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Family Ties Forever! · 01-05-2011, 12:59 AM

I recently had dinner at a restaurant with my mother, her fiancee and my sister. During dinner my sister mentioned that the bird they have wouldn't stop chirping. Earlier that day I was over at their house with my sister. She mentioned that she squirted the bird with a water bottle three times. When that didn't quiet the bird she had me squirt the bird once with the water bottle. I missed.

After hearing that, my mother's fiancee joked saying, "Oh great idea get the blind girl to squirt the bird." and he laughed. That joke/comment bothered me. Mainly because we were in a restaurant. I just didn't feel it was funny.

Zoneboy · 01-05-2011, 01:06 AM

I wish I'd been there and heard that, I'd have slapped him into next week.

Marvo301 · 01-05-2011, 01:11 AM

That joke/comment was definitely inappropriate no matter where it was said.

catlover79 · 01-05-2011, 10:15 AM

I am so sorry, Jenny. You are BEAUTIFUL, inside and out, and you have a little family here who honestly cares about you. They don't deserve someone as kind and generous as you.

Stuck In The '70's · 01-05-2011, 11:00 AM

That was so uncalled for. I'm so sorry Jenny.

Janice · 01-05-2011, 02:30 PM

Shame on him. Did he grow up in a barn or what? Talk about having no class or heart. I think it's lousy that your mother didn't say anything to him. Never joke about a person's disability. If someone said that about a kid of mine, they'd better run for cover. Monika's right, Jenny. We're all here for you and appreciate your inner and outer beauty.

Family Ties Forever! · 01-05-2011, 03:03 PM

Thanks everyone.

I appreciate it.

OH Nuts! · 01-05-2011, 06:25 PM

The bf sounds like a Class A As*h&*le. Double triple quadruple shame on him. Never mind the barn he sounds like he came from beneath a rock. Perhaps one day he may have to deal with an illness or infirmity -- and then he'll see how remarks like that feel. You hang in there Jenny - you rock in our book!

He truly sounds like a disgusting human being.

Retro4Life · 01-05-2011, 09:04 PM

Jenny, your future father-in-law is an uncouth moron. Please disregard anything he says in the future. Personally, I'd demand an apology from him or else I'd never speak to him again, but that's just me.

You can only control what you do, not what others do. As everyone else has said, you are valued here and I'm sure, by others as well. Hold your head high and don't let that slopebrow get to you.

ProudGleek · 01-09-2011, 11:53 PM

Sorry to hear this.

Dork · 01-10-2011, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Family Ties Forever!

I recently had dinner at a restaurant with my mother, her fiancee and my sister. During dinner my sister mentioned that the bird they have wouldn't stop chirping. Earlier that day I was over at their house with my sister. She mentioned that she squirted the bird with a water bottle three times. When that didn't quiet the bird she had me squirt the bird once with the water bottle. I missed.

After hearing that, my mother's fiancee joked saying, "Oh great idea get the blind girl to squirt the bird." and he laughed. That joke/comment bothered me. Mainly because we were in a restaurant. I just didn't feel it was funny.

You and your sister should have left the bird alone! That is animal cruelty!

Zoneboy · 01-10-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Dork

You and your sister should have left the bird alone! That is animal cruelty!

I squirt my cats with a water bottle to keep them off the furniture, is that animal cruelty as well?

Janice · 01-10-2011, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dork

You and your sister should have left the bird alone! That is animal cruelty!

That's not animal cruelty. My own vet tells me to squirt our cats when they don't listen; just don't get them in the eyes. You know, Jenny is asking for advice for her serious human problem. She doesn't need to be reprimanded about a fews sprays of water and a bird. Jenny's a huge animal lover, and treats her animals like spoiled babies.

Stuck In The '70's · 01-10-2011, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I squirt my cats with a water bottle to keep them off the furniture, is that animal cruelty as well?

Yea I agree. That isn't animal cruelty. I used to squirt my cat with a water bottle too. It's harmless.

Jenny is an animal lover and wouldn't hurt them. This thread is supposed to be about Jenny's problem with her Mom's fiance not a bunch of nonsense.

01-05-2011, 12:59 AM	#1
Family Ties Forever! Moderator Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 6,133	My Mother's Fiancee Joked About My Vision I recently had dinner at a restaurant with my mother, her fiancee and my sister. During dinner my sister mentioned that the bird they have wouldn't stop chirping. Earlier that day I was over at their house with my sister. She mentioned that she squirted the bird with a water bottle three times. When that didn't quiet the bird she had me squirt the bird once with the water bottle. I missed. After hearing that, my mother's fiancee joked saying, "Oh great idea get the blind girl to squirt the bird." and he laughed. That joke/comment bothered me. Mainly because we were in a restaurant. I just didn't feel it was funny. __________________ Family Ties Season 7 on dvd August 13th!

01-05-2011, 01:06 AM	#2
Zoneboy Moderator Forum Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: Carthage, NC Posts: 22,532	I wish I'd been there and heard that, I'd have slapped him into next week. __________________ *"It's the way things are. A big tree falls and a new one grows right out of the same ground. Old animals die and young ones take their places. Even people step aside when it's time."* (R.G. Armstrong as the Contractor in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark")

01-05-2011, 01:11 AM	#3
Marvo301 Forum Veteran I got a rock. Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 16,477	That joke/comment was definitely inappropriate no matter where it was said. __________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Alfred Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

01-05-2011, 10:15 AM	#4
catlover79 Moderator Forum Legend God Bless Val Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 67,625	I am so sorry, Jenny. You are BEAUTIFUL, inside and out, and you have a little family here who honestly cares about you. They don't deserve someone as kind and generous as you. __________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

01-05-2011, 11:00 AM	#5
Stuck In The '70's Forum Legend Member Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: In Television Hell Posts: 56,755	That was so uncalled for. I'm so sorry Jenny. __________________ Sonny

01-05-2011, 02:30 PM	#7
Janice Administrator Forum Celebrity Stormin' Norman Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 34,463	Shame on him. Did he grow up in a barn or what? Talk about having no class or heart. I think it's lousy that your mother didn't say anything to him. Never joke about a person's disability. If someone said that about a kid of mine, they'd better run for cover. Monika's right, Jenny. We're all here for you and appreciate your inner and outer beauty. __________________ God Bless Our Troops

01-05-2011, 03:03 PM	#8
Family Ties Forever! Moderator Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 6,133	Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.

01-05-2011, 06:25 PM	#9
OH Nuts! Forum Celebrity Riding on the Cannonball! Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 41,091	The bf sounds like a Class A Ash&le. Double triple quadruple shame on him. Never mind the barn he sounds like he came from beneath a rock. Perhaps one day he may have to deal with an illness or infirmity -- and then he'll see how remarks like that feel. You hang in there Jenny - you rock in our book! He truly sounds like a disgusting human being. __________________ Thank you SHOUT! & Antenna TV xxoo You both Rock!!

01-05-2011, 09:04 PM	#10
Retro4Life Senior Member Accept No Substitutes Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 5,054	Jenny, your future father-in-law is an uncouth moron. Please disregard anything he says in the future. Personally, I'd demand an apology from him or else I'd never speak to him again, but that's just me. You can only control what you do, not what others do. As everyone else has said, you are valued here and I'm sure, by others as well. Hold your head high and don't let that slopebrow get to you. __________________ Alex Reiger :[Trying to convince Louie not to antagonize Bobby] "It's not hard to make people feel bad about their lives. What's hard is making people feel good about their lives."

01-09-2011, 11:53 PM	#11
ProudGleek Frequent Poster Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 44	Sorry to hear this.

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