Okay. For the Love of Bras.
Is this really necessary? I mean honestly. Can it get any worse?
Yes. Those are my bras.
Yes. That is the kitchen.
No. I did not hang them there. (And read my back posts on these lovely folks to see WHO it was... the winner gets an autographed bra -- hehe)











holy fucking crikies. this is hell you are living in. pure hell. and purely entertaining for all of us. lol
mother in law
Posted by: jennster | November 11, 2006 at 12:34 PM
Maybe we can start a fund to take you to the cleaners! We'll have a drive for quarters so you can go to a Laundromat, no FILs allowed.
Posted by: Damselfly | November 11, 2006 at 10:45 AM
I feel for you! Every Christmas my father makes me and his new wife open up matching thongs, wait, I mean G-Strings. Really racy and lacy and often glow-in-the-dark or fire-engine red.
Posted by: JailDiet | November 11, 2006 at 09:21 AM
My dad was like this. He really got off on making people feel uncomfortable in subtly sexual ways. Sort of a, look how uncomfortable I can make you sicko power trip. My dad was also a pedophile. It's not normal to do things like this!
Posted by: Kyla | November 11, 2006 at 06:52 AM
LMAO...FIL is nuts!!!
Posted by: Becky Brahma | November 11, 2006 at 06:39 AM
Whoa. There comes a point, Kristen, when you just don't care what the inlaws think anymore and you lay down the law (I'm speaking from experience here). And I think that time is NOW.
Posted by: Suburban Turmoil | November 11, 2006 at 06:27 AM
Sheesh - bloody pervert - your FIL
so unfunny too
Posted by: Amy | November 11, 2006 at 05:38 AM
Holy balls on a blue jay those people are NUTS!
Posted by: qt | November 10, 2006 at 11:47 PM
WOW and I thought my in-laws were off the wall. HMMMM they have competition.
Posted by: jacquie | November 10, 2006 at 10:10 PM
i bet they found out about their precious pot and this is their way of taking revenge on you.
Posted by: rachel | November 10, 2006 at 08:17 PM
I'm sorry, I just don't understand. Is there better air circulation in the kitchen? If someone were to unexpectedly stop by, would your in-laws know that this was strange and frantically hide all things inappropriate hanging in the kitchen area? Or would they invite their friends around the counter for a glass of iced tea, and tell war stories of hostile pot takeovers? I'm so confused. And scared. Very, very scared.
Posted by: Tater and Tot | November 10, 2006 at 08:01 PM
I just showed it to Kyle, who is really quite level-headed (he balances me out in that regard).
He's seriously creeped out. And he doesn't creep out easily.
But he agrees with Liz - underwear would be worse.
Posted by: mothergoosemouse | November 10, 2006 at 05:40 PM
...wow.
Perhaps you should do your laundry in the middle of the night (at least the delicates - bras, panties, cashmere sweaters) and then tell them the laundry fairy does it now.
You know. Like the pot fairy.
Posted by: Amanda | November 10, 2006 at 03:15 PM
Mi playroom es su bedroom. Get in the car and drive!
Posted by: Plain Jane Mom | November 10, 2006 at 01:28 PM
Oh. my. god
I feel like we should stage a stealth mission to come and rescue you from those nutty sin-laws. You are a saint. That or you did something very very bad in a past life and this is your pay-back.
Posted by: Sunshine Scribe | November 10, 2006 at 01:10 PM
Holy crap, woman. Ok, if you're not outta there by next month, you're moving to Texas with me. I swear I won't hang your underoos anywhere near my food prep area.
Posted by: Chase | November 10, 2006 at 01:01 PM
Oh. My. Sweet. Jesus.
Posted by: lynsalyns | November 10, 2006 at 12:21 PM
Not even in the bathroom? They are so weird. Just shoot them and put them out of your misery. ;)
Posted by: Melissa | November 10, 2006 at 12:05 PM
Jebus! Have you ever been given an explanation as to WHY he does this? Why is he touching your bras?
Posted by: wordgirl | November 10, 2006 at 12:01 PM
I live in Italy. Our house is small. But we have a guest room. You're welcome to it.
Posted by: Jennifer | November 10, 2006 at 11:16 AM
I didn't have to look back...
It was your fatherinlaw!
Posted by: Debbie K. | November 10, 2006 at 11:10 AM
What in God's name would EVER possess someone to hang your bras anywhere? It's like some college prank gone bad!
Posted by: Kimba | November 10, 2006 at 11:08 AM
When I did a study abroad program in England, my host mother did my laundry. Now, in England, driers are a rare thing. My host parents (both in their 80s) had a laundry rack they lowered from the center of their kitchen ceiling. Imagine my utter horror to come home one day to find my array of thongs hanging from the kitchen ceiling -- and my host father asking me how comfortable they are to wear!! Mortifying, but I got used to it, as she did my laundry the rest of the semester, too...it really became a joke, but still!!! I feel your pain!
Posted by: Audrey | November 10, 2006 at 10:59 AM
I have to confess that this bra thing does not surprise me and I'm embarrassed to say why.
You see...my father hangs my mothers bras in the middle of the bathroom (the one that guests use when they are over) and it's rather humiliating for me and they don't seem to care!
Posted by: Dana | November 10, 2006 at 10:37 AM
Your FIL is to much.
Posted by: Amy Jo Momma | November 10, 2006 at 10:35 AM
Whoah, you need to find a way out of that house!
Posted by: Jen | November 10, 2006 at 10:06 AM
BWHAHAHAHHAHA
i however just chocked/snarfed a sweetart while laughing
damn those things are PAINFUL once they hit your nasel cavity
HEEEEEY Idea, wait until they fall asleep and then insert sweettarts in their nostrils!
Posted by: fidget | November 10, 2006 at 09:52 AM
Yeah, I'm thinking what Sara was thinking - is it just your underwear or do they hang theirs around as well? Either way - VERY WEIRD! Good thing they're not hanging over the stove!
Posted by: katie | November 10, 2006 at 09:50 AM
It really seems as if they are trying to humiliate you. Consciously or not... Sorry for the downer comment, but they seem creepy and I'm sorry you are stuck there!
Good thing you are one kick-ass, tough Mo Fo!!
Posted by: Plain Jane Mom | November 10, 2006 at 09:42 AM
Well, at least it's not your leucorrhoea-stained panties hanging in the kitchen for all to admire!
Crazy, pot-obsesseds in-laws! LOL!
Posted by: Stacy | November 10, 2006 at 09:40 AM
Again, I can't thank you enough for sharing. Whoever said this was dunnier than a sitcom is right on the money!!
Posted by: Anne Glamore | November 10, 2006 at 09:37 AM
Better than your underwear, right?
Posted by: Mom101 | November 10, 2006 at 09:36 AM
Maybe your FIL wants to open a bar like Coyote Ugly. Isnt that the one with all the bras hanging from the ceiling? And if so, does this mean you will be dancing on the table pouring shots?
Posted by: average joe | November 10, 2006 at 09:34 AM
Ummm. Hmmmm. That's a very odd thing to do........but very funny for the rest of us...LOL!
Posted by: Sassy | November 10, 2006 at 09:28 AM
I don't even need to know the story here. The visual says it all.
Thank you. This is the only thing that I am able to read today, because MIL is breathing down my neck, but it has made all the difference.
Posted by: Her Bad Mother | November 10, 2006 at 09:07 AM
what the HELL??? what the F is WRONG with them???
Posted by: gretta | November 10, 2006 at 08:54 AM
That is so wrong on so many levels. Are they trying to tell you something??
Posted by: Kate | November 10, 2006 at 08:14 AM
This is so much better than any sitcom on TV!
Posted by: Di | November 10, 2006 at 08:02 AM
Does Martha Stewart know about this new decorating tip?
Posted by: PunditMom | November 10, 2006 at 08:02 AM
No! And I noticed that great care was taken to close the clasps on the bras, rather than just toss them over the wire of the hanger...
Run.
Posted by: Bobita | November 10, 2006 at 07:40 AM
Oh my ~ that is truly weird.
Posted by: Much More Than A Mom | November 10, 2006 at 07:29 AM
Holy shit on a shingle.
I'm sorry, K. But I am still laughing as I type. Mostly at how fugly their kitchen is.
Posted by: mothergoosemouse | November 10, 2006 at 07:26 AM
SOO wrong and so creepy!! What does your MIL say about this strange obsession that your FIL has with your bras? Do hers hang in the kitchen, too, or just yours?
Can you lock your bedroom at night? Or at least put large obstacles in front of the door or does Q need to be able to come and go?
Posted by: Sara | November 10, 2006 at 07:19 AM
In the KITCHEN? Holy cannoli.
Wookie, I vote malicious AND weird.
You can totally live with me after I buy a house. Of course it will be a three bedroom house with three people living in it already. And also it will be in St. Louis. But I promise all lingerie will be hung to dry on a real clothes-drying rack in the basement laundry room, where it belongs.
Posted by: jaelithe | November 10, 2006 at 07:09 AM
Can you just hide your dirty laundry under the bed so they can't do it?
Posted by: Kristi | November 10, 2006 at 06:50 AM
In a combination of laughter and horror I start to think: Isn't it the dad who does that kind of stuff? Or was it her mother in law? Q? (just kidding on that last one.)
Either way - PECULIAR.
Posted by: gigi | November 10, 2006 at 06:40 AM
Pack your things. You are officially coming to live with me, where no one in this house would be so rude to you. Oh my God.
Posted by: Karen Rani | November 10, 2006 at 06:37 AM
Aaacckk! That is horrible. Really, REALLY funny, but horrible.
Posted by: juliness | November 10, 2006 at 06:07 AM
oh my gosh. how very, very odd.
that is just so, so, so wrong.
Don't they know you hang them to dry in the bathroom? and, um, you do it yourself. seriously.
Posted by: rachel | November 10, 2006 at 06:05 AM
That just isn't fair. You should not make me laugh that hard before 6 a.m.
Posted by: Suebob | November 10, 2006 at 06:00 AM
I can't even imagine. Just... oh Gods!! You have my sympathy, truly!
Posted by: Kelly | November 10, 2006 at 05:58 AM
Was it meant to be mean...or was she doing you "a favor"?
Posted by: Jenny | November 10, 2006 at 05:52 AM
OMG! I don't know whether to laugh or cry! I really do feel for you though...
My in-laws are CRAZY too!
Posted by: Kris H. | November 10, 2006 at 05:40 AM
Wow. Are these in-laws malicious or just really really weird?
Posted by: wookie | November 10, 2006 at 05:38 AM