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WanderingEng  ·  2708 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 26, 2017

We all might be relatives. Everyone in my family has plans in their head, but they don't share them. Mom plans lunch at 12:30. Sister plans to arrive around 12:30-1:00 expecting to socialize for a while when she and her family arrive. Brother wants to have lunch at 1:30 because of jet lag. But nobody shares that with anybody and then they lament the stress of the holidays.

And then they all act exasperated when I hammer home a plan in email after email, even when someone changed something in the previous email chain.





goobster  ·  2708 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dang. Are all us Hubskiers related?

Everyone in my family thinks everyone else talks to each other way more than they actually do.

Family Member: "So, are you and the wife coming tonight?"

goobster: "Coming? To what?"

FM: "The big thing we have been planning to do. People are flying in from all over the world for it."

goobster: "The what?"

FM: "OMG! Did nobody tell you?!? You are supposed to be getting the cake for your father's 80th surprise birthday party that is happening in 20 minutes!"

goobster: "I.... WHAT?!?"

FM: "Oh nevermind. Just come over. We'll figure it out."

goobster: "Um. I'm in Canada. Camping. Building an ice hotel in Nunavut."

FM: "Oh! How fun! Well, take pictures, and we'll get together when you get back."

goobster: "..."

kleinbl00  ·  2707 days ago  ·  link  ·  

...and then my sister says

"So we arranged to be 40 miles away and my husband can't pick up the rental car until 9 and also it's twenty minutes in the wrong direction so I need you to call everyone up and push things an hour and a half."