Some people!
 ) and we hear small updates about Josh at family gatherings. From the updates- I was never sure if he found himself or was still looking. 
We had heard he was visiting his parents- but- I was suprised to open the front door and find him on our porch. The first words out of his mouth were " What's with the crippled dog". Huh? Max was in the garage lounging. Seems Josh had come in through the garage door- and was startled by the crippled dog... so he came to the front door. 
Ok- first of all - as I told Josh- Max is not crippled. He is recovering from a spinal injury. And the only real sign of a problem is when he gets up. Still a bit of a struggle. Anyhow- we invited him in, and, three glasses of iced tea and five raisin oatmeal cookies later, all he had talked about was how "stupid" we were to have put "that kind of money into a dog" . I was ready to paste him. No matter how we tried to lead the subject down another path- he kept going on and on about it. 
FINALLY, he had to leave. His parents would be wondering where he was. ( I BET they were enjoying the peace and quiet !) He is a blowfish. He has done it all and seen it all. But, from what we can figure, he just goes from job to job, and has been divorced a couple of times. He is 53. After he left, I asked John why he wasn't more upset about Josh's comments about us, and Max. He said he wasn't going to waste time or energy worrying about it. His comments meant nothing because we didn't respect him or value his advise. Personally- I'm just wishing Max would have peed on HIS foot! |
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Quote: His comments meant nothing because we didn't respect him or value his advise.
Your husband is a very wise man! Many of us need to study that lesson..me included. |
| Wow! How did you keep from slugging him?? I have a cousin pretty similar - a BIG know-it-all, done-it-all character. Your husband was right - you just basically have to ignore people like that. You can pick your friends but you can't pick your relatives!
As for why you spent "that kind of money on a dog," after a few minutes I would have just said - it's none of your business!!! |
that would be my brother.  |
| I probably would have kicked him out.
Hopefully you can go another 30 years without seeing him.  |
| I would love to say something very nasty I just can't think of it in English....only Hungarian.
You should have told him that you were glad he liked those dog biscuits.  |
| Id say you married a very good and smart man....somethings are only worth thinking and not saying.....
then again....maybe not |
| That's the kind of thing that you don't have to put up with with family. I think you should be able to be honest and up front with your siblings but if they make you uncomfortable, there's no reason to tolerate it just to be nice. I'm not saying you have to be nasty but saying something like, "Well, since it appears you have nothing more to talk about, I think our visit is over." There's no reason to sit there and take it in your own home.
If it were my own sister, I'd tell her to shut up, give her a shove like when we were kids and maybe throw her shoe outside and then lock her out when she went to get it, giggling and watching from the window, of course. We just have that kind of relationship, lol. |
| as someone pointed out a few days ago- you can't pick your
relatives. So true. I swear there is at least one in every family. I would have had some words for him, but I'm not the queen of tact. I may have pointed out that the dog had surgery and yet HE is still emotionally/socially crippled -is he going to fix that? Shellie |
| boy i hear you loud and clear!! every is telling me how could you spend 3,000. on derby the dumpster dog!!!!urrrrrrrrrrrrrr |
suzptcruise wrote: boy i hear you loud and clear!! every is telling me how could you spend 3,000. on derby the dumpster dog!!!!urrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Awww-- doesn't it just make you steam?????!!!! MYOB comes to mind... |
| You've done your good deed for the year and put up with his visit. If he happens to come over again, just say you are sorry but you are meeting someone and just getting ready to leave. Or don't answer the door.
And remember that his wonderful personality is the reason that he is alone and lonely. |
If he is the only one of your husband's family like that it is your little price to pay for him. If your husband is the only one that is not like that, you rescued him.  Nest time he shows up on your door step tell him you are going to throw up, then make gaggy noises.  |
liz rodes wrote: If he is the only one of your husband's family like that it is your little price to pay for him. If your husband is the only one that is not like that, you rescued him.
Nest time he shows up on your door step tell him you are going to throw up, then make gaggy noises. John - my husband is a gem. For the most part his family is normal Josh is one of a kind. |
| Your husband is a smart man.....................but I would have BLASTED the jerk ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Your husband definately had the upper hand there - me, I would of started shouting and screaming at him how dare he etc etc - but of course I would of lost my dignity. What goes around comes around, he'll see the error of his ways one day |
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