1) Person 1 visits his in-laws. Brings with him a reciprocating saw he just bought. Tells his MIL to cut him a check and wrap it since that's what he wants.

2) Person 2 wants to move Christmas dinner back 2 hours because she wants to get some sleep before dinner. OK, no problem, but it means making 6 other families rearrange their schedule. She ends up sleeping on the couch the whole time she's there, wakes up, announces she has a headache, and leaves.

3) Person 3 volunteers to cook Christmas dinner. She tells her mother not to bring the candied sweet potatoes. Ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans would be enough. Of course we all remember the year she ran out of food at Thanksgiving.

4) This one family thinks it's OK to go out for brunch and then come to dinner full to the gills.

I think (1) is the ultimate in low class behaviour. What do you guys think?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Agree, I never heard of such behavior, but again, nothing really amazes me anymore BTW, were you present in all 4 ?

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Flash Gordon

2003 E500 BlackOpal/Charcoal

2004 Infiniti G35X

I wasn't there for (1). Thank goodness. Guess MIL just wrote the check and told him to take it, she's not wrapping it. I would have wrapped it... around his head!

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

We have a number 1 but we treat him like number 2.

Be careful or MTV will be wanting to move in and start taping!!!:p :p

Have I seen some of those folks on Jerry Springer?

One of my kids (18 at the time) arrived at her granny's and said something like, "Let's hurry-up and open presents I don't want to spend more time here than I have to." Our response was basically not to let the screen door hit her in the a$$ on the way out.

She learned a lot from that bad behavior, as did her cousins, sibs, and so forth.

Sometimes you call them out in public.

Botnst

Some of these folks should consider taking advice from the guests on Jerry Springer. Number 2 is actually 30 years old. Number 1 is full partner in an engineering firm.

Me? I like to use mshop to vent sometimes.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

We call Christmas family get-togethers just a little bit of Triple F....forced family fun :p

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Dean Albrecht
"Lead, follow, or better yet, get out of the way!"E500 owners motto

Better than having the cops come to break up the fight in the back yard -- a friend of mine has gotten to the point he no longer participates in the "family events" at holidays. Who wants to get drunk and bloody?

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!

Wow! guess I'll be alot more appreciative of my family from now on. We have nothing short of an enjoyable time every year.

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

Christmas brings out the best in families don't you think?

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car