on the whole, we are irked

[sienamystic]

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.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

To think we were discussing this a week ago, and now this.

Jess

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

Honestly, it's been in the wind for a while, but my sister and I thought it would, like so many other plans my mom makes, come to a screeching halt just before everything hits the fan. Looks like that's not the deal this time.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Parents' love lives... What can I say??

It's when they phone in a flap and ask you for advice that you start thinking, "Why me????"

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

And their relationship has already blown up a couple of times, so my sister and I have both been on the other end of a lot of long, pity-me, "why are guys such jerks" conversations that are supposed to ease up by the time one gets out of one's twenties.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

I get the other side of it - Dad always seems to have angst of some kind in his quest to find a replacement for my Mum...

[erstwhiletexan.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that sounds really stressful and tricky. :( *hugs*

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

It has certainly resulted my sister and I biting holes through our tongues for 80% of any given conversation with her. Nnnngh.

omg

[(Anonymous)]

We're back to this again???? Miss you and will call again soon!

Cher

Re: omg

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

We are!

Talk to you soon, sweetie.

[(Anonymous)]

You appear to be handling it well. I hope it works out for them, I really do. Marriage is a Big Deal.

Good luck dress hunting and sanity-maintaining. xo, Kate-h

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

We hope it works too. I guess they've weathered enough crazy from each other that future crazy won't be a surprise.