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7 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

OK got a genuine gripe to put in here. As mentioned on the world of woman thread, MrsD's brother left his wife and moved up here a month and a half ago. He's got a job, a flat and is nearly 50. I'm going to preface this with the fact he was born with very mild brain damage, and although he wouldn't be first pick on the pub quiz team, he's a generally functioning member of society. 

 

The whole situation is starting to get on my tits now. He can't do anything. I've had to install his washing machine, put up a curtain rail and Mrs D and his mum have arranged everything for him. His stuff was all moved when he was in work and I lugged the rest of the bags with minimal assistance from him. He went from livng with mum, to living with dad, to living with cuntwife so don't think he's ever actually had to fend for himself. He's at ours for tea multiple times a week; he's a unit and is eating and drinking us out of house and home. Ive stopped having beers in because half of them end up in him. He keeps mentioning the takeaway he bought for us last month as a thank you for everything we've done . 

 

He's now got profiles on our netflix, disney and deezer accounts and hasn't offered a penny towards them (principle, not price the issue here) he watches on a 42" telly we've given him, instead of having it in our bedroom which was the plan, but is constantly moaning he can't get the sound on his bluray player to work through it. 

 

I've told MrsD that when we're back in work in September it needs to stop because I can't be having him round when I'm trying to work of an evening. He needs to start building a life for himself, I've sent him links to various social clubs  spurs related things (he's a Tottenham fan) and encouraged him to get to know his new work colleagues. Its only been a month since he's been up so I'm probably being really harsh but my whole summer holidays has been spent sorting his life out and I'm approaching the end of my tether. 

 

He's family though whaddayagonnado?

 

End rant. 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

OK got a genuine gripe to put in here. As mentioned on the world of woman thread, MrsD's brother left his wife and moved up here a month and a half ago. He's got a job, a flat and is nearly 50. I'm going to preface this with the fact he was born with very mild brain damage, and although he wouldn't be first pick on the pub quiz team, he's a generally functioning member of society. 

 

The whole situation is starting to get on my tits now. He can't do anything. I've had to install his washing machine, put up a curtain rail and Mrs D and his mum have arranged everything for him. His stuff was all moved when he was in work and I lugged the rest of the bags with minimal assistance from him. He went from livng with mum, to living with dad, to living with cuntwife so don't think he's ever actually had to fend for himself. He's at ours for tea multiple times a week; he's a unit and is eating and drinking us out of house and home. Ive stopped having beers in because half of them end up in him. He keeps mentioning the takeaway he bought for us last month as a thank you for everything we've done . 

 

He's now got profiles on our netflix, disney and deezer accounts and hasn't offered a penny towards them (principle, not price the issue here) he watches on a 42" telly we've given him, instead of having it in our bedroom which was the plan, but is constantly moaning he can't get the sound on his bluray player to work through it. 

 

I've told MrsD that when we're back in work in September it needs to stop because I can't be having him round when I'm trying to work of an evening. He needs to start building a life for himself, I've sent him links to various social clubs  spurs related things (he's a Tottenham fan) and encouraged him to get to know his new work colleagues. Its only been a month since he's been up so I'm probably being really harsh but my whole summer holidays has been spent sorting his life out and I'm approaching the end of my tether. 

 

He's family though whaddayagonnado?

 

End rant. 

 

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5 hours ago, Captain Turdseye said:

*Puts on Tony Moanero hat*
 

 

What takeaway did he buy you? And what did you have?

Chinese. I had Singapore vermicelli.

5 hours ago, General Dryness said:

Isn't your missus french? Is he french? Tell him to fuck off back to France.

They're both duel nationality, he doesn't currently have a passport. No doubt I'll fill that form in too. 

5 hours ago, Anubis said:

Take him on a field trip to ASDA. Show him the ready meal section and bid farewell with the words “run wild and free, my padawan.”

He bought a big daddy steak from Aldi about a week ago and hasn't eaten it yet because he's been at ours. 

51 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Tough one Paulie. Whats the missus saying about it? Is she agreeing with you are is she all in on carrying on helping him function? If she's siding with you then she needs to talk with him. Failing that, Vlads idea's pretty solid. 

 

Is he on dating sites and stuff? Get him on them pronto. 

She's all in on getting him set up, there just doesn't seem to be a point where we say, "Right, you need to do this now." He's had a bad time the last few years with his marriage and it was her idea that he moved to Liverpool as he'd at least have us who he knows. Get him on tinder, what an idea. 

38 minutes ago, Rico1304 said:

Just come on to him one night.  He’ll either shit himself and you’ll never see him again or you’ll get a fuck out of it. 

He can't handle me at my worst so he doesn't deserve me at my best. 

35 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

 

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If anyone is looking for a Foster man I have a number. 

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I've said my piece. 

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8 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

OK got a genuine gripe to put in here. As mentioned on the world of woman thread, MrsD's brother left his wife and moved up here a month and a half ago. He's got a job, a flat and is nearly 50. I'm going to preface this with the fact he was born with very mild brain damage, and although he wouldn't be first pick on the pub quiz team, he's a generally functioning member of society. 

 

The whole situation is starting to get on my tits now. He can't do anything. I've had to install his washing machine, put up a curtain rail and Mrs D and his mum have arranged everything for him. His stuff was all moved when he was in work and I lugged the rest of the bags with minimal assistance from him. He went from livng with mum, to living with dad, to living with cuntwife so don't think he's ever actually had to fend for himself. He's at ours for tea multiple times a week; he's a unit and is eating and drinking us out of house and home. Ive stopped having beers in because half of them end up in him. He keeps mentioning the takeaway he bought for us last month as a thank you for everything we've done . 

 

He's now got profiles on our netflix, disney and deezer accounts and hasn't offered a penny towards them (principle, not price the issue here) he watches on a 42" telly we've given him, instead of having it in our bedroom which was the plan, but is constantly moaning he can't get the sound on his bluray player to work through it. 

 

I've told MrsD that when we're back in work in September it needs to stop because I can't be having him round when I'm trying to work of an evening. He needs to start building a life for himself, I've sent him links to various social clubs  spurs related things (he's a Tottenham fan) and encouraged him to get to know his new work colleagues. Its only been a month since he's been up so I'm probably being really harsh but my whole summer holidays has been spent sorting his life out and I'm approaching the end of my tether. 

 

He's family though whaddayagonnado?

 

End rant. 

 

Why do I have visions of Charles Hawtrey in Carry on Camping?

 

It's a tough position to be in and I don't envy you. Is your Mrs onside with you, him, or is she just waiting to see how things pan out?.

 

Personally, I'd make some excuse that you're going to be busy for the next few days, or take your Mrs away for the weekend if you can, that way he'll have to fend for himself during that time and then see what happens. It could be a start anyway.

 

Failing that, you could just do a Terry Scott from the same film.

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

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8 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

OK got a genuine gripe to put in here. As mentioned on the world of woman thread, MrsD's brother left his wife and moved up here a month and a half ago. He's got a job, a flat and is nearly 50. I'm going to preface this with the fact he was born with very mild brain damage, and although he wouldn't be first pick on the pub quiz team, he's a generally functioning member of society. 

 

The whole situation is starting to get on my tits now. He can't do anything. I've had to install his washing machine, put up a curtain rail and Mrs D and his mum have arranged everything for him. His stuff was all moved when he was in work and I lugged the rest of the bags with minimal assistance from him. He went from livng with mum, to living with dad, to living with cuntwife so don't think he's ever actually had to fend for himself. He's at ours for tea multiple times a week; he's a unit and is eating and drinking us out of house and home. Ive stopped having beers in because half of them end up in him. He keeps mentioning the takeaway he bought for us last month as a thank you for everything we've done . 

 

He's now got profiles on our netflix, disney and deezer accounts and hasn't offered a penny towards them (principle, not price the issue here) he watches on a 42" telly we've given him, instead of having it in our bedroom which was the plan, but is constantly moaning he can't get the sound on his bluray player to work through it. 

 

I've told MrsD that when we're back in work in September it needs to stop because I can't be having him round when I'm trying to work of an evening. He needs to start building a life for himself, I've sent him links to various social clubs  spurs related things (he's a Tottenham fan) and encouraged him to get to know his new work colleagues. Its only been a month since he's been up so I'm probably being really harsh but my whole summer holidays has been spent sorting his life out and I'm approaching the end of my tether. 

 

He's family though whaddayagonnado?

 

End rant. 

 

September sounds like a good compromise but you should start laying the groundwork with him now, so tell him too that once you're back working he can't be coming round all the time so he needs to learn to cook and get on some dating sites.  Oh and that he can carry on with Netflix etc but seeing as though he's working he can contribute, even if he just buys you a few bottles of beer a month (rather than actually handing over his £6 share).

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17 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

OK got a genuine gripe to put in here. As mentioned on the world of woman thread, MrsD's brother left his wife and moved up here a month and a half ago. He's got a job, a flat and is nearly 50. I'm going to preface this with the fact he was born with very mild brain damage, and although he wouldn't be first pick on the pub quiz team, he's a generally functioning member of society. 

 

The whole situation is starting to get on my tits now. He can't do anything. I've had to install his washing machine, put up a curtain rail and Mrs D and his mum have arranged everything for him. His stuff was all moved when he was in work and I lugged the rest of the bags with minimal assistance from him. He went from livng with mum, to living with dad, to living with cuntwife so don't think he's ever actually had to fend for himself. He's at ours for tea multiple times a week; he's a unit and is eating and drinking us out of house and home. Ive stopped having beers in because half of them end up in him. He keeps mentioning the takeaway he bought for us last month as a thank you for everything we've done . 

 

He's now got profiles on our netflix, disney and deezer accounts and hasn't offered a penny towards them (principle, not price the issue here) he watches on a 42" telly we've given him, instead of having it in our bedroom which was the plan, but is constantly moaning he can't get the sound on his bluray player to work through it. 

 

I've told MrsD that when we're back in work in September it needs to stop because I can't be having him round when I'm trying to work of an evening. He needs to start building a life for himself, I've sent him links to various social clubs  spurs related things (he's a Tottenham fan) and encouraged him to get to know his new work colleagues. Its only been a month since he's been up so I'm probably being really harsh but my whole summer holidays has been spent sorting his life out and I'm approaching the end of my tether. 

 

He's family though whaddayagonnado?

 

End rant. 

 

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Took my mum to springwood cemetery the other week for father's Day as my nan and granddad have a shared plaque on a plot where their ashes are buried. 

 

Bizarrely, my mother's ex who passed away is next to them as my sister insisted his plaque was put there (it was her one involvement after his death other than buying supermarket flowers for the coffin, which I think she obviously - as usual - only did to cause upset, given as none of the wider family could stand him, including my nan and grandad. It's got to be renewed every five years, someone else paid last time but my sister isn't going to pay this time as, according to her, 'he's not really there anyway.' 

 

Anyway, my mum had obviously told her she was going that day, and my sister was supposed to be going separately with her fella to lay flowers at her dad's plaque.

 

Me and my mum arrived with a plant each for my grandad to discover:

 

(1) my sister hadn't brought flowers for her dad and...

 

(2) my nan and grandad's plaque was gone..

 

I told my uncle who'd paid for it and he contacted the cemetery people and they were baffled. It hadn't fallen off, it'd been removed. After a few weeks they replaced it free of charge.

 

I'm 100% certain it was my sister though. I think she'd been as planned that morning and decided to leave it as a surprise for us when we got there. 

 

I went back a week later to see if they'd replaced it, they hadn't at this point but one of our plants had been moved from my grandad's plot to my sister's dad's.

 

My mum asked out loud a few weeks later why someone would nick it and my sister replied 'maybe it's because it didn't have 'god bless on?'.

 

She is a one woman pain machine who excells at nothing other than causing distress. I've never met anyone like that, even people who commit heinous acts usually have s reason such as financial gain, she just does shit to be a cunt.

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9 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Mrs williard has to go into to hospital for an abdominal scan. Hopefully nothing serious. Her own mother had just declined to babysit becuase she says “these things take ages”. In the same conversation she said it’s a shame Mrs williard is not free as she was planning to go shopping that day. I’m absolutely furious 

Hope the mrs is ok. 

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8 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Mrs williard has to go into to hospital for an abdominal scan. Hopefully nothing serious. Her own mother had just declined to babysit becuase she says “these things take ages”. In the same conversation she said it’s a shame Mrs williard is not free as she was planning to go shopping that day. I’m absolutely furious 

I just don't get this level of self centeredness.  

I dunno how old her mother is but there's a generation I think that really struggle to show they care and would rather put on a hard face.  Maybe she comes into this category.

I hope your missus is okay.

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32 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Mrs williard has to go into to hospital for an abdominal scan. Hopefully nothing serious. Her own mother had just declined to babysit becuase she says “these things take ages”. In the same conversation she said it’s a shame Mrs williard is not free as she was planning to go shopping that day. I’m absolutely furious 

Best wishes to your wife Mate.

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1 hour ago, Captain Willard said:

Mrs williard has to go into to hospital for an abdominal scan. Hopefully nothing serious. Her own mother had just declined to babysit becuase she says “these things take ages”. In the same conversation she said it’s a shame Mrs williard is not free as she was planning to go shopping that day. I’m absolutely furious 

Still a little confused as to whether Mrs Willard is the same person as Mrs Kurtz or not but, whoever she is, I hope she gets well soon.

 

Fuck the mother in law (not the having sex kind of fucking).

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1 hour ago, Captain Turdseye said:

He’s shit stirred in the Bitchfest thread, he posts leaflets for elections, he’s took ‘Captain’ in his username and now he’s trying to replace my mother in law with his mother in law as the worst on the forum. I’ll have nothing left at this rate. 
 

 

 

PS. Hope Mrs Wellard gets well soon. 

 

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Had a coffee with a mate the other day and mentioned in passing my mum had met her fella in prison where he was doing five years for knocking some bloke's eye out with a snooker cue (he later died of a brain haemorrhage they couldn't tie it to the iniury hence GBH). She started writing to him as part of some church bollocks while he was still in Wakefield nick. This was the bloke she chose to bring into our home when I was seven years old.

 

 

Look on my mate's face was priceless. I do occasionally take it for granted that not everyone else had such a 'quirky' childhood.

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Me mum hasn't been able to send texts to my uncle or cousin for a few weeks (the only other family members who are of any help to her, frequently give her food, lend her money etc), she suspected it was her phone network but I checked their numbers in her phone and they'd been changed, by my sister without doubt.

 

Just another day at the office. 

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1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

Me mum hasn't been able to send texts to my uncle or cousin for a few weeks (the only other family members who are of any help to her, frequently give her food, lend her money etc), she suspected it was her phone network but I checked their numbers in her phone and they'd been changed, by my sister without doubt.

 

Just another day at the office. 

I always get a Sopranos vibe when you talk about your family. You obviously being Tony, I also picture your uncle as Uncle Junior 

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Any advice on this? 

 

My mum has been borrowing money off me for the last few weeks, and off my uncle too (which she doesn't know I know). She's given him bits of it back but none to me. She keeps saying 'ooh I feel terrible, I'll be able to give you some back on (insert random day here). 

 

It all amounted to about 90 quid which she said she'd give me yesterday but didn't. Instead she gave my uncle 20 back, and this morning messaged asking if I could lend her a hundred. She kindly provided her bank details so I could. 

 

As ever, I strongly suspect my sister is at the root of it. I got out of my mum that she only gives her 200 quid keep out of her benefits. When my mum got her own benefits increased, my sister reduced what she gave her in rent by the same amount. 

 

When she initially started borrowing money a few weeks back, she was supposedly stranded in town as 'the bank was shut'. I wasn't going to lend her any as I knew it'd turn into an ongoing thing, but my Mrs insisted so we transferred it in out of the joint. My mum has now fessed up that she'd spent her money that day in the arcade (which I suspect is a fib too).

 

The bottom line is this. She's subsidising my cunt sister's lifestyle so, by default, so am I now too. But she's happy to let me do it, despite all the mealy mouthed apologies.

 

Anyway, to draw a line under this, I'm thinking of just letting her keep all the money she owes me but saying that's it, I can't afford to lend her anymore in the future. Which I can't, not at the rate I've been dishing it out. I'll also offer to sit down with them both and try and organise their finances, which I suspect will be firmly declined.

 

Is that fair?

 

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8 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Any advice on this? 

 

 

More than fair. 

I'd say you're skint and this has battered your finances over the last month and it can't keep on, its obvious things are hard now, and given the way the cuts are going, lecky going up etc, the winter is going to be really hard - maybe we should sit down so we can work out how you're going to manage the winter - you help them look at changing suppliers etc... It's all bull shit, but it makes you look lesser of the cunt, which no doubt they'll call you as thats what mine all call me when the money tap has to be turned off. 

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You're being more than reasonable, Section. It's tough, nobody wants to let their parents or siblings down or seem them struggle. But this doesn't sound like it's about getting by, about needing a loan to pay the bills or buy food; it sounds like they're asking you to subsidise their lifestyles. I wouldn't lie to them about it, you don't need to justify why you can't afford it just tell them you can't or won't but offer to help them.

 

My old man once told me "only ever lend money that you can afford not to get back", which has mostly stood me well. I once paid a mate's share of a holiday (£250+) when I was a student and he had a job, just because it was easy at the time. It took months of badgering to get him to pay me back, I've never done that since.

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21 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Any advice on this? 

 

My mum has been borrowing money off me for the last few weeks, and off my uncle too (which she doesn't know I know). She's given him bits of it back but none to me. She keeps saying 'ooh I feel terrible, I'll be able to give you some back on (insert random day here). 

 

It all amounted to about 90 quid which she said she'd give me yesterday but didn't. Instead she gave my uncle 20 back, and this morning messaged asking if I could lend her a hundred. She kindly provided her bank details so I could. 

 

As ever, I strongly suspect my sister is at the root of it. I got out of my mum that she only gives her 200 quid keep out of her benefits. When my mum got her own benefits increased, my sister reduced what she gave her in rent by the same amount. 

 

When she initially started borrowing money a few weeks back, she was supposedly stranded in town as 'the bank was shut'. I wasn't going to lend her any as I knew it'd turn into an ongoing thing, but my Mrs insisted so we transferred it in out of the joint. My mum has now fessed up that she'd spent her money that day in the arcade (which I suspect is a fib too).

 

The bottom line is this. She's subsidising my cunt sister's lifestyle so, by default, so am I now too. But she's happy to let me do it, despite all the mealy mouthed apologies.

 

Anyway, to draw a line under this, I'm thinking of just letting her keep all the money she owes me but saying that's it, I can't afford to lend her anymore in the future. Which I can't, not at the rate I've been dishing it out. I'll also offer to sit down with them both and try and organise their finances, which I suspect will be firmly declined.

 

Is that fair?

 

Lend me a score and I'll tell you 

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33 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Any advice on this? 

 

My mum has been borrowing money off me for the last few weeks, and off my uncle too (which she doesn't know I know). She's given him bits of it back but none to me. She keeps saying 'ooh I feel terrible, I'll be able to give you some back on (insert random day here). 

 

It all amounted to about 90 quid which she said she'd give me yesterday but didn't. Instead she gave my uncle 20 back, and this morning messaged asking if I could lend her a hundred. She kindly provided her bank details so I could. 

 

As ever, I strongly suspect my sister is at the root of it. I got out of my mum that she only gives her 200 quid keep out of her benefits. When my mum got her own benefits increased, my sister reduced what she gave her in rent by the same amount. 

 

When she initially started borrowing money a few weeks back, she was supposedly stranded in town as 'the bank was shut'. I wasn't going to lend her any as I knew it'd turn into an ongoing thing, but my Mrs insisted so we transferred it in out of the joint. My mum has now fessed up that she'd spent her money that day in the arcade (which I suspect is a fib too).

 

The bottom line is this. She's subsidising my cunt sister's lifestyle so, by default, so am I now too. But she's happy to let me do it, despite all the mealy mouthed apologies.

 

Anyway, to draw a line under this, I'm thinking of just letting her keep all the money she owes me but saying that's it, I can't afford to lend her anymore in the future. Which I can't, not at the rate I've been dishing it out. I'll also offer to sit down with them both and try and organise their finances, which I suspect will be firmly declined.

 

Is that fair?

 

 

My mother and sister had a codependent relationship when it came to this kind of thing, forever taking from Peter to pay PauL, constantly on the scrounge, always skint and always looking for a favour. Thankfully they had a huge fall out and don't speak so my mum is kinda stable now, not without me having to help out quite a bit.

 

I tried to help out lending money, but it just became a cycle and increased every time as they needed more than before. I blame all the short term loans or cash converter interest that keeps them in the cycle of debt as it is/was so easy to come by. I set up all the utilities as they were blacklisted and got the the internet and phone lines etc on the proviso they paid it o time etc. Some were out of my bank others from theirs, you can guess the rest. I got a court debt collection letter about a year back for a bill they didn't pay seven years ago! I think I've written in here before that my mum borrowed my first paper round money and never paid me back.

 

In the end I just stopped, but then they'd just go elsewhere and the cycle continues. The final straw was when my mum needed galsses as her eyesight was going so I gave her the money to buy some proper glasses, a couple of hundered quid. Her and my sister went to fucking Blackpool with it, she still doesn't have glasses now years later.

 

Sister was constantly putting the kids toys in to pawn, borrowing against benifits coming in all of it a fucking disaster, the amount of stress and anxiety it creates musst be off the scale for them as they're always ducking and diving.

 

The total debt they were carrying was probably no more than one/two grand in total, but it was owed all over the place in small amounts and created it's own cycle.

 

I have no advice as everything I tried failed and my sister if anything is worse now, four kids she can't afford, dead leg boyfriend, no job, no ambition and still on the scrounge and blaming the world and everyone but herself for it.

 

My mums better, but still in cycles of boom and bust where i need to bail her out, the big one will come in a few years when she retires as she lives in insecure housing and obviously has no savings, she's fucked and I'm going to have to fix it as she's useless at getting anything practical done and has no bargaining chips.

 

I ain't got much to offer, but if you want to bounce some ideas around let me know I'll happily be a sounding board.

 

 

 

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