Re: The Ridiculous Things BP Parents Say

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Here is one: " Grace just doesn't have the wisdom I do. " This was

said to my MIL. Nice, nada, real nice. One day, hopefully I too will

have the wisdom to call my daughter's MIL and bash her. Yes, this is

truly the goal I will aspire to. (LOL)

Also, nada said I am " a work in progress. " As opposed to WHAT? A

finished product of perfection? Who isn't a work in progress? At

least I'm MAKING progress, unlike nada, who seems to get worse and

worse.

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> > Whether to enlighten or make us laugh, I thought it would be

> > entertaining to start a post of " ridiculous things our BP parent

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> > have said. " Here is my contribution:

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> > " You only let us come over when it's convenient for you! "

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[Guest guest]

My Grannada hides behind her tharapist alot, as in " My therapist

says____ " . Her most recent is that her therapist says she has the

right to demand respect in her own house. Or from her family. Or from

friends. or from door-to-door salesmen and the poor checkout girl in

the grocery store.

She didn't like it when I pointed out that ALL adults have to earn

respect, and that most of them won't give it if they're not treated

with it. She got all different kinds of offended cuz I guess somewhere

I'd said she was disrespectful, but I don't recall that part of the

conversation. I actually found the whole thing rather amusing.

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These are sooo awesome. Thanks for prompting us all to reflect on the

absurdities of a borderline. I think humor is good for the soul and

being able to detach and ponder these insanities is a sign of NOT being

crazy like them. Dh and I do this regularly w/fun nada stuff.

One of my favorites quotes nada says like all the time- I mean like a

million freaking times to soooo many people- " Just get over it! " This

coming from a woman who is still mad at her dead mother for criticizing

the casket nada picked out for my dead father's funeral over 25 years

ago. Just get over it nada. Same woman who still holds a grudge against

psycho uncle who stole money from them when my dad was dieing almost 30

years ago. Oh I could go on and on and on and on about the brilliant

ways nada just gets over things. Just get over it! LOL.

Grandfada, nada's dad and the one who seems more bpish to me, also said

to auntie one time that " It's just not Christian for Kerrie to be so

unforgiving. " when referring to my nada and my relationship- as though

he understood what was in my heart and what I have and have not

forgiven. Anyway, I think this is hysterical coming from a man who

still refers to his paternal grandparents as 'the bit & h and the

b@$tard.' People who've been dead for well over 40 years-lol. Hmm. Yes,

I could learn a lot about Christian forgiveness from the likes of him.

NOT!

Another one that I found hysterical was when nada was quoting to me

about reading that forgiveness was much less about other people and

more about setting yourself free. She said this to me on the phone last

summer when I was really good at setting boundaries and I suppose she

thought I was having issues w/forgiveness and her which was NOT the

case at all- more like boundary setting which bp's hate. Anyway, then

in March when her fiance killed himself she begged and pleaded for MY

forgiveness (and of course had to add in the absurd- " And I forgive you

too. " ), but I got the coup de gras w/saying 'last year nada you told me

forgiveness is much less about the other person and more about you

setting you free. I couldn't agree more.' And thereby sidestepping any

notion that I had to step up and apologize or ask what the hell she

meant w/forgiving me-lol- that was about her being free according to

her own words the summer before. She doesn't need me for that one- lol.

Let's see. Here's some fun ones that dh and I love to share together

behind nada's back. BPs love everything big and nada has the biggest

blue bowl EVER for mixing. I mean honestly, I've never seen a bigger

bowl in my entire life! Its plastic and when dh and I were engaged she

just bought it out and was showing it off- look how big it is, blah,

blah, blah. Anyway, dh said 'What do you plan on doing w/that bowl?

Blocking out the sun and holding some third world nation hostage?'-

ROFL. That's when I knew he could hold his own as nada had to laugh

too. Of course she got him a big blue bowl for Christmas that year,

just not one as big as her's.

One that dh loves that I said was a few years back nada started having

some arthritis issues or some kind of joint inflamation problems in her

hands. Anyway she was talking to us about it and the tip of her

forefinger was just bent over and arched, wouldn't go up straight, and

of course bps can make everything a big deal and I've always been kindn

of the funny one although all bad too in the family. I just popped out

with " oh, that's probably the result of pointing the finger at other

people too much. " - ROFL-dh and I just died laughing and she had a

nervous laugh about that one.

There was a while nada was actually incharge of departments at work,

very scarey, and was on this firing spree- fired like 5 or 6 people in

a year's time span or something absurd. That was right when the

Apprentice was on air first season and so dh started saying whenever he

was around her " Hey " or " You're fired! "

Grandnada's favorite absurd quote- 'sitting in a church don't no more

make you a Christian than sitting in a hen house will make you a

chicken.' Ugh. Do I even need to ellaborate on the absurdity of this

statement coming from a witchy-poo-queen grandnada?

Just a few. Have like a gazillion more dh and I laugh about a lot.

Thanks for starting this thread.

Kerrie

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> Whether to enlighten or make us laugh, I thought it would be

> entertaining to start a post of " ridiculous things our BP parent(s)

> have said. " Here is my contribution:

>

> " You only let us come over when it's convenient for you! "

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[Guest guest]

I love your husband's reply on the blue blow. Sure helps to see the

ridiculous in situations.

[Guest guest]

Ok. Here's one of my favorite nada stories.

My nada was taking her nightly shower and washing her hair when the

power went out. When she openned her eyes it was pitch black. She

screamed, " Help, , help. I'm blind!!! "

[Guest guest]

LOL -- that's TOO HILARIOUS!!!

It seems like nadas just lack that " common sense " gene sometimes....

I'm SO loving this thread!

Shana

Re: The Ridiculous Things BP Parents Say

To: WTOAdultChildren1

> Ok. Here's one of my favorite nada stories.

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> power went out. When she openned her eyes it was pitch black.

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> screamed, " Help, , help. I'm blind!!! "

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[Guest guest]

Kerrie,

YOUR DH IS HILARIOUS! I haven't laughed that hard in a while!

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> > Whether to enlighten or make us laugh, I thought it would be

> > entertaining to start a post of " ridiculous things our BP parent(s)

> > have said. " Here is my contribution:

> >

> > " You only let us come over when it's convenient for you! "

> >

>

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I was a 14 year old with my first tube of red lipstick

Nada laughed when I put on red lipstick and told me

You look like a chicken going north

For those that did not grow up on a farm (and are not cruel) my face looked

like the back end of a chicken and my mouth (red lipstick) looked like a

chicken's a**hole.

Whatta sweetie !!

[Guest guest]

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Yes, I think he's very hysterical too. He definitely keeps me on my

toes and very grounded. He really does keep things in perspective.

Just last night he started in on a story and did the stop, ya know

what I mean? Like people start telling stories and then stop and

say 'oh no, this is just too bad to repeat.' and it graits on my

nerves when people do that, but I've learned the less interested I am

in what they have to say the more they just have to say it and so I

did that reverse psychology on him. Anyway, he was sharing how he

wanted to send a 'gift' to nada for Christmas saying 'since you miss

the grandkids so much, we thought we'd send you something to remember

them by' and fill up the box w/dirty diapers. ROFL. That guy just

kills me sometimes.

Kerrie

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> > > Whether to enlighten or make us laugh, I thought it would be

> > > entertaining to start a post of " ridiculous things our BP parent

(s)

> > > have said. " Here is my contribution:

> > >

> > > " You only let us come over when it's convenient for you! "

> > >

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[Guest guest]

CD,

It must have been JUNGLE RED!!! LOL

(she was just jealous b/c you were so beautiful and young)

Re: The Ridiculous Things BP Parents Say

I was a 14 year old with my first tube of red lipstick

Nada laughed when I put on red lipstick and told me

You look like a chicken going north

For those that did not grow up on a farm (and are not cruel) my face looked like

the back end of a chicken and my mouth (red lipstick) looked like a chicken's

a**hole.

Whatta sweetie !!

[Guest guest]

>> 5. " Why can't we have a relationship like other mother's and

daughters? "

And my nada's twist on #5 - All mothers and daughters have their

differences!

Sylvia

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Trish and Liz, My nada was saying the same things!~ Oh My GOSH this

gets better and better! I was sharing all these posts w/ dh and he

reminded me of 2 more! " I wasn't going to tell you but...(fill in

the blank her like I was fake sick again) " and " My love is

unconditional " I just love all these you guys We are getting a good

laugh over here! Love Lizzy

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> > > > 1. " I deserve some respect, I'm your mother "

> > > > 2. " Can't you see that you are the most important person in

the

> > world to

> > > > me? "

> > > > 3. " You are no longer part of my family "

> > > > 4. " Why do you do things to hurt me? "

> > > > 5. " Why can't we have a relationship like other mother's

and

> > daughters? "

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> > > > AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE..........

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> > > > 6. " Have you joined a cult? "

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> > > > Enjoy !!

> > > > KW

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Lizzy, " I wasn't going to tell you but. . . " really pisses me off. As

if nada has any kind of filtering device to control the garbage that

comes out of her mouth. My nada always uses that to drop some drama

bomb. She doesn't have any fake illnesses though, she usually just

saves up nasty information (somebody died, somebody's got a horrible

disease, whatever) and drops it later just to annoy you. I've

actually gotten pretty brazen and when I hear that line, I just say,

" THEN DON'T! " It doesn't make you any friends, but I'm SOOOO tired of

getting drama dumped on me.

Trish

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> > > > > 1. " I deserve some respect, I'm your mother "

> > > > > 2. " Can't you see that you are the most important person in

> the

> > > world to

> > > > > me? "

> > > > > 3. " You are no longer part of my family "

> > > > > 4. " Why do you do things to hurt me? "

> > > > > 5. " Why can't we have a relationship like other mother's

> and

> > > daughters? "

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> > > > > AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE..........

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> > > > > 6. " Have you joined a cult? "

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> > > > > Enjoy !!

> > > > > KW

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