Last night we went out to dinner for Jerry's cousin's Confirmation. OK, so the reservation seriously was not until 8:45 p.m. Madeline's bedtime is typically 8. Nice. Anyhow, this is a dinner with like 14 family members. So, let me also preface this with the fact that we did not attend the church service because it was too hard/crazy to get there after work for me. So, we get to the restaurant before everyone else gets there from church. I changed Maddy's diaper, and we fed her some food while we waited for them. Now, let me also preface this story with the fact that MIL had Madeline in her care for the entire day yesterday. I, on the otherhand, got my first contact with my daughter at 6 p.m. So, they all get there and we order and everything. I'm holding Madeline while she babbles away and checks everyone out - smiling the whole time. MIL starts talking to Maddy and says "come over here and let me see you." I ignored her. Then, she gets up and tries to take her from me and I kinda let her know that I really didn't want to give her up. She says, "just for a few minutes." I said, "You had her all day." She still took her and starts talking to her, "are you hungry? do you need a diaper?" Aaaaaahhhhh!!!! I was so mad. I sad to her, "I just fed her an entire jar of food and changed her diaper literally seconds before you got here." She says, "oh, ok. Just checking." Just checking? What the hell is that?????? Just checking. Like I am a complete idiot of a mother.... Whatever.
This was all after she got into with Jerry and told him he was an asshole. As soon as we got in the car to go home we both started bitching about her... If only she wasn't providing the best childcare option in the whole wide world for us!!! :)
No, seriously. Please know that I do totally appreciate and love what she does for Madeline, but it just really upsets me when she questions my parenting abilities or insults the care that I provide for my daughter. If you knew this woman, you would know why it is so easily done. She is THE QUEEN of sarcastic digs and doesn't care if she offends me - you know she gave me the best thing I ever got - her baby. She has this weird mentality about things, and don't think this is just me being judgmental - she actually says these crazy things out loud.
At any rate, dinner was not pleasant and it was a really late night for all of us.
Oh yeah, here's another thing I'm sure you mom's out there will appreciate... So dinner wasn't until 9 p.m. So, I took Maddy there in her pajamas, knowing she would eventually pass out. SIL brings Jenna (granted she did go to church) but she was wearing this black and white and velvety dress with matching tights and cute little hat. SIL, BIL and Jenna actually took their "Christmas card" picture at the restaurant. Jerry and I were wearing jeans and sweatshirts and Maddy's in feety pajamas. Nice. But, I should also note this was seriously just a pizza joint, not a fancy restaurant. I'm not a total slob :)
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