Meeting the parents...

SENROCK

Heineken Helen wrote:

thanks well I think between my bf and his sister... the mother pretty much knows most things she needs to know, lol... and she still wants to meet me, so that's good. Although perhaps it's to give a good and proper warning to stay away from her son

the million dollar question is......
DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT THE PEARL JAM OBSESSION!!!!!!! :eek:

Heineken Helen

SENROCK! wrote:

the million dollar question is......
DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT THE PEARL JAM OBSESSION!!!!!!! :eek:

Hmm... I'm not sure... but her daughter has one too... which is how we met. I met him through his sister who I met in Verona

SENROCK

Heineken Helen wrote:

Hmm... I'm not sure... but her daughter has one too... which is how we met. I met him through his sister who I met in Verona

what the DEVIL?! I was not aware of this. Did you meet the sister randomly? or did you know her from here first THEN met in person in verona? tell me EVERYTHING.

Hitch-Hiker

Can't be arsed reading the=rough 9 pages of this thread so I'll just say this: It'll be grand. You have nothing to worry about

Heineken Helen

SENROCK! wrote:

what the DEVIL?! I was not aware of this. Did you meet the sister randomly? or did you know her from here first THEN met in person in verona? tell me EVERYTHING.

well Verona had one of the biggest and best meetups of the 2006 tour. I met 'evolutionary' (from the board) and his girlfriend who we'll call J (she doesn't post here) and we got on... I met them again in London last year and we stayed in touch on facebook. Pinon had invited a few people to her house in Oslo, Norway. I, with Pin's permission, invited them. J told us her brother had broken his collarbone and was feeling sorry for himself and was wondering if he could come too... Pin said yes... he came along and the first night we hit it off. And that's about it

Heineken Helen

Hitch-Hiker wrote:

Can't be arsed reading the=rough 9 pages of this thread so I'll just say this: It'll be grand. You have nothing to worry about

lazy arse... but thanks

chime

Heineken Helen wrote:

well Verona had one of the biggest and best meetups of the 2006 tour. I met 'evolutionary' (from the board) and his girlfriend who we'll call J (she doesn't post here) and we got on... I met them again in London last year and we stayed in touch on facebook. Pinon had invited a few people to her house in Oslo, Norway. I, with Pin's permission, invited them. J told us her brother had broken his collarbone and was feeling sorry for himself and was wondering if he could come too... Pin said yes... he came along and the first night we hit it off. And that's about it

... and t'was a beautiful thing to witness

Heineken Helen

Chime wrote:

... and t'was a beautiful thing to witness

it was quite embarrassing really though

SENROCK

Heineken Helen wrote:

well Verona had one of the biggest and best meetups of the 2006 tour. I met 'evolutionary' (from the board) and his girlfriend who we'll call J (she doesn't post here) and we got on... I met them again in London last year and we stayed in touch on facebook. Pinon had invited a few people to her house in Oslo, Norway. I, with Pin's permission, invited them. J told us her brother had broken his collarbone and was feeling sorry for himself and was wondering if he could come too... Pin said yes... he came along and the first night we hit it off. And that's about it

THAT is awesome.
ok then im sure the parents are not gonna be surprised about Pearl Jam.

Heineken Helen

SENROCK! wrote:

THAT is awesome.
ok then im sure the parents are not gonna be surprised about Pearl Jam.

probably not! He didn't know much about them but has since started to get into them and listens to them a good bit and 110% supports me if I want to go see them or whatever cos he knows how big a part of my life it is

SENROCK

Heineken Helen wrote:

110% supports me if I want to go see them or whatever cos he knows how big a part of my life it is

now THAT is the best quality!

Heineken Helen

SENROCK! wrote:

now THAT is the best quality!

absolutely... and one of the few things that I considered to be essential in a guy! See, he'd such a great time in Norway, at a meet up, and saw how it is first hand so he thinks it's fantastic!

vedder_soup

Heineken Helen wrote:

it was quite embarrassing really though

no, you two were outside in the cold keeping each other warm!
the rest of us were like "where is helen and J's brother"

Hence J has not been named, and neither has the boyfriend, i shall call him J's Brother!

Heineken Helen

vedder_soup wrote:

no, you two were outside in the cold keeping each other warm!
the rest of us were like "where is helen and J's brother"

Hence J has not been named, and neither has the boyfriend, i shall call him J's Brother!

or we could just call him S

and yeh, it was quite an odd situation... I didn't go there with any intentions or even really wanting anything like that to happen

Rhinocerous Surprise

Heineken Helen wrote:

Yeh... but see... he didn't use it on you, did he? At least he didn't use the pistol, tazer or baton . It's probably not so bad for me cos at least I'm not trying to take their little girl away from them

But that's fantastic advice... I'll do that thanks

The step-dad actually only said two words to me over the entire ten days I was there. Maggie brought me over to him, and said "This is Alan, my boyfriend from Ireland." He stood up, looked at me like he was going to kill me, extended a hand, and said "Oh, really?" And I ended up having dinner with her grandma, who laid a guilt trip on me about how she's never going to see her first granddaughter again.

IMPORTANT NOTE: don't imagine grandparents in their underwear. *shudders*

SENROCK

Heineken Helen wrote:

I didn't go there with any intentions or even really wanting anything like that to happen

thats when it all happens perfectly.

Heineken Helen

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

The step-dad actually only said two words to me over the entire ten days I was there. Maggie brought me over to him, and said "This is Alan, my boyfriend from Ireland." He stood up, looked at me like he was going to kill me, extended a hand, and said "Oh, really?" And I ended up having dinner with her grandma, who laid a guilt trip on me about how she's never going to see her first granddaughter again. : o

IMPORTANT NOTE: don't imagine grandparents in their underwear. *shudders*

:eek: wow! talk about 'welcome to the family' and as for your important note :eek: why why why?

Heineken Helen

SENROCK! wrote:

thats when it all happens perfectly.

Definitely... originally it was just me going to visit my friend and then suddenly it turned into a meet up and then suddenly I have a boyfriend and I'm meeting his parents :eek:

Rhinocerous Surprise

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: wow! talk about 'welcome to the family' and as for your important note :eek: why why why?

As I said that, I imagined that star flying overheard, and "The More You Know" appearing on a screen.

Heineken Helen

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

As I said that, I imagined that star flying overheard, and "The More You Know" appearing on a screen.

Huh?

Rhinocerous Surprise

Heineken Helen wrote:

Huh?

My favourite.

vedder_soup

Heineken Helen wrote:

or we could just call him S

and yeh, it was quite an odd situation... I didn't go there with any intentions or even really wanting anything like that to happen

i didnt go there with any intentions of seeing your BF's naked white arse running around a Norwegian field at 4am

Heineken Helen

vedder_soup wrote:

i didnt go there with any intentions of seeing your BF's naked white arse running around a Norwegian field at 4am

Neither did I.

Heineken Helen

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

My favourite.

I've no volume

Rhinocerous Surprise

Heineken Helen wrote:

I've no volume

It's Max Weinberg (of E Street Band fame) saying "Remember: when you're out there having fun, keep in mind that hookers are people too. Say thank you when you're done." Then the star flies by, and "The more you know" message comes up. It's a spoof of a Public Service Announcement NBC does.

God, how Americanised am I?

Heineken Helen

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

It's Max Weinberg (of E Street Band fame) saying "Remember: when you're out there having fun, keep in mind that hookers are people too. Say thank you when you're done." Then the star flies by, and "The more you know" message comes up. It's a spoof of a Public Service Announcement NBC does.

God, how Americanised am I?

extremely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NY PJ1

IF I CAN BE SERIOUS FOR A MOMENT ...

why are u nervous ?

unless they are royalty ..whats the problem?

just walk in and be semi-normal and say hello

i know ,,its hard to believe im being serious

actually a valuim would help greatly in this situation

Heineken Helen

NY PJ1 wrote:

IF I CAN BE SERIOUS FOR A MOMENT ...

why are u nervous ?

unless they are royalty ..whats the problem?

just walk in and be semi-normal and say hello

i know ,,its hard to believe im being serious

actually a valuim would help greatly in this situation

I'd imagine it's natural to be nervous in this kinda situation... I'm nervous cos I'm meeting people who, through no choice of mine , could be part of my life for a long long time... people who have played a pretty big part in his life so far. But you're right, I'm much calmer about it today in any case! And fuck it, I'll be myself! It worked for him, right? :eek:

NY PJ1

Heineken Helen wrote:

I'd imagine it's natural to be nervous in this kinda situation... I'm nervous cos I'm meeting people who, through no choice of mine , could be part of my life for a long long time... people who have played a pretty big part in his life so far. But you're right, I'm much calmer about it today in any case! And fuck it, I'll be myself! It worked for him, right? :eek:

i understand being nervous a tad but just go on in and be yourself

whats the worst that can happen? (besides throwing u out of their house) lol

catefrances

walk in there as if you are a permanent part of their son's life and with the attitude that it really doesnt matter what they think and you'll be sweet. oh and smile and don't forget to chew with your mouth closed.