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Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
Thu Dec 26, 2019, 09:16 PM Dec 2019

Have you ever screamed at your in law(s)?

This holiday season we have been exposed to people that might set us off. Especially those personalities that we might clash with. Curious how many of us have ever screamed at an in-law, despite how ill advised it probably was.


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4 (33%)
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8 (67%)
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Have you ever screamed at your in law(s)? (Original Post) Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 OP
Yes, I have. Kath2 Dec 2019 #1
It did me no good in the long run... Still In Wisconsin Dec 2019 #2
To the former, it never does, and to the latter: always. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #3
I never once raised my voice at my mother-in-law, madaboutharry Dec 2019 #4
I scream at no one... Harker Dec 2019 #5
My father-in-law didn't speak English Generic Brad Dec 2019 #6
Hell to the NO! No. I would never dream of it. LakeArenal Dec 2019 #7
Nope. Been angry but I don't scream at people much. More swallow it with in-laws. Shrike47 Dec 2019 #8
I admire most people who have more self control than I Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #9
Yes. I have screamed at their racism and other bigotry. Doodley Dec 2019 #10
Not the current ones Runningdawg Dec 2019 #11
Yes... The Figment Dec 2019 #12
Yes actually, elleng Dec 2019 #13
What in-laws? PasadenaTrudy Dec 2019 #14
No screaming, but some harsh words were exchanged n/t Shrek Dec 2019 #15

madaboutharry

(40,238 posts)
4. I never once raised my voice at my mother-in-law,
Thu Dec 26, 2019, 09:22 PM
Dec 2019

but there was never an in-law more deserving of being yelled at. She’s been gone for some time. I sometimes regret not letting her know I was on to her.

Generic Brad

(14,276 posts)
6. My father-in-law didn't speak English
Thu Dec 26, 2019, 09:27 PM
Dec 2019

He was a nice man who wouldn't have hurt a fly. There was no reason for us to ever raise our voices towards each other. Shouting doesn't help you understand a different language!

 

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
9. I admire most people who have more self control than I
Thu Dec 26, 2019, 10:11 PM
Dec 2019

Quite possibly very different in laws too, lol

Runningdawg

(4,527 posts)
11. Not the current ones
Fri Dec 27, 2019, 12:18 AM
Dec 2019

But my first husband's father - and his brother YES
3 drunks who never knew when to STFU

elleng

(131,246 posts)
13. Yes actually,
Fri Dec 27, 2019, 02:12 AM
Dec 2019

5? years ago, re: considering O'Malley, @ first Thanksgiving together, at their house, in MD, 'new' as a family.

Later that evening I apologized, was clearly forgiven.

Mentioned it this year when we met up in front of daughter + son in law's new house pre-Christmas party, I mentioned it after we noticed a Bernie sticker on a family member's car; I was 'forgiven' again, we laughed and agreed 'no politics' talk, and the evening went very nicely.

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