vent: why don't people appreciate kindness?
i'm going with tea-length dresses. the jr bridesmaids' dresses were long. i thought i would be helpful (read STUPID) and offered to take the two jr bms with me when i went to get my dress altered.
a friend of my mom is a former wedding dress maker, and she offered to alter the dresses for FREE. yes, you read it!!!! for FREE!!!!!
i offered to pick up the two girls, drive them to manhattan (mind you, i live in CENTRAL NEW JERSEY) and i get sh!t for it.
i show up to pick up the second niece at 9am as scheduled. and my darling future in-laws are in THEIR PJS!!! my future sil, raises her voice at me, telling me that i didn't call to confirm!!!!!! (the nerve!!!) her husband say, 'yes honey, there was a message on the machine.' she pays him no mind and continues to tell me how she didn't know i was coming.
she looks at her phone saying that there's no caller id of the call. then she says, 'oh, yes. here it is.' BUT DOES NOT APOLOGIZE!!!!!!!
the ONLY reason i didn't tell her to go 'F' herself was because there were two ten-year-old girls in the room. at that moment, i realized that if i walked out, one of my jr bms was going to have a mis-matched dress from everyone else. so i said, 'i forgot something at home. this will give you time to get her together.' and i walked out.
when i came back, i didn't even go inside. i just honked the horn and had the girls come out.
NOT ONLY DID I TAKE THE GIRLS TO GET THEIR DRESSES FIXED, I ALSO FED THESE KIDS. NO ONE, AND I MEAN NO ONE BOTHERED TO SAY, 'GEE, THANKS LIZ FOR SAVING US A BUTT-LOAD OF MONEY.'
what is it with people!!!!! i'm not expecting people to kiss my a$$, i just want a little respect and a thank you, once in a while.
a friend of my mom is a former wedding dress maker, and she offered to alter the dresses for FREE. yes, you read it!!!! for FREE!!!!!
i offered to pick up the two girls, drive them to manhattan (mind you, i live in CENTRAL NEW JERSEY) and i get sh!t for it.
i show up to pick up the second niece at 9am as scheduled. and my darling future in-laws are in THEIR PJS!!! my future sil, raises her voice at me, telling me that i didn't call to confirm!!!!!! (the nerve!!!) her husband say, 'yes honey, there was a message on the machine.' she pays him no mind and continues to tell me how she didn't know i was coming.
she looks at her phone saying that there's no caller id of the call. then she says, 'oh, yes. here it is.' BUT DOES NOT APOLOGIZE!!!!!!!
the ONLY reason i didn't tell her to go 'F' herself was because there were two ten-year-old girls in the room. at that moment, i realized that if i walked out, one of my jr bms was going to have a mis-matched dress from everyone else. so i said, 'i forgot something at home. this will give you time to get her together.' and i walked out.
when i came back, i didn't even go inside. i just honked the horn and had the girls come out.
NOT ONLY DID I TAKE THE GIRLS TO GET THEIR DRESSES FIXED, I ALSO FED THESE KIDS. NO ONE, AND I MEAN NO ONE BOTHERED TO SAY, 'GEE, THANKS LIZ FOR SAVING US A BUTT-LOAD OF MONEY.'
what is it with people!!!!! i'm not expecting people to kiss my a$$, i just want a little respect and a thank you, once in a while.
