on the whole, we are irked
Haven't been talking about this with anyone but my sister (and the occasional venting to the husband), but we'll be back in DC really, really soon, because it seems that my mom's on-again, off-again romance with Dude I Have No Nickname For is permanently tripped to "on" and they plan to make the whole thing legal real soon now. In other words, I'm shopping for a Best Woman dress. And by "real soon now," I mean, "I'm buying plane tickets for a trip in about ten days."
My sister and I have probably done most of the :facepalm: that we have scheduled. From here on out, I think it's going to be a mix of Dignified Silence, Mordant Humor, and Stiff Upper Lips.
Frankly, my mom is nutty, and the guy isn't a horrible specimen of humanity but is kind of a pushy jerk, and comes complete with a family of more pushy jerks. And of course, mom refuses to do anything sensible like get her legal stuff in order before taking the plunge.
The plan is to snowbird, which is good, because apparently mom has just been diagnosed with a cold allergy (she gets hives if an air-conditioning vent is blowing on her, or if she touches or drinks anything too cold. It may be a sign of the family's tendency towards thyroid disease.) Winters in Florida are probably the better plan.
Anyway. The whole thing will likely affect my life very little, on the whole. But I wish she were marrying somebody we liked a little bit more.
My sister and I have probably done most of the :facepalm: that we have scheduled. From here on out, I think it's going to be a mix of Dignified Silence, Mordant Humor, and Stiff Upper Lips.
Frankly, my mom is nutty, and the guy isn't a horrible specimen of humanity but is kind of a pushy jerk, and comes complete with a family of more pushy jerks. And of course, mom refuses to do anything sensible like get her legal stuff in order before taking the plunge.
The plan is to snowbird, which is good, because apparently mom has just been diagnosed with a cold allergy (she gets hives if an air-conditioning vent is blowing on her, or if she touches or drinks anything too cold. It may be a sign of the family's tendency towards thyroid disease.) Winters in Florida are probably the better plan.
Anyway. The whole thing will likely affect my life very little, on the whole. But I wish she were marrying somebody we liked a little bit more.