Split bloody lip, or, holiday disjuncture

[Circe]

My in-law's dog split my lip.

It was a complete and total happy accident: we were going out to watch our nephews sled, my wonderful MIL loaned me her ski-gear so I'd stay warm, their loving (but VERY STUPID) Rhodesian Ridgeback apparently couldn't tell the difference between 5'4'' me and my 6'1'' MIL once in costume ... so when she leapt for an affectionate chest-butt, she caught me in the face with her heavy, lion-fighting skull and split my damned lip.

I love my husband. I love his family! Hell, every time I read a post about in-laws from hell, I thank my lucky stars that I apparently married into the nicest and most well-adjusted family in the world.

That said. I am neither nice, nor well-adjusted, and I get antsy when people are cheerful at any time of year, much less the holidays, and now my lip hurts when I drink. Anybody else suffer from complete cognitive disjuncture during the holidays? It's not necessarily a sign of BAD in-law behavior: just it being ... different ... can be enough to be jarring. Commiserate?

 

[Jennifer W]

Well, I'm ok. No disjuncture here really, but I do commiserate with the spit lip!

I hope it heals quickly and you can get back to drinking.

Jen

 

[dragonfly411]

I'm sorry about the split lip!

 

[Matata]

Sounds to me like the dog gave you a physical manifestation of your inward cognitive disjuncture which is almost equivalent in my book to experiencing The Rapture. You should be grateful to the pooch.

 

[that_someone_special]

Awww I hope it heals soon!

 

[decodelighted]

Well ... I'd never heard the term "Cognitive Disjuncture" before ... so I googled it only to find .... THIS THREAD! Wild. Anyhoo -- hope your lip heals up. Didn't Obama just go through this too?

Maybe a tiny cocktail stirrer straw held just gently in the far corner of your mouth could provide the alcoholic sustanence required for the holidays?

 

[Miscka]

I was just about to suggest a straw as well! Hope your lip heals up soon.

 

[dragonfly411]

Well ... I'd never heard the term "Cognitive Disjuncture" before ... so I googled it only to find .... THIS THREAD! Wild. Anyhoo -- hope your lip heals up. Didn't Obama just go through this too?

Maybe a tiny cocktail stirrer straw held just gently in the far corner of your mouth could provide the alcoholic sustanence required for the holidays?

I'm glad I'm not the only one, did you find anything else? Lol

 

[tyty333]

And I think a nice piece of bling would make you feel better!

 

[LGK]

Circe, you're my hero, I always feel like everyone adores xmas and I'm a big grinch. Hate the holiday. Feel guilty that I hate it.

We always get torn between his family and mine, and drive all over creation trying to make everyone else happy and nearly every year, we end up fighting because his family stresses him the hell out. And me too. So it sucks most years.

This year, there's the added fun of my niece, who's two. And since, yanno, I have a uterus and stuff I'm expected to spend Quality Time with her. Everyone, but everyone, always is shoving her at me constantly. "Baby! Go sit on Aunt LittleGreyKitten! Baby, go yank Aunt LittleGreyKitten's hair yet again!" Thanksgiving involved lots of drooling on me. Don't get me wrong, my niece is cute, but I'm not a fan of babies or very small children. And everyone seems to think that if they wipe enough baby drool on me I'll magically notice my vacant uterus, and like, go haul my husband off to fix it ASAP. So far it hasn't worked. Doesn't stop their very concerted efforts though.

Last year we ran away and took a two week road trip. It was awesome and the best xmas we'd had in a decade. God I wish we'd done it again. We're still hearing about it a year later though, lol.

I'm sorry about your lip. That should make for some awesome pictures! That's so cool your MIL is one of the good ones. Wanna trade?

 

[Haven]

I can commiserate, Circe. My in-laws are mostly wonderful people, but we are so different that I often feel as if I've traveled to a foreign planet when I spend time with a large group of them. I think that's why I love the movie The Family Stone so very much, I can completely relate to being an outcast amongst a tight-knit little family. DH and I have been together for over six years and I still find myself saying "Where do you people come from?!" on a regular basis.

I'm sorry about the split lip, and I hope it heals very soon.

 

[zoebartlett]

I hope you feel better soon, Circe!