Meeting the Parents

**cowgirl836** · 02-23-2013, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by carvers4math

When I first met the in-laws, father-in-law told me I had to drink with him. Threw up after two beers and passed out. Mother-in-law has hated me since the beginning. When I was a working mom, how could I let someone else raise my kids? When I was a stay-at-home mom, how could I make my husband be our sole support? Even when her daughter married a creepy guy with a criminal record, she still likes him better than me. Fortunately she lives a long way away.

best part of your story

**State43** · 02-23-2013, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

Another story time! Friend's b-day party last night and he mentions that this weekend his new girlfriend will be meeting his parents for the first time and talked about how nervous everyone was. Made me think of the first time my parents "officially" met my now husband............what are your best stories, whether or not you are still with the person?

Mine - DH (husband) is the youngest of three so by the time we started dating, he was the only one left at home. Me being the oldest of four, the first several dates I went to his house so we could hang out without him being observed like a zoo animal. By the third date he mentioned that his parents thought it was odd that he never came to my house, and I knew the jig was up. I wheedled one more date at his house in, and then agreed that he could come to my house.

He had been to our house once earlier that winter for a sledding party in which while chasing my brother during a game, he fell, cracked open his chin and got a nice scar, so I was already thinking of all the ways things could go wrong. So Friday rolls around and things start off pretty well. Then one of my brother brings in the home videos. He plays the most embarrassing video of me that will ever exist and continues to do so for the next couple hours, along with everyone else chiming in with "remember the time Cowgirl did this amazingly stupid/embarrassing thing?" All the while, this same brother is pretending to hit on DH by making little comments and stroking DH's leg. Why? Who knows, he's my brother, I think embarrassing their sister is part of brother law.
I'm determined to wait out their bedtime so DH and I can, erm, chat. Oh no, "let's play cards!!" Ok, a couple games and they'll go to bed, right? WRONG. The same brother sat next to DH and continued with his strange (normal for him) behavior. At 2AM my mom says it's time for them to go to bed, but being my siblings, they continued to be "thirsty" or need the bathroom, or "forget" something downstairs until I give up and let DH go home......well past his curfew.

Amazingly, DH came back and eventually decided he could put up with it forever.

met my wife's parents on the 2nd date when I picked her up. Totally awkward as we were both late 20's. she moved to Omaha from Florida and was staying with her parents till she found a place. Seeing them both smiling as we left felt like prom all over again. Lucky for me she was cool.

**sambo9907** · 02-23-2013, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Senolcyc

A pre-requisite for my next wife will be no living family members. The first one might still be around had she had that going for her.

Same here. It Really sucks when the parents are divorced, don't get along, and you have to play that game.

**ISUCubswin** · 02-23-2013, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by carvers4math

When I first met the in-laws, father-in-law told me I had to drink with him. Threw up after two beers and passed out. Mother-in-law has hated me since the beginning. When I was a working mom, how could I let someone else raise my kids? When I was a stay-at-home mom, how could I make my husband be our sole support? Even when her daughter married a creepy guy with a criminal record, she still likes him better than me. Fortunately she lives a long way away.

You're a girl?!?!!?

**cowgirl836** · 02-23-2013, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by ISUCubswin

You're a girl?!?!!?

duh

**carvers4math** · 02-23-2013, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by ISUCubswin

You're a girl?!?!!?

Fortunately people don't find it hard to believe in real life, but no one believes it here.

**carvers4math** · 02-23-2013, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

best part of your story

True. And she annoys my husband so much, he's never too big on going to visit.

**DistrictCyclone** · 02-23-2013, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

duh

I figured it out a while ago, too, but I also didn't initially realize she was a girl. She doesn't have a distinctly female name like SaraV or cowgirl836.

**cowgirl836** · 02-23-2013, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone

I figured it out a while ago, too, but I also didn't initially realize she was a girl. She doesn't have a distinctly female name like SaraV or cowgirl836.

I didn't either, but I figured it out before the male/female poll a while ago

**DurangoCy** · 02-23-2013, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by TomTreebow

Don't post much, but I'll toss my hat in the ring.

Few years back I was dating a theater girl and was all set to meet her parents. The day came and plans changed and it ended up that we'd all go to a movie. Piece of cake I thought. Wrong.

We ended up going to High School Musical 3. And her dad was the one enjoying it the most. What I would have given for the normal shotgun or drinking dad.....

This would be a dump-able offense in my opinion.

**demoncore1031** · 02-25-2013, 01:49 AM

my gf's dad is a musician who used to live in L.A. me and him talk music alot and get along great. he tells me about meeting pink floyd, led zeppelin, playing a show with the doors etc. very cool stuff!

my ex of almost 9 years (mother of my 2 sons) was another story. first time i met her parents, her dad is asking me stupid questions and making me nervous. he was a packers fan, so i guess he didnt like me at first. he liked me after we got to know each other, but the first couple months were akward. he used to ask me to go buy him beer. he had diabeetus, so i didnt want to. i always did anyways so i could get on his good side. my ex's mom no speaka english, so that was fun. she kept telling my ex that i need to learn to speak spanish. yeah, right! you're in MY country lady, learn english!! anyways, we would always go to their house for family gatherings (this was in hell paso, tx.) and i would be the only white person there. i'm almost positive they were talking crap about me in spanish. they would be looking at me while they laughed when someone told a joke. pretty sure they wanted to use me as a pinata. these were all nice people, but i felt really weird around them for a while, especially when we would go visit her family in juarez..... but those are crazy stories that should not be shared on here. ok, i will share one.....

we go to her aunts house, and she has a funny looking 20 year old son who has a giant afro. he is into death metal, so he tells me to go to his room to check out his CD collection. get up there and his entire bedroom is covered in swastikas and pictures of hitler. that weirded me out big time! his bedroom door had a giant swastika painted on it. good times.

**SplitIdentity** · 02-25-2013, 08:04 AM

You shoulda punched lil Hitler in the grundy.

Originally Posted by demoncore1031

my gf's dad is a musician who used to live in L.A. me and him talk music alot and get along great. he tells me about meeting pink floyd, led zeppelin, playing a show with the doors etc. very cool stuff!

my ex of almost 9 years (mother of my 2 sons) was another story. first time i met her parents, her dad is asking me stupid questions and making me nervous. he was a packers fan, so i guess he didnt like me at first. he liked me after we got to know each other, but the first couple months were akward. he used to ask me to go buy him beer. he had diabeetus, so i didnt want to. i always did anyways so i could get on his good side. my ex's mom no speaka english, so that was fun. she kept telling my ex that i need to learn to speak spanish. yeah, right! you're in MY country lady, learn english!! anyways, we would always go to their house for family gatherings (this was in hell paso, tx.) and i would be the only white person there. i'm almost positive they were talking crap about me in spanish. they would be looking at me while they laughed when someone told a joke. pretty sure they wanted to use me as a pinata. these were all nice people, but i felt really weird around them for a while, especially when we would go visit her family in juarez..... but those are crazy stories that should not be shared on here. ok, i will share one.....

we go to her aunts house, and she has a funny looking 20 year old son who has a giant afro. he is into death metal, so he tells me to go to his room to check out his CD collection. get up there and his entire bedroom is covered in swastikas and pictures of hitler. that weirded me out big time! his bedroom door had a giant swastika painted on it. good times.