Guest guest Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 welcome !! oh, thats a good one !! my nada, after years and years of yelling berating and insulting us kids and dad...she calls me up, crying and tells me my dad yelled at her !!! my husband almost died laughing, I simply sad well, it's about time !! she was so angry with me she didn't speak to me for 9 months !! Jackie I'm new (just joined today), but not new to having (or even knowing I have) a " NADA " ...so... Only NADA would... Call me up, whispering frantically, tell me she'd call me back, and when I finally got her to explain, say " I was just calling to make sure you weren't being raped. " Clara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Love this thread -- humor is so healing. Okay, here's mine, and it's another one about weight (what IS it about weight with these nadas who are overweight themselves?!?). Only a nada would look at your vacation photos with the grandchildren whom she hadn't seen in over a year, point at your boobies and say, " Well, it's a good thing you didn't get implants when you were younger (i.e. thinner)! " MJL > > Ok...i'm going to try to start something here....how about we play a game of " Only nada would " ....here are the rules...respond to the thread with a simple phrase and let's see where this goes. You can answer add many as you want, but you may only do one at a time. I will go first: > > Only nada would : > > Borrow something from me, and expect me to apologize to her for allowing her to borrow it. > > For instance...a few weeks ago she showed up at my house to " borrow " a can of kidney beans...didn't matter what brand, didn't matter what size can...she was making chili and didn't have any kidney beans. I dropped what I was doing and spent about 10 minutes tearing my pantry apart looking for it....once I finally found it I handed it to her . She looked at me and said " hmmmft....DARK RED kidney beans?? Since when do we we buy DARK RED kidney beans?? " I apologized, but she took the can and left in disgust with me...as she was leaving I yelled after he " I'm sorry! " ....then it occurred to me...what am i doing? She came here to borrow something from me, and I ended up apologizing to HER! What's up with that? > > > > Kisses and Nibbles, > > Bunny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Bunny, that's AWESOME (the dentist referral)...I can't stop laughing...good thing everyone's gone for passover Buy > a style of shoes for me that I've said hurt my feet, in a size too > small drop them off at my house and then get offended when I told her > I returned them to get shoes that fit. > > OR > > Take one of the " family ledgend " stories (about the time my sister and > I were driving down the freeway in the rain and the driver side > windshield wiper came off, got hung up on the side mirror and I had to > roll the window down while driving with no visibility and hand the > wiper to my sister) and co-opt it into the time that happened to her. > In front of me. And when I gently reminded her it happened to me she > said, " oh, it happened to me too this other time " > > OR > > Join a new religion and take a vow of abstinence until (re) marriage. > Then have another tryst with her married boyfriend of 7 years, who is > still being treated for recurrent MRSA infections. Knowing that she is > allergic to any antibiotics with penicillin or sulphur (most of them). > Then get a giant MRSA cyst in her bosom the size of an EGG, refuse > medical treatment in spite of the urging of her friends, ask me to > spend the night with her the day before school starts, wait until the > thing get so bad it looks like inflamitory breast cancer (a really > nasty kind that's sheets of tissue instead of lumps, and prectically > impossible ot kill) call me at 5 am in the snow to drive out and buy > her some pain ointment, resist going to the emergency room until we > give her vicodin, make an ass of herself in the hospital and around > including telling the girl at the taco stand " I'm sorry i can't count, > I'm totally stoned " and THEN after I told the story to my sister send > out an e-mail to my friends, fiance and people i don't even know about > what a terrible person i am spreading lies about her and needing to > shape up or she'll count me " out " in the restructuring of her life. > > OR > > Threaten to shoot up my tomato garden because I said it might not be a > good idea for her to get a gun > > AND > > act surprised when I indicate that any of this might make me > uncomfortable. > > Delta > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I agree...my mom is overweight--not fat, but overweight. Out of nowhere a few years ago, she said " honey, don't ever weigh more than 110. " I'm 5'4 " , 118 lbs, and a size 4. 110 would mean I had a tapeworm. > Buy > > a style of shoes for me that I've said hurt my feet, in a size too > > small drop them off at my house and then get offended when I told > her > > I returned them to get shoes that fit. > > > > OR > > > > Take one of the " family ledgend " stories (about the time my sister > and > > I were driving down the freeway in the rain and the driver side > > windshield wiper came off, got hung up on the side mirror and I > had to > > roll the window down while driving with no visibility and hand the > > wiper to my sister) and co-opt it into the time that happened to > her. > > In front of me. And when I gently reminded her it happened to me > she > > said, " oh, it happened to me too this other time " > > > > OR > > > > Join a new religion and take a vow of abstinence until (re) > marriage. > > Then have another tryst with her married boyfriend of 7 years, who > is > > still being treated for recurrent MRSA infections. Knowing that > she is > > allergic to any antibiotics with penicillin or sulphur (most of > them). > > Then get a giant MRSA cyst in her bosom the size of an EGG, refuse > > medical treatment in spite of the urging of her friends, ask me to > > spend the night with her the day before school starts, wait until > the > > thing get so bad it looks like inflamitory breast cancer (a really > > nasty kind that's sheets of tissue instead of lumps, and > prectically > > impossible ot kill) call me at 5 am in the snow to drive out and > buy > > her some pain ointment, resist going to the emergency room until we > > give her vicodin, make an ass of herself in the hospital and around > > including telling the girl at the taco stand " I'm sorry i can't > count, > > I'm totally stoned " and THEN after I told the story to my sister > send > > out an e-mail to my friends, fiance and people i don't even know > about > > what a terrible person i am spreading lies about her and needing to > > shape up or she'll count me " out " in the restructuring of her life. > > > > OR > > > > Threaten to shoot up my tomato garden because I said it might not > be a > > good idea for her to get a gun > > > > AND > > > > act surprised when I indicate that any of this might make me > > uncomfortable. > > > > Delta > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Proudly brag that she drove a 90 mile round trip - twice - in one week - to return 2 cans of chocolate covered cashews that she had purchased 18 months previous and had already passed the expiration date on the cans to redeem the $12 she spent on them because they tasted stale. JL Suess wrote: Only nada would: Tell me (at 125 lbs) that I was too fat to get a job. Seriously, it was at Denny's. It was weird. " Dani " wrote: Only nada would: Get angry that I was upset at a FUNERAL! My grandma died recently and we all flew out to Nebraska. Needless to say it wasn't the most cheering trip. And so I wasn't particularly chatty. When I got home, Nada called me up and yelled and me and wondered why I didn't socialize and be happy and that she was " concerned " that I wasn't happy. We were at a funeral! " Beach Bunny (Angel) " wrote: Ok...i'm going to try to start something here....how about we play a game of " Only nada would " ....here are the rules...respond to the thread with a simple phrase and let's see where this goes. You can answer add many as you want, but you may only do one at a time. I will go first: Only nada would : Borrow something from me, and expect me to apologize to her for allowing her to borrow it. For instance...a few weeks ago she showed up at my house to " borrow " a can of kidney beans...didn't matter what brand, didn't matter what size can...she was making chili and didn't have any kidney beans. I dropped what I was doing and spent about 10 minutes tearing my pantry apart looking for it....once I finally found it I handed it to her . She looked at me and said " hmmmft....DARK RED kidney beans?? Since when do we we buy DARK RED kidney beans?? " I apologized, but she took the can and left in disgust with me...as she was leaving I yelled after he " I'm sorry! " ....then it occurred to me...what am i doing? She came here to borrow something from me, and I ended up apologizing to HER! What's up with that? Kisses and Nibbles, Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Beat on a little beagle for digging in the flower bed as Nada was planting sunflowers and Susie only thought she was playing... Then next day go into a screaming rage and rip out every flower she planted. Ok...i'm going to try to start something here....how about we play a game of " Only nada would " ....here are the rules...respond to the thread with a simple phrase and let's see where this goes. You can answer add many as you want, but you may only do one at a time. I will go first: > > Only nada would : > > Borrow something from me, and expect me to apologize to her for allowing her to borrow it. > > For instance...a few weeks ago she showed up at my house to " borrow " a can of kidney beans...didn't matter what brand, didn't matter what size can...she was making chili and didn't have any kidney beans. I dropped what I was doing and spent about 10 minutes tearing my pantry apart looking for it....once I finally found it I handed it to her . She looked at me and said " hmmmft....DARK RED kidney beans?? Since when do we we buy DARK RED kidney beans?? " I apologized, but she took the can and left in disgust with me...as she was leaving I yelled after he " I'm sorry! " ....then it occurred to me...what am i doing? She came here to borrow something from me, and I ended up apologizing to HER! What's up with that? > > Kisses and Nibbles, > > Bunny > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 from the DENTIST - oh that is too much. ROTFLOL! heres is one, Only Nada would: ..... run to my own therapist explaining why she had to hold a steak knife under my throat at age 16. Then wind up being diagnosed by the psychiatrist in the same office as BPD. ..... spend an hour screaming nastiest things at us. The neighbor drove up to say we left the phone off the hook (it was a party line) She left in a huff saying " now i will go explain to them how my family is mistreating me " . - Buy > a style of shoes for me that I've said hurt my feet, in a size too > small drop them off at my house and then get offended when I told her > I returned them to get shoes that fit. > > OR > > Take one of the " family ledgend " stories (about the time my sister and > I were driving down the freeway in the rain and the driver side > windshield wiper came off, got hung up on the side mirror and I had to > roll the window down while driving with no visibility and hand the > wiper to my sister) and co-opt it into the time that happened to her. > In front of me. And when I gently reminded her it happened to me she > said, " oh, it happened to me too this other time " > > OR > > Join a new religion and take a vow of abstinence until (re)marriage. > Then have another tryst with her married boyfriend of 7 years, who is > still being treated for recurrent MRSA infections. Knowing that she is > allergic to any antibiotics with penicillin or sulphur (most of them). > Then get a giant MRSA cyst in her bosom the size of an EGG, refuse > medical treatment in spite of the urging of her friends, ask me to > spend the night with her the day before school starts, wait until the > thing get so bad it looks like inflamitory breast cancer (a really > nasty kind that's sheets of tissue instead of lumps, and prectically > impossible ot kill) call me at 5 am in the snow to drive out and buy > her some pain ointment, resist going to the emergency room until we > give her vicodin, make an ass of herself in the hospital and around > including telling the girl at the taco stand " I'm sorry i can't count, > I'm totally stoned " and THEN after I told the story to my sister send > out an e-mail to my friends, fiance and people i don't even know about > what a terrible person i am spreading lies about her and needing to > shape up or she'll count me " out " in the restructuring of her life. > > OR > > Threaten to shoot up my tomato garden because I said it might not be a > good idea for her to get a gun > > AND > > act surprised when I indicate that any of this might make me > uncomfortable. > > Delta > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Bunny, this is just the BEST game! To add to your 'gift' list, (mine's done what yours does too), Only a nada would offer to carry a gift (to me from someone or from me to someone), open the gift herself and decide if she likes it and if she does, keep it for herself. If she doesn't, the gift doesn't get rewrapped. The shredded paper just accompanies the gift. The last time this happened, it was a gift for me from my friend. I saw it on her mantle and complimented her on it and she said " why, thank you! " . Then I found out from my friend that the gift was wrapped and sent for me. When I called her on it, she said she was keeping it at her house for a few days to decide whether I'd like it or not. - " Beach Bunny (Angel) " wrote: OMG! Jackie...that sounds like something my nada would do too! That reminded me of this one: Only nada would....give me a present and tell me what's in the box before I opened it....then say " you probably won't like it, it probably won't fit...you are such an ungrateful child...FINE...I don't have the time to run around town all day to cater to you, but FINE...i'll take it back! " then snatch it back and storm off before you can get a word in edgewise! I have yet to manage even getting the bow off the box! If I didn't know better I would SWEAR those boxes were empty! The stupid part is...she takes back the RIGHT size and brings back something too small! This goes along with the gift idea...she also spends ALOT of money on stuff from QVC...a nada classic...she will come to my house and hand me a sweater that is too big for her (she wears a size 22...i wear a size 3) and she will say " here you go...i bought this for myself, but when I opened it I realized it was really ugly..and it is WAY too big for me...so I thought maybe you would wear it. " Ummmm.....Thank you??? sleddog wrote: Only Nada would call me up to yell at me and tell me she's still angry with me ( about what is anyones guess) and wish me a happy birthday...it went something like this " I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU BUT I WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY " click..... Jackie Kisses and Nibbles, Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Bunny, this is just the BEST game! To add to your 'gift' list, (mine's done what yours does too), Only a nada would offer to carry a gift (to me from someone or from me to someone), open the gift herself and decide if she likes it and if she does, keep it for herself. If she doesn't, the gift doesn't get rewrapped. The shredded paper just accompanies the gift. The last time this happened, it was a gift for me from my friend. I saw it on her mantle and complimented her on it and she said " why, thank you! " . Then I found out from my friend that the gift was wrapped and sent for me. When I called her on it, she said she was keeping it at her house for a few days to decide whether I'd like it or not. - " Beach Bunny (Angel) " wrote: OMG! Jackie...that sounds like something my nada would do too! That reminded me of this one: Only nada would....give me a present and tell me what's in the box before I opened it....then say " you probably won't like it, it probably won't fit...you are such an ungrateful child...FINE...I don't have the time to run around town all day to cater to you, but FINE...i'll take it back! " then snatch it back and storm off before you can get a word in edgewise! I have yet to manage even getting the bow off the box! If I didn't know better I would SWEAR those boxes were empty! The stupid part is...she takes back the RIGHT size and brings back something too small! This goes along with the gift idea...she also spends ALOT of money on stuff from QVC...a nada classic...she will come to my house and hand me a sweater that is too big for her (she wears a size 22...i wear a size 3) and she will say " here you go...i bought this for myself, but when I opened it I realized it was really ugly..and it is WAY too big for me...so I thought maybe you would wear it. " Ummmm.....Thank you??? sleddog wrote: Only Nada would call me up to yell at me and tell me she's still angry with me ( about what is anyones guess) and wish me a happy birthday...it went something like this " I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU BUT I WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY " click..... Jackie Kisses and Nibbles, Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Janie, did the book about aging parents deal with aging BPD parents specifically? My mom is on a downhill slide with that same agitation described in an earlier post. - White wrote: Lilly, You're lucky, most nada's don't get better, in fact with age they get worse. The first book I read was about dealing with aging parents. My mother was put on a mild dosage of medication for Parkinson's disease and she seems to be a little better, but the dosage isn't strong enough, she has started shaking again. She goes back to the dr. next month. Good luck, I hope your nada keeps improving. Janie Lilly LaFlure wrote: I have pretty much gotten over it. I no longer allow her the power to controle my emotions. Sometimes, something gets me, but it is not something that I deal with everyday. I however, hae the added benifit that my mom has gotten better. Lilly White wrote: Lily, Mine has nothing to do with the weight issue either, I am responding to the broken lamp. A few years ago, to the best of my recollection, after 10/27/03 my mother accused me of stealing a garnet necklace and a string of pearls from her house to my sister after I had been there for a holiday visit. #1 I had my own garnet necklace and errings, and #2 I bought her the string of pearls several years (back in the 1971) when we were stationed in Hawaii. They were real pearls, not even cultured. I also bought her earrings to go with them and she didn't like them so she gave them back to me. At the same time I bought her pearls I bought myself a string. So why would I steal hers????????????????? Several days after accusing me, my sister found them inside a purse in a dresser drawer. She has never apologized for the accusations. My birthstone as well as my mother's in garnet. The point I am trying to make here is this is another way of getting attention by BPD's......... and all it does is push us a little further away. The hurt/pain with me is so deep I don't know if I will ever get over it all. Hopefully you can recover. I feel for you, Janie Lilly LaFlure wrote: Only Nada would, blame me for a lamp that got broken while I was in colleage three hours away. It took me five minuets to convince her there was no way that I could of broken the stupid lamp. Though I have to admitt that after that phone call I wanted to drive the three hours up to her house and break the other flippin lamp. And know these were not Tiffinay Lamps. They were like K-Mart lamps. Nothing wrong with K-Mart I shop there but deffinatly not family heirlooms. Lilly P.S. sorry that had nothing to do with you moms weight issue. I am laid up with a staph infection in my foot and I am on some heavy meds. If I say any crazy stuff(crazier then I usualy do, please forgive me gals and guys) mitchell_kristin wrote: It seems like a lot of our nadas had weight issues they projected onto us. My mom went back and forth with anorexia and was obsessed with her weight and mine. I did eat in secret as a way to comfort myself when I was younger, I guess it's a FLEA I picked up, so Jae, I may have to steal your book title,lol!! Buy > a style of shoes for me that I've said hurt my feet, in a size too > small drop them off at my house and then get offended when I told her > I returned them to get shoes that fit. > > OR > > Take one of the " family ledgend " stories (about the time my sister and > I were driving down the freeway in the rain and the driver side > windshield wiper came off, got hung up on the side mirror and I had to > roll the window down while driving with no visibility and hand the > wiper to my sister) and co-opt it into the time that happened to her. > In front of me. And when I gently reminded her it happened to me she > said, " oh, it happened to me too this other time " > > OR > > Join a new religion and take a vow of abstinence until (re) marriage. > Then have another tryst with her married boyfriend of 7 years, who is > still being treated for recurrent MRSA infections. Knowing that she is > allergic to any antibiotics with penicillin or sulphur (most of them). > Then get a giant MRSA cyst in her bosom the size of an EGG, refuse > medical treatment in spite of the urging of her friends, ask me to > spend the night with her the day before school starts, wait until the > thing get so bad it looks like inflamitory breast cancer (a really > nasty kind that's sheets of tissue instead of lumps, and prectically > impossible ot kill) call me at 5 am in the snow to drive out and buy > her some pain ointment, resist going to the emergency room until we > give her vicodin, make an ass of herself in the hospital and around > including telling the girl at the taco stand " I'm sorry i can't count, > I'm totally stoned " and THEN after I told the story to my sister send > out an e-mail to my friends, fiance and people i don't even know about > what a terrible person i am spreading lies about her and needing to > shape up or she'll count me " out " in the restructuring of her life. > > OR > > Threaten to shoot up my tomato garden because I said it might not be a > good idea for her to get a gun > > AND > > act surprised when I indicate that any of this might make me > uncomfortable. > > Delta > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Janie, did the book about aging parents deal with aging BPD parents specifically? My mom is on a downhill slide with that same agitation described in an earlier post. - White wrote: Lilly, You're lucky, most nada's don't get better, in fact with age they get worse. The first book I read was about dealing with aging parents. My mother was put on a mild dosage of medication for Parkinson's disease and she seems to be a little better, but the dosage isn't strong enough, she has started shaking again. She goes back to the dr. next month. Good luck, I hope your nada keeps improving. Janie Lilly LaFlure wrote: I have pretty much gotten over it. I no longer allow her the power to controle my emotions. Sometimes, something gets me, but it is not something that I deal with everyday. I however, hae the added benifit that my mom has gotten better. Lilly White wrote: Lily, Mine has nothing to do with the weight issue either, I am responding to the broken lamp. A few years ago, to the best of my recollection, after 10/27/03 my mother accused me of stealing a garnet necklace and a string of pearls from her house to my sister after I had been there for a holiday visit. #1 I had my own garnet necklace and errings, and #2 I bought her the string of pearls several years (back in the 1971) when we were stationed in Hawaii. They were real pearls, not even cultured. I also bought her earrings to go with them and she didn't like them so she gave them back to me. At the same time I bought her pearls I bought myself a string. So why would I steal hers????????????????? Several days after accusing me, my sister found them inside a purse in a dresser drawer. She has never apologized for the accusations. My birthstone as well as my mother's in garnet. The point I am trying to make here is this is another way of getting attention by BPD's......... and all it does is push us a little further away. The hurt/pain with me is so deep I don't know if I will ever get over it all. Hopefully you can recover. I feel for you, Janie Lilly LaFlure wrote: Only Nada would, blame me for a lamp that got broken while I was in colleage three hours away. It took me five minuets to convince her there was no way that I could of broken the stupid lamp. Though I have to admitt that after that phone call I wanted to drive the three hours up to her house and break the other flippin lamp. And know these were not Tiffinay Lamps. They were like K-Mart lamps. Nothing wrong with K-Mart I shop there but deffinatly not family heirlooms. Lilly P.S. sorry that had nothing to do with you moms weight issue. I am laid up with a staph infection in my foot and I am on some heavy meds. If I say any crazy stuff(crazier then I usualy do, please forgive me gals and guys) mitchell_kristin wrote: It seems like a lot of our nadas had weight issues they projected onto us. My mom went back and forth with anorexia and was obsessed with her weight and mine. I did eat in secret as a way to comfort myself when I was younger, I guess it's a FLEA I picked up, so Jae, I may have to steal your book title,lol!! Buy > a style of shoes for me that I've said hurt my feet, in a size too > small drop them off at my house and then get offended when I told her > I returned them to get shoes that fit. > > OR > > Take one of the " family ledgend " stories (about the time my sister and > I were driving down the freeway in the rain and the driver side > windshield wiper came off, got hung up on the side mirror and I had to > roll the window down while driving with no visibility and hand the > wiper to my sister) and co-opt it into the time that happened to her. > In front of me. And when I gently reminded her it happened to me she > said, " oh, it happened to me too this other time " > > OR > > Join a new religion and take a vow of abstinence until (re) marriage. > Then have another tryst with her married boyfriend of 7 years, who is > still being treated for recurrent MRSA infections. Knowing that she is > allergic to any antibiotics with penicillin or sulphur (most of them). > Then get a giant MRSA cyst in her bosom the size of an EGG, refuse > medical treatment in spite of the urging of her friends, ask me to > spend the night with her the day before school starts, wait until the > thing get so bad it looks like inflamitory breast cancer (a really > nasty kind that's sheets of tissue instead of lumps, and prectically > impossible ot kill) call me at 5 am in the snow to drive out and buy > her some pain ointment, resist going to the emergency room until we > give her vicodin, make an ass of herself in the hospital and around > including telling the girl at the taco stand " I'm sorry i can't count, > I'm totally stoned " and THEN after I told the story to my sister send > out an e-mail to my friends, fiance and people i don't even know about > what a terrible person i am spreading lies about her and needing to > shape up or she'll count me " out " in the restructuring of her life. > > OR > > Threaten to shoot up my tomato garden because I said it might not be a > good idea for her to get a gun > > AND > > act surprised when I indicate that any of this might make me > uncomfortable. > > Delta > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. 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Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 MJL, you forgot to add that she makes this comment while in front of your co-workers or in the middle of an elegant social gathering....LOL - mjlpathfinder wrote: Love this thread -- humor is so healing. Okay, here's mine, and it's another one about weight (what IS it about weight with these nadas who are overweight themselves?!?). Only a nada would look at your vacation photos with the grandchildren whom she hadn't seen in over a year, point at your boobies and say, " Well, it's a good thing you didn't get implants when you were younger (i.e. thinner)! " MJL > > Ok...i'm going to try to start something here....how about we play a game of " Only nada would " ....here are the rules...respond to the thread with a simple phrase and let's see where this goes. You can answer add many as you want, but you may only do one at a time. I will go first: > > Only nada would : > > Borrow something from me, and expect me to apologize to her for allowing her to borrow it. > > For instance...a few weeks ago she showed up at my house to " borrow " a can of kidney beans...didn't matter what brand, didn't matter what size can...she was making chili and didn't have any kidney beans. I dropped what I was doing and spent about 10 minutes tearing my pantry apart looking for it....once I finally found it I handed it to her . She looked at me and said " hmmmft....DARK RED kidney beans?? Since when do we we buy DARK RED kidney beans?? " I apologized, but she took the can and left in disgust with me...as she was leaving I yelled after he " I'm sorry! " ....then it occurred to me...what am i doing? She came here to borrow something from me, and I ended up apologizing to HER! What's up with that? > > > > Kisses and Nibbles, > > Bunny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 MJL, you forgot to add that she makes this comment while in front of your co-workers or in the middle of an elegant social gathering....LOL - mjlpathfinder wrote: Love this thread -- humor is so healing. Okay, here's mine, and it's another one about weight (what IS it about weight with these nadas who are overweight themselves?!?). Only a nada would look at your vacation photos with the grandchildren whom she hadn't seen in over a year, point at your boobies and say, " Well, it's a good thing you didn't get implants when you were younger (i.e. thinner)! " MJL > > Ok...i'm going to try to start something here....how about we play a game of " Only nada would " ....here are the rules...respond to the thread with a simple phrase and let's see where this goes. You can answer add many as you want, but you may only do one at a time. I will go first: > > Only nada would : > > Borrow something from me, and expect me to apologize to her for allowing her to borrow it. > > For instance...a few weeks ago she showed up at my house to " borrow " a can of kidney beans...didn't matter what brand, didn't matter what size can...she was making chili and didn't have any kidney beans. I dropped what I was doing and spent about 10 minutes tearing my pantry apart looking for it....once I finally found it I handed it to her . She looked at me and said " hmmmft....DARK RED kidney beans?? Since when do we we buy DARK RED kidney beans?? " I apologized, but she took the can and left in disgust with me...as she was leaving I yelled after he " I'm sorry! " ....then it occurred to me...what am i doing? She came here to borrow something from me, and I ended up apologizing to HER! What's up with that? > > > > Kisses and Nibbles, > > Bunny > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 I'm late on this thread, but here goes: Only nada would look at a picture of me, my cousin and my aunt and say " You and your aunt have such yellow teeth, look how white your cousin's teeth are, " then when I start using whitening products ask me why I'm doing that, can't I see that I'm ruining my teeth with that stuff? I tell her I'm trying to make them less yellow since she said they were yellow in the picture. She says, " oh I was just commenting on the natural hue of your teeth, there's nothing wrong with yellow teeth! " Then I feel stupid and vain for trying to fix it, stupid for " misunderstanding " her first comment, and at the same time upset that I have yellow teeth, then feeling bad about being upset that I have yellow teeth, it goes on and on. And the best part is I get complements all the time from people about how white my teeth are (without whitening products). She is really enough to drive anyone crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 I'm late on this thread, but here goes: Only nada would look at a picture of me, my cousin and my aunt and say " You and your aunt have such yellow teeth, look how white your cousin's teeth are, " then when I start using whitening products ask me why I'm doing that, can't I see that I'm ruining my teeth with that stuff? I tell her I'm trying to make them less yellow since she said they were yellow in the picture. She says, " oh I was just commenting on the natural hue of your teeth, there's nothing wrong with yellow teeth! " Then I feel stupid and vain for trying to fix it, stupid for " misunderstanding " her first comment, and at the same time upset that I have yellow teeth, then feeling bad about being upset that I have yellow teeth, it goes on and on. And the best part is I get complements all the time from people about how white my teeth are (without whitening products). She is really enough to drive anyone crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Oh my gosh...my nada did the exact same thing to me! It's all about appearance with them. Here's another one. Only Nada would.....make a big deal out of putting a pre-made pie in the oven and then an hour later try to claim that she made it from scratch. It was totally ridiculous...I'm not sure who she thought she was impressing....WE are the ones who brought the pies! junkinthere wrote: I'm late on this thread, but here goes: Only nada would look at a picture of me, my cousin and my aunt and say " You and your aunt have such yellow teeth, look how white your cousin's teeth are, " then when I start using whitening products ask me why I'm doing that, can't I see that I'm ruining my teeth with that stuff? I tell her I'm trying to make them less yellow since she said they were yellow in the picture. She says, " oh I was just commenting on the natural hue of your teeth, there's nothing wrong with yellow teeth! " Then I feel stupid and vain for trying to fix it, stupid for " misunderstanding " her first comment, and at the same time upset that I have yellow teeth, then feeling bad about being upset that I have yellow teeth, it goes on and on. And the best part is I get complements all the time from people about how white my teeth are (without whitening products). She is really enough to drive anyone crazy. Kisses and Nibbles, Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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