Things you wish you could say

[BigBlueHen53]

Do people really nose around that much?

Not "people." A relative that moved in very close to us in what used to be open pasture. For years, we have fled the scene on T-day and gone to a very nice restaurant about 2.5 hours away in order to avoid the relatives. This year we're staying home and hoping for a quiet dinner, just the 4 of us. The relative will probably come over expecting to be welcomed with open arms. She's one of those people who needs no invitation and to whom it doesn't occur to call or text and ask first. I just wish I could say Go away, we're not entertaining. Her brother, my husband, actually feels the same way. We're just not very sociable. Couple of hermits, that's us.

 

[notabitail]

Not "people." A relative that moved in very close to us in what used to be open pasture. For years, we have fled the scene on T-day and gone to a very nice restaurant about 2.5 hours away in order to avoid the relatives. This year we're staying home and hoping for a quiet dinner, just the 4 of us. The relative will probably come over expecting to be welcomed with open arms. She's one of those people who needs no invitation and to whom it doesn't occur to call or text and ask first. I just wish I could say Go away, we're not entertaining. Her brother, my husband, actually feels the same way. We're just not very sociable. Couple of hermits, that's us.

You could actually just tell her to go away. The other thing I just thought of is hide the real food and serve leftovers.

 

[FrostRanger]

You could actually just tell her to go away. The other thing I just thought of is hide the real food and serve leftovers.

Agreed, I'd just tell her straight up you're not entertaining. If she gets butthurt over it, tough, that's completely on her. If you just show up unannounced you can't just invite yourself

Edit: grr, mobile typing

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Reminder: not a chat thread. Thanks, friends.

 

[tripletfeb]

Not "people." A relative that moved in very close to us in what used to be open pasture. For years, we have fled the scene on T-day and gone to a very nice restaurant about 2.5 hours away in order to avoid the relatives. This year we're staying home and hoping for a quiet dinner, just the 4 of us. The relative will probably come over expecting to be welcomed with open arms. She's one of those people who needs no invitation and to whom it doesn't occur to call or text and ask first. I just wish I could say Go away, we're not entertaining. Her brother, my husband, actually feels the same way. We're just not very sociable. Couple of hermits, that's us.

Reminder: not a chat thread. Thanks, friends.

Hope that's not aimed at this thread. People were just trying to help you and it would be very rude to post that

 

[notabitail]

Hope that's not aimed at this thread. People were just trying to help you and it would be very rude to post that

I don't think she was trying to be rude. I think she was trying to keep this from getting hijacked and turned into the "How to Defeat Your Relatives on Thanksgiving" thread.

 

[RoyalChick]

I don't think she was trying to be rude. I think she was trying to keep this from getting hijacked and turned into the "How to Defeat Your Relatives on Thanksgiving" thread.

Yes. That ^^^

 

[BoundlessLove]

That I didn’t miss the 70th Anniversary last year of
“White Christmas” when certain theaters were playing it on the big screen.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't think she was trying to be rude. I think she was trying to keep this from getting hijacked and turned into the "How to Defeat Your Relatives on Thanksgiving" thread.

Thank you, this was my intention. I do appreciate all the suggestions. Let's move on.

 

[SkyAJK]

Things I wish I could say ......

My dogs did not bark their head off whenever people walk pass our house on their daily walk with their dogs

My chickens are healthy, and not scream so much

I have stop procrastinating & getting back to do swimming again - I don't like the smell of the swimming pool, it takes a few days to get that off.