Comments on: Go Ask Aunt Becky

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:21 +0000

I don’t think I could put up with that crap either, truthfully. My mother-in-law stays the hell OUT of my business. Thank sweet baby Jesus, because we do NOT see eye to eye.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:15:58 +0000

My mom and my grandma BOTH married momma’s boys. I forget what my grandma did, but they got married later in life, so I think the MIL just died.

My mom told my dad that she’d been single a lot longer than she’d been married, and she didn’t mind going back. If his mom wouldn’t stay the hell out of the house and keep her mouth shut, she’d let the MIL have her son back. My dad chose my mom.

(I can’t put up with ANY of that crap, which is why I am apparently still single.)

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:04:56 +0000

Totally hate the sports noise too. The commentators annoy the shit out of me but Dave isn’t super-annoying. I’m lucky, I guess.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:20 +0000

I grew up in a house where my father was a crazy, screen-yelling football watcher, and it has made me forever hate the sport. I can’t stand the sounds of it on the tv, even if nobody is yelling, and I think it’s the reason I can’t really abide by loud noises in general. I think the suggestions offered are good: build and soundproof a man cave (but be sure he doesn’t start to live down there…you don’t want to lose him altogether); send him off to a sports bar, since he’s sure to have more fun with like-minded people anyway; set up a rotating schedule with his friends so you only put up with it once a month or so…or not at all. You can get together with your girlfriends for a meal or shopping or a movie. If he’s at your house anyway, he can be in charge of the kids while he’s there!

By: Mrs Soup

Mrs Soup — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:17:53 +0000

I’m lucky in that my MIL and I have gotten a better relationship in the last year. Since she moved closer. Which is CRAZY and I *love* it. She’s amazingly awesome now.

My sister-in-law’s mother-in-law though….that lady is a MAJOR piece of work…

By: 3xE

3xE — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:11:03 +0000

A good fallback to get away, if you are a sports widow as most of us seem to be, is to do crafty things. I’m not a scrapbooker or crafter in any realistic sense of the word. My next plan for hanging with the wives is to decorate a t-shirt. A plain white tee with fancy script on the front- in Sharpie, of course- that says “Go Team.” The back will have “We’re Number 1″ like it’s someone’s last name and jersey number. This makes it appropriate for any sport or team, and if the other wives like it enough, I have a craft for the next week- making them each one.

By: 3xE

3xE — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:04:17 +0000

My husband’s friends all get together on Sunday (and Saturday if the college game is good enough). The wives get shuffled into the living room with the children (ick) and the men hang in another room to watch the games. Occasionally the men and children flow from room to room looking for attention, a change of scenery, or a snack. It’s an ordeal lasting 3-8 hours every Sunday. For soccer, which only 2 husbands are serious about, they meet at a sports bar and watch the Premier League (Arsenal v. Liverpool is a hot topic in my house). I bring a laptop, a book, and a Starbucks giftcard to have an excuse to leave- “working on something.”

By: Cat

Cat — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:03:34 +0000

You can’t change a sports fanatic. I live in the deep south, I’m surrounded by them, I am one, and I was married to one.

Your best bet is to find someone who likes the same sports teams and has a bigger, nicer TV. Facilitate a friendship. Wave as your husband leaves on the weekends. Sports bar is also an option. Or maybe you could split custody of the TV? Every other weekend or something.

By: Mad Woman

Mad Woman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:33:23 +0000

As if I wasn’t laughing hard enough when I read “fuck me seven ways from sunday”…but then you had to use Sheila and Bill?! Sheila is my mother’s name and she just married a guy named Bill. If his mother wasn’t already dead, I’d think you’d been writing about them!

By: Gunfighter

Gunfighter — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:06:19 +0000

Bwaaahahahahahahaha!