His grievances are absurd and as the parent here I have no need or desire to justify anything I have done.

I am glad you have the right attitude here!

Pretty much the same kind of thing, Cindy. Also, we generally ate earlier than the kids so our dishes may have been there when he went to cook. I have a dishwasher. He could have rinsed them and put them in there. I have no guilt over not immediately washing my dishes after I ate so that my son living rent free with his wife didn't have to feel uncomfortable. Ungrateful ass.

Nor should you have any guilt. You and your husband weren't their kidnappers. You were their benefactors.

The uncomfortable makes me chuckle at him (not in a mean way; my husband and I are still sponsoring two young adults ourselves). It says a lot about his life has been, that your speed at getting the dishes done even rates among your parental sins.

I did not have perfect parents. I have not been a perfect parent. And SPOILERS: * I did not produce perfect children. *

Dear Laura's Impending Grandchild:

Please be healthy and strong, but maybe get your days and nights mixed up for a little while. Do it for your grandmother, who is itching to spoil you rotten. Also, when you're older, please sigh loudly, and "forget" a lot, when your parents ask you to do a small household chore.

Love,
Your Buffista Fairy Godparents

What Cindy said. Also, maybe pee on them a few times, Impending Grandchild.

Excellent addition, sj.

I realized next week I have the day off after the election. I am getting my haircut next Wed. This is better than 4 years ago when I had to go to work and here people cheer and be excited about the outcome.

If we have 4 more years of the same there will be people at the store who will cheer and be happy. Luckily I don't have to interact with many of them

Smiling at the Impending Grandchild evening the score. Of course, they expect the grandmothers to take over child care when they go back to work since both grandmothers WFH. Too bad my house isn't childproof.

Is 5 the age when kids start to get mean? ltc has never complained about other kids being mean to her until this year.

Also, WHEN the Democrats take over they had better expand the courts, all the federal courts, including the Supreme Court. The voter suppression crap has to end.

I don't remember, sj. I just remember it being the worst when your child is picked on by other kids. Major mama bear mode in those days.

Of course, they expect the grandmothers to take over child care when they go back to work since both grandmothers WFH.

Ummmmm....wow. That's quite the expectation!! I mean it's great if someone can offer that, but...WFH does not mean "can take care of small child"! Much less "*wants* to take care of small child"! Hope they budgeted childcare.

Also, I feel like you can't have been that awful, if they were willing to live with you for long period of time! My parents could offer a free room and say they'd cook and give me a car to boot, and I still wouldn't take it unless I was completely out of other options and had no money!

Hopefully he's just stressed because of pandemic and impending fatherhood and will chill soon.