I'm loving these inter provincial travel restrictions. I don't have to put up with my wifes parents coming once a month to stay. Often the FIL would stay a few days and leave old Khun Yai with us. After a week I start to get annoyed with some of her weird behaviour:

- boiling eggs and corn in the same saucepan. 

- Walking around the living areas after a shower in just her towel and shower cap. I dont want to see this. 

- After drying herself off she frequently hangs the soiled towel on the clothes rack with the other clean towels that I just hung up from the washing machine. Its unpleasant to find that I have a used towel after turning off the shower to dry myself. 

- After taking a shower she frequently points the shower head towards the actual electric shower unit. Quiet dangerous as we have a little one

- Constantly has the hiccups whilst eating. I dont want to hear this every day. 

- When she cleans the toilet she closes/locks the door. Its weird behaviour. 

 

Need i go on. I can if you want. 

 

Its been months since Ive seen them. First time Im alone with my family for a long time. Its a positive outcome from this chinese virus. 

 

Anyone else have any positive items to add?

 

None of this comes off as all that weird to me, although undesirable sure... you probably just prefer to be alone with your wife.

One good result from covid 19 is the realisation of many Thais where there income is derived from 

That's hilarious op

16 hours ago, Maha Sarakham said:

None of this comes off as all that weird to me, although undesirable sure... you probably just prefer to be alone with your wife.

People told not to build a house in my wife's village. But we did so I only have to put up with their weird behavior during the day. What amazes me is that on the occasional time I try to make my wife's family welcome, they fall asleep on the floor and I have to step over them. Most of the time my wife visits them in our village. I don't go there very often as they do not have Netflix or a comfortable sofa.

 

The best thing about this covid situation is that I don't have to visit the Thai in-laws more than once every 6 months.

 

40km. Far enough not to receive unexpected visitors. Near enough for them to be our labour source when anything needs doing around the place - lawns mowed, blocked drains unblocked, leaking roof ... We chose carefully when we built.

Always move as far away as possible from the in-laws. Basic 101 male relationship management.

 

I miss visiting my in-laws... though I don't live in the same house... I probably wouldn't like that so much, but when my in-laws come here, they are conscious of not doing things to be intrusive... 

We're quite the opposite. We miss them & talk on the phone every day.

 

Sure, old folks are annoying but so are we all. Grow up!

All those annoyances sound pretty minor to me. You're a lucky man in the big scheme of things.

On 8/3/2021 at 8:28 PM, bbabythai said:

Need i go on. I can if you want. 

Um ...er ...no. We're good. But thanks anyway.

When my in laws come over it is always a fun time!

They all cook and eat together a few times a day and they really enjoy each other

company.

Happy faces all around,including mine.

It is a joy to be around people that love each other.

Twice a year for a few weeks,i always look forward to it.

bbabythai,you need to grow up!

Mama and Papa live in the back house  1 room + shower/toilet. We lived in it for about until the front 

was finished. Now the 14 nephew is in front spare bedroom 24/7 and his little brother sometimes..

After 6 years they know what will spark me off and steer clear most the time. 

 

They do tonme things that are strange but things they’ve done all their lives... I just try do as they say “don’t think to much” 

 

I live with mine so it's the opposite for me. They're nice enough but they are not very bright. Before, we'd escape by having weekends away, but instead we're now stuck here having to work from home. My wife is more annoyed by this than I am and things have got heated, but when things go in one ear and out of the other there doesn't appear to be much hope of improvement. 

20 minutes ago, alien365 said:

I live with mine so it's the opposite for me. They're nice enough but they are not very bright. Before, we'd escape by having weekends away, but instead we're now stuck here having to work from home. My wife is more annoyed by this than I am and things have got heated, but when things go in one ear and out of the other there doesn't appear to be much hope of improvement. 

I feel the same way as you. Ive thought about finding a rental of my own. Either a condo or a house. My wife said its ok. Ive actually been looking. I would go there once or twice a week when Im feel rattled. Maybe you could do the same

I prefer the outlaws coming to me rather then t'other way around. If they are here I Go out for a couple of drinkies ( Or I did before covid ) the wife says ' Good idea ' as she natters non stop to Ma and Pa.  I f I go to Nan to see her folks , I get put on a chair with a revolting Chang in front of me and told by my wife  her sister will make a chicken curry later.. Then her lot start nodding in my direction and my wife goes ' Ka ka ka '.

But after all this travel would be good again...........................just not to Nan.

On 8/3/2021 at 11:28 PM, bbabythai said:

- Walking around the living areas after a shower in just her towel and shower cap. I dont want to see this. 

My inlaws live 400 metres up the road, never visit which is great, wife goes to them when she wants which is rare, it's just the way it is, however if she is making something special like a gourmet pizza or lamb she will ask me to take it to them on the motorbike, usually around 6.30pm and naturally I will tell the wife to call them to make sure the gate is open and that I am on my way.

 

Upon my arrival, I have to walk down the side driveway because the front door is always locked, I make enough noise to let them know that I am coming as they sit outside at the rear, do you think they give a rats a$$, mother in law sitting there in the chair with the biggest jugs hanging out in their full glory while combing her hair as she has just come out the shower, husband sitting in the other chair with full view of me coming down the driveway on foot to make the delivery, you would think he would say something to her, but no, me having to look at the stars when I see her big jugs exposed, while leaving the food on the table and exiting.

 

Told the wife, her reply, so did you get excited.....lol

 

For those thinking how lucky, ah nope, she is a big lady and in her 60's, just me luck.

 

25 minutes ago, bbabythai said:

I feel the same way as you. Ive thought about finding a rental of my own. Either a condo or a house. My wife said its ok. Ive actually been looking. I would go there once or twice a week when Im feel rattled. Maybe you could do the same

Depending on your place and your financial situation, you could build an addition, like a 50sqm man cave, great investment, just make sure you ceilings are 3 metres high, all you have to do then is close the door, I do this when the kids are too much, sit back on my chase and watch Netflix with A/C on, it's another world, wife knocks', enter, dinner is served....lol

Pretty pathetic of you to feel this way.

I suppose that's one positive thing to come out of it! I enjoy time to myself and I've certainly had a lot more of that as a result!

On 8/5/2021 at 1:23 PM, earlinclaifornia said:

Pretty pathetic of you to feel this way.

Put yourself in my situation and you might not be so smug. 

On 8/3/2021 at 8:28 PM, bbabythai said:

Anyone else have any positive items to add?

You're lucky, my MiL came up from Petchabun just before the lock-down.

She's been stuck here two months now.

Used to walk around the house all day topless ........ took me a year to stop that.