The semantics of pretending you don't know about your shower
My FH is terrible at keeping a secret, especially from me, (which I consider a good thing) and I found out when my shower is. (this sunday)
But since my Mom or sister don't know that he told me, I had to keep up a charade like I didn't know.
But now the 'story' to get us out there is turning into a comedy routine, trying to remember who knows that I know and who doesn't know that I know.
So.
The story is that my parents want to meet my FMIL and FFIL. This is something they have been after us about for months, years.
But FMIL and FFIL know that I know when and where the shower is.
In this concocted story, my future in-laws are supposed to come out to our house from Brooklyn, and then we're supposed to go to my parent's house in Oakdale. But they had to put a twist into it. Once we get there, my Mom will say that my sister has a babysitting emergency in Holbrook and we have to go there instead of going out to lunch.
First off, my Mom would never do such a thing, postpone or cancel lunch with my FH's parents in favor of babysitting.
Second, we know we are not going to be able to fit all the presents in our car if his parents are with us. So now we have to take two cars and tell them we did that because his parents don't want to have to go all the way to our house on the way home. Even though they essentially would be passing right by our town anyway.
I'm coaching my FH on what to say to my Mom to get her to change this whole arrangement into something easier for all of us. But he's not that great a liar (at least, not as good as me![]()
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This is exhausting. We really don't know who we are trying to fool with all this stuff.
But since my Mom or sister don't know that he told me, I had to keep up a charade like I didn't know.
But now the 'story' to get us out there is turning into a comedy routine, trying to remember who knows that I know and who doesn't know that I know.
So.
The story is that my parents want to meet my FMIL and FFIL. This is something they have been after us about for months, years.
But FMIL and FFIL know that I know when and where the shower is.
In this concocted story, my future in-laws are supposed to come out to our house from Brooklyn, and then we're supposed to go to my parent's house in Oakdale. But they had to put a twist into it. Once we get there, my Mom will say that my sister has a babysitting emergency in Holbrook and we have to go there instead of going out to lunch.
First off, my Mom would never do such a thing, postpone or cancel lunch with my FH's parents in favor of babysitting.
Second, we know we are not going to be able to fit all the presents in our car if his parents are with us. So now we have to take two cars and tell them we did that because his parents don't want to have to go all the way to our house on the way home. Even though they essentially would be passing right by our town anyway.
I'm coaching my FH on what to say to my Mom to get her to change this whole arrangement into something easier for all of us. But he's not that great a liar (at least, not as good as me
This is exhausting. We really don't know who we are trying to fool with all this stuff.
