By the gods, I'm in deep doodoo

[CornField]

Tonight while driving I was trying to figure out a way to tell my daughter why Christmas comes before her birthday when... ****BAM**** I realized I forgot my mother-in-law's birthday at the end of last month.

Yes, I'm officially the worst daughter-in-law in the history of the world.

Yes, this will be one of those things she'll have printed in her obituary and engraved on her tombstone.

[LiberalVoice]

1. Just be happy you're not the son-in-law.

Daughter-In-Laws seem to have it easier in my opinion. :P

[swag]

2. No shit? She's that bad?

Perhaps the expectations are only in your mind.

Or maybe this was a very good unconscious move on your part.

[CornField]

4. Ever saw a cat "sing" to a bird?

The cat will sit in the bushes or at times right out in the open and make this ah-ah-ah-ah sound to attract the bird. Once the bird lands close by the cat pounces, but doesn't go immediately for the death blow. The cat likes the struggle. Holding down a wing while placing its teeth on the bird's neck. The cat will continue to play until the bird realizes the inevitable and goes slack.

That's a good analogy to my MIL. Calls sweetly, plays lots of games and keeps her teeth close to a main artery.

[swag]

5. Arf, sorry

Can you grow a massive callous in her direction?

Best to you.

[baldguy]

3. Have a really BIG party for her

At the end of this month.

"Oh, my Gawd! REALLY! I'm SORRY! I thought yours was in SEPTEMBER! Really, I DID!"

[DS1]

6. If I had a MIL like that, I'd never bother with a present

[Zech Marquis]

7. find an undiscloded location

and saw you're in hiding for ntional security reasons :evilgrin: in the worst case scenario, tell your MIL ,"I'm Osama bin Laden" :bounce:

[MissMillie]

8. Why didn't your husband remind you?

She'll blame you for forgetting, but not him?

[miss_kitty]

10. Miss Millie

weren't you gone for surgery or something?
(Sorry, off-topic)

[miss_kitty]

9. How about calling her and saying

"Well, whadya think of it?"

MIL: "Think of what?"

You: "Why your birthday present!!!"

MIL: "I didn't get a birthday present!"

You: "OMG! I'll have to get you another one! Shoot! I thought something was wrong! It's just not like you to not acknowledge a gift!"

On Edit::evilgrin:

[CornField]

11. LMAO -- I like that! Hell, it's worth a shot.

[Kenneth ken]

12. that should work if you needed to mail it

but if she lives nearby, (and call when hubby isn't home) put the phone away from you, and call out, "Honey, we need to talk about the birthday gift YOU were supposed to take to your mom's!"

:evilgrin:

[alphafemale]

13. Ultimate fallback... "Dead---Letter---Office"

Misdirected mail...whatever...

Hey.

It's worth a shot.