Just wanted to let you all know we are leaving tomorrow to visit David's dad who lives in Crestview, Florida. Crestview is about 30 min. from Destin,
Florida. We will hopefully get some beach time in as long as the weather cooperates.
We haven't been to see them in almost 4 years. One of the main reasons is David's Step-mother. None of us get along with her. She is overbearing, opinionated, and tries to run things while we are there, when all we want to do is to just chill and relax. Generally speaking, she recruits the women to help her while the men get to sit on their butts and do NOTHING! Well, with all the stress I've been under, I want to sit on my butt and do nothing. I think that me and my daughter (I suspect she will try to get Megan to help her and leave my son Andrew alone) will make ourselves scarce during the times she seeks help. I've often told David they do not need to entertain us - we can take them out and fend for ourselves. And staying in a hotel will not work - it will hurt their feelings. Both He and She knows how we feel, but she claims she was "raised that way" and cannot change.
At any rate, please keep us in your thoughts while we are gone, I am determined to have a good time on my own terms. We should be back late Sunday, hopefully in one peace and not too stressed!
We haven't been to see them in almost 4 years. One of the main reasons is David's Step-mother. None of us get along with her. She is overbearing, opinionated, and tries to run things while we are there, when all we want to do is to just chill and relax. Generally speaking, she recruits the women to help her while the men get to sit on their butts and do NOTHING! Well, with all the stress I've been under, I want to sit on my butt and do nothing. I think that me and my daughter (I suspect she will try to get Megan to help her and leave my son Andrew alone) will make ourselves scarce during the times she seeks help. I've often told David they do not need to entertain us - we can take them out and fend for ourselves. And staying in a hotel will not work - it will hurt their feelings. Both He and She knows how we feel, but she claims she was "raised that way" and cannot change.
At any rate, please keep us in your thoughts while we are gone, I am determined to have a good time on my own terms. We should be back late Sunday, hopefully in one peace and not too stressed!
I do plan on doing things on my schedule which will make things tolerable. At least my husband is
supportive of my feelings - that makes the situation all the more tolerable. So you all know, my FIL is a great guy and is not a problem whatsoever. It's
been hard on him I know because he for a long time thought it was HIS Fault, but both David and I have reassured him he is not a problem. Of course he has no
control over his wife, she has a mind of her own (like many women do apparently! 
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