Awkward Family Story: A Little Less Conversation
June 24th, 2009
My entire extended family was sitting together for Christmas dinner when the topic of fidelity came up… great topic for the dinner table I know. So my mom goes off on a rant about a lady she knew who cheated on her husband while they still had young children and ended up marrying the man she had this affair with, and how that was the most despicable thing to do to a family, and how she didn’t know how this lady lived with herself after ruining her first marriage, on and on for about 10 minutes… and my aunt interrupts her to comment, “You do remember that Jim and I met and started our relationship while I was still married with young children with my husband Charles, right?” Awkward.
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This chicken is delicious….
I would have said, “EXACTLY. You’re a skank. Own it.” I don’t like infidelity.
Mom was inappropriate… not a nice conversation for family time..
Everyone’s entitled to a starter marriage. Besides, Auntie could have been legally separated (but not divorced yet) from her husband when she met Charles.
Good on Auntie though for calling out Mom in front of everyone. Sounds like Mom needs to mind her own damn business…
“You do remember that Jim and I met and started our relationship while I was still married with young children with my husband Charles, right?”
To which Mom coldly replied, “Of course.”
Mom should have said, “And you’re proud of that fact?”
Thus, the mom shutteth up…
she totally deserves being offended.
Please pass the sweet potatos.
I bet you could hear a pin drop after that comment.
open mouth, insert foot
Hmmm…wonder WHY the topic of fidelity came up???? ;D
Wow….way to sour the mood at the dinner table, auntie. Apparently you have a special knack for destroying families AND family conversations. LOL
LOL!
Muwahahahahah… WIN!!
Mom, will you pass the “shut the f*** up!”
seriously. apparently mom had a beef that needed airing. Yay christmas!
Awkward, or funny as hell?
funny as hell
That’s awesomely awkward.
ooops, open mouth, insert foot.
No less despicable when the offender is your aunt!
I hate Christmas at Dear Abby’s house.
Me too!! LOL
Amusing little anecdote. Thanks for sharing. You made my day.
Signed,
Charles (the FIRST husband)
You just consistently make me laugh. Thank you.
Your mom is AWESOME!
Hence the reason this family should really be celebrating Festivus instead of Christmas.
…and now it’s time for the feats of strength!
well they’ve already had the airing of grievances, so they might as well bust out the metal pole and do the feats of strength!
ROFL! Festivus! I had forgotten about Festivus!
It’s a Festivus for the rest of us!
And Merry Christmas to All that year.
I like how the aunt says it as if what she did was OK. Good for the mom to tell it like it is.
I agree
I think that’s why the mom told the story in the first place.
Geez – that would just about describe every marriage in my family…
all thats missing is a compound bow. Whoo Ha.
Ahaha, I bet it’s in there somewhere…
Yeah, the mom probably didn’t even remember who it was…thank you aunty for jogging her memory.
“Who did you think I was talking about?” says Mom as she sips her eggnog.
thumbs up!
Well, that ought to shut her up.
P.S. The eggnog part was an especially nice touch.
Well tell us how you really feel mom
Oops, lol!
She was probably talking about her Aunt, which just makes it that more awkward…….priceless
I was going to say this too. And I have to side with mom on this one: aunt sounds like an awful person.
Agreed
Have you walked in her shoes?
That might be going a bit too far. she did something awful, but that doesn’t necessarily make her an awful person.
And there isn’t enough information to make that strong of a judgment, maybe he was severely abusing her and it took finding someone who she thought could protect her to leave him. Who knows.
I do wonder about someone in this situation who would speak up though. Sounds like someone with no guilt.
I think mummy sounds rather horrid for ranting like that at the dinner table.
opionionated rantings are not good manners at such occasions.
awkward, long, drawn out, painful, POUNDING silences are far preferable
The mother was perfectly justified. The aunt, however, deserved every bit of awkwardness.
To which mom replied, “You got a point?”
LM*O! I was thinking the same thing!