Uncle Knobhead

[Pondlife]

SY02's aunties and uncles are proper rich. Minted. And at every family do, bring that air of pomposity that is stench-worthy.

To give an example, once when SY03 was really small, they paid for us all to go to CentreParcs. We dutifully attended, only for SY03 to be described by the toff relatives as "a thug". He was 6 months old.

Don't let them pay for your holidays or dinners. It clearly allows them to think that they've bought the right to belittle you.

I just wouldn't attend any of their 'posh dos' as cite the uncle's inappropriate behaviour as the reason.

It's not like it's your M/FiL, it's just baggage.

Feck 'em.

[Mich the Tester]

Chin the MOFO

Don't let them pay for your holidays or dinners. It clearly allows them to think that they've bought the right to belittle you.

I just wouldn't attend any of their 'posh dos' as cite the uncle's inappropriate behaviour as the reason.

It's not like it's your M/FiL, it's just baggage.

Feck 'em.

Easy to see why there are so many poor folks in Wales! You don't understand how to manage and manipulate wealthy relatives!

[MyUserName]

Easy to see why there are so many poor folks in Wales! You don't understand how to manage and manipulate wealthy relatives!

Yes we do, we marry them.

[Pondlife]

Yes we do, we marry them.

Maybe you do that in your particular valley. Where I'm from the marrying of relatives is frowned upon.

[MyUserName]

Maybe you do that in your particular valley. Where I'm from the marrying of relatives is frowned upon.

Where I am from the position of vicar rotated regularly and it was custom to be the acting vicar when one of your rich relatives was married. Hence we could marry them off and get rid of them, seemed to work well.

We would often chin them as they went but being as we were drunk by then we would normally be punching each other anyway so there was no special effort gone to.

[SimonMac]

SY02's family are the only family I have left apart from GreatGrandad07. Bless him. xx.

I fell out with my folks long ago, over the care of GreatGrandad07 - and I don't much care to discuss it. Suffice it to say, I lost the argument and I have the priviledge of paying top up fees into a care home arrangement that I deem fit for this wonderful man.

OK so on with the story. I have an off/on relationship with SY02's folks, and with her wider family it's a simple case of class.

That is to say that SY02's parents are working class, worked their way up to a respectable middle class home. My folks, when I knew them were middle class and had a bob or two.

SY02's aunties and uncles are proper rich. Minted. And at every family do, bring that air of pomposity that is stench-worthy.

To give an example, once when SY03 was really small, they paid for us all to go to CentreParcs. We dutifully attended, only for SY03 to be described by the toff relatives as "a thug". He was 6 months old.

We have since attended family do's, where we dread going and dread who is going to be the butt of the joke. Normally it is me, naturally. And I just take it on the chin (but several soggy mattresses ensue).

So to this weekend just passed, where the SY01 brood are greater in number, and older. My eldest is 9 years old (SY03), strategically wearing Auntie Shirley's Christmas gift of a shirt - which was actually nice, covered in motorcycles, the rest of the clan decked out nicely.

All 4 kids (9,6,4 (boys) and 2 - girl) were to my surprise impeccably behaved. Top marks to them. Xx.

Then having made it through the starters, and halfway through the main course we were thinking that maybe we made it through the event without any derogatory comments from the rich relatives.

We were wrong.

During the main course, SY02's uncle sauntered over and asked her in front of everyone if she had a tattoo. She quietly responded that in fact she does not sport any tattoos. He then said he was sure he had seen one across her lower back.

A "tramp stamp" was the implication.

Both SY02 and I were shocked and dismayed. No I did not man up and rise to his bait as this is precisely what he would have wanted.

Class boundaries in any family are difficult, and I don't feel that as a contractor I offer any ascension to a different class, nor would I want to. But I felt her uncle was a total ****.

I was expecting it. Just directed at me as per usual. To direct it at SY02 was uncalled for and contemptable.

Any feedback? Please label feedback accordingly :

Uncle knobhead : ......
SY02 : .......
SY01 : .......
LittleSYs : ......

I will pass along.

Thanks

Suity

TL;DR

[OwlHoot]

TL;DR

too long; didn't read ? You missed a treat

Or was the first one "Tough Luck"?

Suity certainly wears his heart on his sleeve. Obviously the obnoxious uncle envies him for some reason.

[suityou01]

too long; didn't read ? You missed a treat

Or was the first one "Tough Luck"?

Suity certainly wears his heart on his sleeve. Obviously the obnoxious uncle envies him for some reason.

SY02 is well fit, innit.

[darmstadt]

SY02 is well fit, innit.

She's BrilloPad???

[suityou01]

She's BrilloPad???

No but she has one.