My mil was so nice to ride along with me while I picked up my eldest from camp today. She stayed in the car with the other 3 while I went inside to sign him out....dragging them all in is such a hassle(sometimes all 3 are asleep!). The convo was good until my sil was brought into it.As she always is because she is the center of the universe, well my mil's universe anyway. So, she starts talking about how busy my sil is, etc. Then she drops this one on me. Sil has it hard, she has to work all day long and come home and take care of 4 dogs. 4 dogs is alot harder than 4 children. You have to clean their bed everyday, clean their bowls, feed them, bathe them and walk them. I wanted to seriously hurt the woman.
Now before anyone gets all mad at me, let me explain that I do love animals...especially dogs. I have never had 4 dogs at once and i know alot of people treat their animals as though they are their children. That is fine. I see nothing wrong with it. Do you think I am wrong to be hurt by her words? I don't complain often to them about my everyday life at home with the kids(that is why I am so glad I was directed here...thank you Constance14k) and when they have pity on me when the kids are acting a little crazy in front of them I throw it off with a "oh, you know kids". I don't tell them that there are days that I have to give myself time-outs, that the screaming, bickering, fighting and general loud playing is doing me in....I just don't want their sad sympathy...it is so syrupy and fake and makes me feel like I am such a pathetic soul.
Okay this is going in so many different directions, I don't even know what my point was. What do you think about her comment? Was I reading too much into it? It hurt as though....anyone can be a mother, but to take on 4 dogs...well that is just miraculous.
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is your mil like mine in that everything she says has some rude, insulting, intentionally hurtful undertone? because if so then heck yes, be offended. a comment like that is just ridiculous anyway. who thinks that way? i am not a huge pet lover. i've only had one cat and some gold fish, so i can't relate to a statement like that at all.
i don't know how you it all with a smile? you're amazing!
Ha! I would have been pissed, too!
4 dogs in no way equals 4 kids. She spends 9 hours a day away from the barking & drooling ~ you spend 24/7 chasing, directing, reprimanding, encouraging, loving, cooking, cleaning, laundry, schlepping, and wiping dirty butts and noses.
Dude. Not even in the same country as being "as hard as 4 kids" ... SIL & MIL have no clue.
Tell SIL you'll trade with her for a week ~ take some of the pressure off her for a few days ;)
c14k-wait is your mil, my mil?
swistle-I know right?
c1m-Thanks. Sometimes I wonder how she is able to function in the real world with all the actual stresses there are. I love your idea though!
Yeah, I'd be pissed. I don't even like dogs. But I know they're less work than kids! :)
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