Ohiofarmgirl'sAdventuresinTheGoodLand-where ya been? whatcha been doin

[kcsunshine]

Are we married to the same man? Of course this is the titillating conversation we had when the power went out and we were basking in the glow of flickering candles staring at a black tv screen:
Me: Gee, this is nice. We can actually have a conversation.
Him: Uh Huh
Me: Do you think birds just lay one egg a day like chickens do?
Him: Uh, I donno. Why?
Me: Well, I've been watching these bluebirds and it seems like they just go in their house, stay a minute and pop back out - do you think they're just laying one egg a day until they have enough?
Him: Uh, I guess so....

Then a couple days later I heard him tell someone we actually had a conversation when the power went out.

 

[framing fowl]

SD -that wasn't hearty??? It was all of 8 replies strung together consecutively .

 

[Dooley]

Are we married to the same man? Of course this is the titillating conversation we had when the power went out and we were basking in the glow of flickering candles staring at a black tv screen:
Me: Gee, this is nice. We can actually have a conversation.
Him: Uh Huh
Me: Do you think birds just lay one egg a day like chickens do?
Him: Uh, I donno. Why?
Me: Well, I've been watching these bluebirds and it seems like they just go in their house, stay a minute and pop back out - do you think they're just laying one egg a day until they have enough?
Him: Uh, I guess so....

Then a couple days later I heard him tell someone we actually had a conversation when the power went out.

 

[TanksHill]

OFG, How long did it take you to learn to control yourself around the MIL? I don't think I cold ever just sit there and bat my eyes and nod when appropriate.

Most times I fumble my answers. Then hours later think , Uggg why didn't I say this or that. Very frustrating.

Maybe next time I should just try to keep my mouth shut. Yeah, right.

I do use the " I will need to talk to DH" line.. Especially when discussing the kids.

They know I'm b.s.-ing on that one.

g

 

[abifae]

Use "autism stare". All you who work/live with us know the one. You just let all the flat affect show and tilt your head and stare. I do it any time I'm processing a good answer or trying to figure out what the hell was just said to me. For some reason, most people back away or change the topic. It drives my roommate to yelling fits even though I told him it's my version of the windows hourglass.

*nod nod* Instead of answering, go blank and stare at 'em.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

you should see her head spin around. i knew we'd have a rough of it the first time she visited. at dinner i got up to get my hubby something and she screamed at me to "SIT DOWN! his legs arent broken!"

and so i just torment her now. you should see the political discussions - sometimes i take the opposing side just to shine her on.

mostly i just sit there. ha!

but i have to just be quiet and sit there b/c one time i, apparently, pushed it too far and TBM pretended to put his arm around me but really he wacked me in the back of the head to get me to stop talking. man!

so mostly i just sing our church's doxology and think about pudding when we are around them. and order a lot of tequila.

 

[kcsunshine]

My MIL used to drive me batty also. I used to bait her just to get a rise out of her. But, you know, she always treated me just like her daughters when it came to Christmas gifts. She always got us the same thing. She's passed on now and, you know, I miss her. I keep seeing things she'd like and, even once in awhile, see someone who reminds me of her.

She had a house full of stuff. (I guess you could say it was stuffed with stuff). I'd walk around and move something about 1 inch out of place and when we'd go back, she had it moved back where it belonged.

When she died, we had to go through all that stuff piece by piece. We found money, bags of new stuff she'd bought and just laid down and they had money in them where she'd paid for them and slipped the change in the bag, drawers and drawers of papers of all kinds that had to be looked at piece by piece. We found stocks, insurance policies, etc., and money taped to the underside of drawers.

 

[freemotion]

think about pudding .

My friend's mother has several diagnosed mental illnesses and paranoia is among them...so she goes off her meds. Her sister, a nurse, puts it in chocolate pudding and says, "Let's have some pudding!"

Now we use that expression liberally......"Give 'er some pudding!" "I could use some pudding!" "Here, have some pudding!" .....even when not referring to her mom.

We get some weird looks.....

 

[TanksHill]

That's funny!!! I could think of a few people who need to eat their "Pudding".

Abi, blank stare...... Ok I will need to practice that.

 

[Henrietta23]

Use "autism stare". it's my version of the windows hourglass.

Perfect! Next time one of my students goes to 'autismland' I will see that hourglass in my mind! Maybe it will help me to give them the time they need to process my requests.