I'll let YOU know when it's okay.

Well John's 28th birthday was fun! I got him the Lego Imperial Star Destroyer and he was giddy. I gave it to him Saturday night and he was up until 4am working on it. My mom gave him a USB turntable so we can convert all our records to mp3's. Yay mom!

Yesterday, we went over to see his parents because they wanted to see him on his birthday. I pretty much ignored his mother the whole time because I really can't stand her at the moment. For his birthday, she gave John an autographed picture and certificate from the guy who played the Lone Ranger which John got when he was a kid. Also, she gave him a little homemade medal he got in 1983 for being a "freefall expert" (he fell out of a 3rd story window) at the family reunion. Yes, you read that right, she gave him things that were already his..."for his birthday" she said. I swear, the woman has a cache of his things and she is slowly giving it to him over the years. Last Christmas, she gave him some ornaments that belonged to him already...like, in a gift bag, as a gift. I'm not saying she needs to go out and spends all kinds of money on him, but $10 on a movie or something? I don't know...don't give him stuff that is already his, that's all.

Then, as we were walking out the door...I knew she was going to try and hug me 'cause she kept eyeballing me. She hugged me just a little too long for comfort and then took my face in her hands and said, "It's okay." I looked at her with an eyebrow raised and said, "What is?". She just laughed and walked away...and then the father-in-law hugged me. It pissed me off that she said, "It's okay.", like I had somehow offended her and she was forgiving me. I didn't say I was sorry and I hadn't planned on it. Sorry for what? For calling her out on her lies?!?! All she knows how to do is play the victim. I'll let her know when it's OKAY, thank you very much. She should be apologizing to me for telling LIES about me!