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re: Shift workers.....dealing with family and missing holidays cause you are working
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:48 am to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:48 am to TbirdSpur2010
Yeah we can never get his parents to come on our side of town to visit...and it's only like 45 minutes away. We always have to travel to them. And when we've suggested stopping by on a regular weekend to visit...they all of a sudden get moody about it and have other plans. Even though they are retired and have much more free time than we do.
I can remember when we first moved to Scottsdale and his mom whining about how far away we would be to them. I had to bite my tongue and not say "umm, hello, my parents are 1400 miles away...I'm sure they would be plenty glad to only be 45 minutes away from me and not whine about it"
I can remember when we first moved to Scottsdale and his mom whining about how far away we would be to them. I had to bite my tongue and not say "umm, hello, my parents are 1400 miles away...I'm sure they would be plenty glad to only be 45 minutes away from me and not whine about it"
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:08 am to lsunurse
Exactly. I don't get it at all with her folks.
At least neither set of parents has started getting on our case for not having kids yet.
At least neither set of parents has started getting on our case for not having kids yet.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 5:36 am to lsunurse
Just tell your MIL to pay you your salary so you quit your job and make all family functions. Plus you can make her some grandchildren with your new free time.
I told my MIL that when I worked shift work. She was not excited about my comment, but she got the picture.
I told my MIL that when I worked shift work. She was not excited about my comment, but she got the picture.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 7:20 am to lsunurse
I'm not sure if it is this way at your hospital, but for us we got to pick two holidays out of the four to work. I always wanted off Christmas and Thanksgiving. I always worked Mardi Gras and Easter. I could always fit a trip to church in somewhere too. And plus Mardi Gras brought in all the crazy psych patients and you know how much I loved those 
Posted on 3/31/15 at 7:53 am to lsunurse
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Yeah we can never get his parents to come on our side of town to visit...and it's only like 45 minutes away. We always have to travel to them. And when we've suggested stopping by on a regular weekend to visit...they all of a sudden get moody about it and have other plans. Even though they are retired and have much more free time than we do.
I can remember when we first moved to Scottsdale and his mom whining about how far away we would be to them. I had to bite my tongue and not say "umm, hello, my parents are 1400 miles away...I'm sure they would be plenty glad to only be 45 minutes away from me and not whine about it"
This is a troubling sign that needs to be addressed now or it will cause a long term problem for you. I have to ask, why has your husband not addressed this directly with his mom? He should not put you in the awkward position of having to deal with her passive aggression on an ongoing basis. he needs to handle things.
He should directly address the issue of them not ever coming to visit your side of town even though they are retired. some men haven't learned to cut the chord. The bible says a man should leave his father and mother and become one with the wife. he needs to step up.
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