JNMIL officially retired from her job and they (the job) threw a party in her honor and she had a speech prepared.
This is happening 6-8 hrs away, I’m home with the toddler, so my husband went, recorded it, and sent it to me.
I’ll be honest, I’m at the Bitch Eating Crackers stage so I KNOW I’m biased as hell.
In her speech she thanks her husband by name, lists what he has done to support her, and lists her children’s names (DH and his sister). She goes on to make some jokes and thanks her friends by name. Then she ends with a “I look forward to spending time with my grandchildren (my toddler and the one I have on the way) (she doesn’t say names) and my family”
I’m just kind of … She listed her husband and kids by name, COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE, YES those three were at least a part of a majority of her career. She mentions her grandchildren. Am I “family” then? Everyone gets a specific mention and I’m just “family”? Which according to this speech is just her husband and 2 kids really.
Idk. It makes sense and at the same time I’m just rolling my fucking eyes and steaming.
Just no fucking mention even though she hoarded up all my free time and energy? Even though she fucked up my marriage (well my husband fucked up, but I was hoping that as an old lady she’d have some common sense)?
Tell it to me straight, honestly I would feel 100% better if what she did is totally normal and that it’s right I’m not mentioned! Like I said, I’m at BEC stage.
Also, I know for SURE if I complained about this to my mom she’d say “OP … Please don’t give God a REAL reason to make you angry or sad” as in things could be much worse which is absolutely true. This IS nothing in the grand scheme of things but my brain is dumb right now. Maybe I just need to vent.