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Submitted by Raggles on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 7:50am

Tomorrow evening SO is having a birthday dinnerl at his local pub. His parents and 4skids. The 2 older skids and i dont get on.
I have been invited and im dreading it.
Im focusing on talking only to the nice members of family but am pretty sure it will be an uncomfortable evening
Any tips of getting through this??

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Litay's picture

Submitted by Litay on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 8:10am

I have been in this situation more than once. I try to get there early and have my son and husband sit on each side of me.

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Submitted by hereiam on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 10:41am

Talk to those you like, smile a lot, and occasionally look in the general direction of the older steps, without looking right at them. This will give the impression that you are not snubbing them. And it is true, that smiling relieves a lot of tension, even when it's fake.

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Submitted by oneoffour on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 12:08pm

You are going for your SO. Do you care more about him or your dislike for his offspring?
That will make your decision for you.

I would go. Talk nicely, display excellent manners and show those ill bred children up for what they are. Let people draw their own conclusions. Eventually people will see how nasty they really are.

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Submitted by Raggles on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 12:38pm

I am going for my SO
the last thing i want to do is spend an evenig in the elder skids company but SO wants me there and thats why I will go.
I just imagine it to be an uncomfortable evening as they will clamber over all conversation to ensure they have SO attention.

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Submitted by oneoffour on Sat, 01/16/2016 - 3:56pm

Then sit back and watch. And wink at SO every so often. Talk to the nice people at your table. Or the next table if your table is lacking B-)