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uhmmm, where are the goblets from?! i need to know! :)


Dinner Plates: White vs. Color | Apartment Therapy San Francisco
11/13/09 11:18 AM

to: clampers & ellebee,

whew! i can't stand to try and not fix things, it irritates me! but i think i'll have to just distract myself from the unpleasantness.. it may never get better, which is not up to me or in my control (frustrating!!!)

thanks for sharing all of that. good to know i have company :) i'm in my mid/early 20's so... i am learning, i'm learning!

thanks again (sorry for taking over the board everyone!)


Wahh Waahh: Entertaining a Debbie Downer? | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
11/9/09 3:10 PM

to: clampers,

it is very major and i can't go into allllll of the details (this is a public forum) but just not speaking to them? i honestly would be relieved if i could do that. but i see her quite often and this is not an option. i'm trying to come up with solutions so i don't become very bitter, because i love his family therefor i am very protective of them!

what do you do when there's a family gathering? still ignore?


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Wahh Waahh: Entertaining a Debbie Downer?
11/9/09 2:31 PM

to: slobound,

how to sum this up? whew......

-she uninvited her fiance's (now husband) family from their wedding via email after invitations had already gone out

-they had a rapid engagement so we didn't get much time to get to know her before she was legally bound (which posses no problem! but now she's been around for a while but no one really knows her)

-she is socially awkward and cold and doesn't speak unless spoken to and shows no interest in trying to fit in with the family unless it's on her terms

-has an air of superiority towards me and my significant other (we think it's because we aren't legally married yet and she is, thus feels superior)

....there are the juicy deets... no i feel guilty!
but i am stumped as to how to move on from this!


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Wahh Waahh: Entertaining a Debbie Downer?
11/9/09 2:07 PM

to: shirley-temple-of-doom,

no-i don't think i am! but don't you wish there was more advice on in-laws (other than mother and father-in laws) ?? i do! good luck with yours :)

maybe this would help you? sometimes when no one is talking about anything i can relate to or even touch on i just volunteer my info and gracefully (not interrupting) start a new subject. how will they every know what i'm interested in if i don't open up and share?


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Wahh Waahh: Entertaining a Debbie Downer?
11/9/09 1:41 PM

thanks everyone for the suggestions, i continue to struggle with this. she's a hard one to crack! aside from that we are trying to find the positive in her because when she entered the family she did some hurtful things so i will use these tips to try to bridge the gap. i can't stand the uncomfortableness! hopefully it will pass, i am trying to put my feelings aside and trying to make a connection-i think it's important.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Wahh Waahh: Entertaining a Debbie Downer?
11/9/09 10:52 AM

what happens if that "dud" becomes a permanent fixture in your life and happens to be your new sister-in-law.. and seemingly has no interest in you or your family? any suggestions? we're really trying!! :)


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Wahh Waahh: Entertaining a Debbie Downer?
11/9/09 10:03 AM