Whackadoodle, Weddings and Babies
I can't believe it's been two years since I posted last. I visit nearly everyday but it's been relatively peaceful around here so I haven't posted anything. For the old timers, I'm the SM who deals with the blinged out BM who believes in reptillians and Christ. For the new users, my skid's BM thinks there is a whole underground world filled with half reptile, half human creatures who exit middle earth and walk amongst us. Dick Cheney and dead Elvis, as well as the Beatles are reptile people. She also believes in Jeeesus and one of her favorite things to say is "I'm a Christian and I hope Karma gets you and your ugly f'n wife". She's currently on probation in another state. She may still be married to Weak Chin and it turns out non-sexual sugar daddy (last blog) was just an alcoholic pharmacutical representative who was actually her boyfriend. She was kicked out of his house recently when she called the police on his son and it ended up with fake sugar daddy spending 4 months in jail because he had a warrant for failing to appear on his third DUI and got stuck in there during a pandemic. I gleened all this info using only a first name and a hunch about what jail records to look through. God bless Texas and their public records! I'm pretty proud of myself, I'm retired living in a town of 6,000 so I don't have much to do all day.
Anyway, the last time DH heard from her was a while ago when she left a three part voice mail, recorded while eating something lip smacking and crunchy, telling DH she was ready to get her family back and it was time for him to dump me because she knew I was the mastermind behind it all and I would be heartbroken but she wants to come back. DH of course deleted the message and never responded. After Fake Sugar Daddy kicked her out, she returned to our state and she's now a Pilates! instructor. She's created a few fake social media accounts, probably while she was drunk, that I enjoy trolling. I especially like the Uncle Rico style videos of her doing Pilates! out in a field. They're actually just still screen shots of a video that she's forgotten to crop, taken from a long distance but they're so gloriously awful I can't stop looking at them.
So SS22 has a nice girlfriend who recently moved in with him. Her birth control pills "did not agree with her" and now she's pregnant. The first wedding had to be postponed. I don't know if you've heard about it, but apparently there's some sort of VIRUS going around and we need to SOCIAL DISTANCE and needed to be reminded of these facts every 12 to 13 minutes each and every day. So now the new wedding is approaching. I politely turned down the invite to the bridal shower because I knew Whackadoodle would be there and I didn't want a repeat of the car keying incident or the baseball game showdown that ended with her apologizing for "all the things she didn't remember saying about me but if she did say them she's sorry". Today was the gender reveal. I politely declined the Facetime invite because I'm an introvert and video calls were invented by Satan and DH wasn't available because of a work obligation so they sent me a video. DIL's dad is doing a countdown and I hear a woman shrieking 3, 2,1 trying to speed up the count. Then they pop some sort of cork and I hear more shrieking of "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, IT'S A FRIGGIN BOY A BOY OH MY GAW CAW CAW CAW CAW!!!!" So I texted SS22 to ask who was shrieking, he replies to guess and says she sort of ruined the whole thing by trying to talk over anyone. I have a low tolerance for loud shrieks and I told him she'd better not do that at the wedding after the kiss the bride thing. It's going to be a small backyard wedding, she'll need to do something to be the center of attention but DH thinks it will be a hands in the air for Jesus moment rather than shrieking. Then I get a text from SS22's future MIL congratulating Grandma? and Grandpa on the baby boy to be and there are posts from my MIL about how great grandma is so excited yada yada yada.
So my question and point of this post is......being a childless woman with no blood nieces or nephews, is it normal to not feel excitement about any of this? I mean, I love the SS in my own way, but I'm not his mom and I really just feel like a spectator. I feel neither happiness nor sadness. I've become extraordinarilly introverted lately and while I'm happy for DH because he's really excited, I don't really feel anything else. Am I the weirdo? Has anyone else ever felt this way?
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Not weird at all
Not weird at all - I would feel exactly the same way, especially given your circumstances. I have no children and never wanted any. I was excited for the birth of my niece and I would walk through fire for her. My DH had one grand child when we got together and there may be more in the future - but I am not at all excited about the prospect. We are not particularly close to the skids, so that may have something to do with it. I can relate to feeling like a spectator.
I completely agree about video calls. I am an introvert as well and would rather be in a live group than a video call any day of the week.
Thanks for the update - I always loved your screen name!
Not weird at all
Not weird at all - I would feel exactly the same way, especially given your circumstances. I have no children and never wanted any. I was excited for the birth of my niece and I would walk through fire for her. My DH had one grand child when we got together and there may be more in the future - but I am not at all excited about the prospect. We are not particularly close to the skids, so that may have something to do with it. I can relate to feeling like a spectator.
I completely agree about video calls. I am an introvert as well and would rather be in a live group than a video call any day of the week.
Thanks for the update - I have always loved your screen name!
Oh my goodness, there you are
Oh my goodness, there you are! I used to LUV the stories you told about your Oh So Crazy, Tin Foil Hat wearing, Lizard People Loving BM!
I don't get excited about other people's kids, and think gender reveals are silly attention grabs. I also think as a SM, the less you're involved, the better. I am also CF, and always resented anyone who expected me to feign euphoria about someone else's spawning. IMO, it's a personal thing that shouldn't be commercialized.
Keep gray rocking the baby rabies crowd, and please keep posting and commenting here. Your no nonsense is sorely needed.
Confession
I hate to confess this, but every single time one of our 5 BKs and SKs told us they were expecting (9 gkids, 3ggkids), our response was, "Oh, no!" We might not have said it to their face but we said it to each other. The reason is we know them so well. Lol.
Don't worry about your response. My experience is that the SKs see BM as the real and alpha grandma. We a8re just gift donors.
Nor weird, but your word
Nor weird, but your word choice has me concerned that you might be suffering from depression. Specifically, you stating that you've become extremely introverted and don't feel either way about anything. Is this all relatively new? Do you feel nothing about everything?
It wouldn't be weird to not want to be involed in all the SK shenaniganry, especially with BM being a whackadoodle. But, if those samw feelings bleed out elsewhere, it would be good to look into your own mental health. The state of the world has people feeling all sorts of things, so try to stay mentally healthy.
The OP says she is
The OP says she is introverted, not that she has become more introverted. This is a personality trait, not a mental illness. I'm also an introvert, I haven't participated in one video chat other than work conferences throughout the pandemic because I'd rather stick pins in my eyes. And that's ok.
Same. Except with my very
Same. Except with my very best friend. I can't imagine all this getting together weekly on Zoom with your family to play board games. Ugh.
MIL, who lives in another
MIL, who lives in another state, likes to video chat with DH from family gatherings, especially if one of the skids is here visiting. I actually hide when I hear the ringtone, it's so uncomfortable to me. I've found that if someone questions you and you tell them weren't available because you had to poop they never ask again.
She said she has become
She said she has become "extraordinarily introverted lately" in her last paragraph. I'm not calling introvertedness a mental illness. What I'm pointing out is her word choice makes me think that it may not be her introvertedness, but a sign of depression, which wouldn't be unheard of given the state of affairs currently.
Thank you LT Dad for you
Thank you LT Dad for you concern, I really do appreciate it. I'm good. What happened is I retired from law enforcement and I'm one of those people that when I'm finished with something, that's it. I didn't stay as a reserve and I never really socialized with my co-workers other than at work. I still follow some of them of Facebook but I don't usually interact. Then we moved to a small town with a large religious community of which I don't belong and I've not been able to find a retirement job that interests me so I'm home alone a lot. Which is fine because I have hobbies, although I think DH might be slightly concerned that I've purchased a pair of overalls and also a super soaker to shoot at the annoying ravens that taunt me from the roof. We also live in the country on an acre so I don't really have neighbors to interact with which given the water gun situation might be a good thing. :)
So long as you feel okay,
So long as you feel okay, that's what matters. I've seen many people recently who don't have a history with mental health issues start seeing symptoms creep up, but they don't attribute it to their mental health. When I see something that sounds concerning, I just want to mention it. Sometimes I'm wrong, but I'd rather be wrong than see someone suffer from something they don't understand.
Also, the image I have of you is Ouiser from Steel Magnolias. That's not an insult or anything. Just imagining her as you shooting at birds with a water gun is giving me a chuckle!
I wondered what happened to
I wondered what happened to you. LOL. Your story is unforgettable!
I would feel the same as you. I am childless by choice and an only child so it all ends with me. I simply do not have that natural "joy" for baby-making celebrations or honestly, for SO's granddaughter. I mean, she's a cool little kid, but I don't long for her when she's not around like SO does. And I don't think it's wrong to feel this way; feelings are not wrong.
I am not, and never have been
I am not, and never have been, excited about any of DH's grandchildren.
I don't think you are a weirdo, at all.
I think I will feel the same
I'm getting ready to go through this too. My Ss is getting married this December.
I don't even want to think about the Bridal Shower! I will have to attend. Dh wouldn't have it any other way.
I will feel uncomfortable, to say the least.
I completely understand, I'm
I completely understand, I'm uncomfortable at those things even when I know the person well. Luckily DIL has met Whackadoodle many times and knows she's an unstable nut job. My DH actually explained to SS why I wouldn't be there and he completly understood
It's not weird at all. You'd
It's not weird at all. You'd feel even more disconnected if you had bio(s). At least that's how I feel. I don't wish SS any harm but he's just like a kid that you wave to in your neighbourhood. It is just not the same.