Grandmothers--The Biggest Rulers of All

The world is unfair. Whoever said that this world was fair obviously hasn't met The Mother.

In preparation for Kaelyn (?), I was warned, not once, not twice, but a zillion trillion times, "DO NOT BUY TOO MANY CLOTHES AND TOYS--people will buy as gifts and baby will grow out of it real quick".

So when I bought the bare essentials (think white top and bottom separates for home use), I was chided again for "spoiling the child before she's even born". This went on for months on end.

Then, The Parents decided to visit The Brother and his family in the States, as The Mother had not seen her soon-to-turn-1 year old grandson and just-turned-3year old granddaughter. They managed to time the trip such that they'd be there at the granddaughter's 3rd birthday party. Sweet.

Then comes the shopping list. I was asked what I wanted from the States. All I wrote on my shopping list was "Hooded Towels-- 1 or 2 is sufficient" and "if you see CHEAP and NICE crib bedding sets and is not too bulky, buy one set for me too".

It transpires that either I was speaking Russian, Greek or nothing ever registered. The Mother obviously had other ideas.

We were told to "drive two cars to the airport" to pick them up when they got back on Saturday night. You can imagine the amount of luggage they came back with and how much they had contributed to the US economy. George Bush will be proud of them.

Here's a sneak peek of the damage *warning, this is not all the loot*

After I returned my jaw that had dropped to the ground to where it rightfully belonged, I not-so-gently reminded The Mother about what she had earlier reprimanded me for... about not spoiling the child, not wasting too much money and such.

And this was the award-winning reply: "I am the Grandmother. I have the right and privilege to spoil the child."

With this sort of logic, how can anyone ever argue?

And yet again I reiterate--this world is just unfair.