave me a recipe for cookies that Greg loves, then told me to add wheat flour and carob chips to it instead of the real recipe. I'm all "you know he'll kill me in my sleep over that, right?" She's also the queen of "WOW. that shirt is a little LOW CUT AHEM." "uh....mom? It's a turtleneck...."

Mallory0418

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

momof8munchkins

My family is also "blessed" with several..though I think:bigsmile: I will plead the fifth instead of naming them for fear that they might find out I said so, giving them more stuff to gripe/be nasty about

Grimmerick

My fiance's brother is nice but kinda weird and embarrassing, last year he serenaded our older male neighbor with a church hymn(he's a born again after being in jail) just because the neighbor said he was going to watch the church choir that evening..................I was so embarrassed haha.

lilRicki

My middle sister for sure...there is nothing nice about that woman at all. and that goes for her husband and children as well. Talk about mean spirited, bad karma. and the entire in law group. I could go years without seeing them, but unfortunetly they live in the same city as me so it's manditory that we see each other. If i could just pack up my dad and my oldes sister and buy them houses in mexico, that would be the best christmas ever

_SusieQ_

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

chelekaz

To clarify I love this person with all my heart but on Thanksgiving it is JUST my mother in law coming. I love her dearly but she is a huge pain in my @ss.

chelekaz

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

I think the reference was to distinguish that it wasn't like a biological (blood relative) pushing up on her... not that there is anything wrong w/ adoption...

Mallory0418

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

No, no. That's not what I meant at all! I meant he is my family and he doesn't see it that way since we're not "blood related" so he doesn't think there should be boundaries with me. I'm so sorry for the way I worded that! Truly.

LuckyLeprechaun

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

I think the reference was to distinguish that it wasn't like a biological (blood relative) pushing up on her... not that there is anything wrong w/ adoption...

ya I read it as: at least his creepiness isn't compounded by incest.

cobracars

My sister....sadly I have to see her all the time, but the holidays are the worst. She shows up with 5 mouths to feed and rarely brings anything. She shows up LATE every time. And when I say every time, I do not exaggerate. For my dad's bday party a couple weeks ago we told her noon, everyone else 1 and she still showed up around 2. She is always mopey and sick, and generally brings everyone down. And now that she is pregnant everything is compounded and blamed on pregnancy.

If it weren't for my parents I doubt I would make any effort to spend time with her.

Sounds like your sister might be my cousin! With the added benefit that although she never brings the fathers of her various kids, at least now she is also bringing the grandchildren! She's maybe 45-46 and between two of her teenage daughters they have 3 infants. Still not sure how they accomplish that with no fathers..:noway:

Grimmerick

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

I think the reference was to distinguish that it wasn't like a biological (blood relative) pushing up on her... not that there is anything wrong w/ adoption...

ya I read it as: at least his creepiness isn't compounded by incest.

I agree as well, I read it as at least he wasn't a blood relative then it would have been incesty and really awkward. Nothing wrong with adoption at all.

sunkisses

Fortunately that d-bag recently disowned me. I'm free for the holidays indefinitely! *confetti*

Mallory0418

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

I think the reference was to distinguish that it wasn't like a biological (blood relative) pushing up on her... not that there is anything wrong w/ adoption...

ya I read it as: at least his creepiness isn't compounded by incest.

Yes that ^^ I am all for adoption and have a lot of respect for people who do/have been adopted.

_SusieQ_

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Euuuwwww!

He is adopted but still...ew. My dad has had to tell him several times to get away from me. LOL

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but do you realize how offensive that sounds? That because he is adopted there should be different rules? I feel like you just slapped my face and told me I was not in the same league as the rest of my family b/c my mom didn't drop me out of her body.

I think the reference was to distinguish that it wasn't like a biological (blood relative) pushing up on her... not that there is anything wrong w/ adoption...

That is exactly what offended me. That blood relation means its worse. However I see where Mallory actually clarified and I think she knows what I meant. It's the cousin that thinks there are no boundaries. Sorry, but quite a hot button subject for me.

Scott613

My creepy cousin who always needs to tell me a secret...with his arm around me...and his nose pressed up against my ear....:sick:

Sorry but I Laughed so hard my stomach hurt after reading this.

missjoci

I think everyone in my family gets annoying after too many hours or days together. I guess that's why I moved to another state. Everyone is really loud, disorganized, and to group outings we're always like 45 minutes late. It's kind of hilarious. Ooooh family.