How wicked should I be?

[Zulu Romeo]

None of the above. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is much better than the first one.

They should watch Wayne's World instead.

The party-stopper in our house was always "Big Trouble in Little China."

 

[RandyS]

Screw wicked, go for evil.

Evil's more fun.

 

[FicWriter]

Its ~one~ night. Steel yourself for the thankfully rare visit and be as pleasant as can be expected. The other options just compound the original problem. You don't want your son and his (possibly horny) friend running a vague risk of hooking up with Man's Yuppie Sister or drunk barbie. When people are drunk and/or stoned, they become somewhat unpredictable. A potentially unpredictable outcome that could potentially result in unspoken invitations to Man's Sis and/or Drunk Barbie to return to your home more often & that's not what you want...is it?

Or, as politely / diplomatically as possible, let her know you're not in the mood for company & cancel the visit.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

Is your son cute?

Invite everyone, have a block party.

He is very cute.

Settlers of Catan is BORING?!?

You clearly aren't doing it right. You need to play with a certain spirit of....vengeance. If she's boring, make sure you decimate her little wooden cities every chance you get and then yell, "This is....SPARTA!" before kicking her chair over.

I WON!!!! After 2 and a half hours of Settlers I didn't know, or particularly care, what the hell I was doing but kept drinking the wine and swopping the cards and got the longest road points and lucky enough to get 3 other points from God knows where. Am childishly pleased that I won Did shake hands afterwards though and go to Son's room for a quick 'jump up and down victory celebration'

But talking insurance, and work, and her last assessment just does not fill me with the hostess's appropriate 'bonhomie'.

Sis sounds like she prefers to spend her time with things that have complexity (eg, people with depth of personality, and complicated board games, are two things you've mentioned)...

Apologies for slightly mashing the quotes together, but someone interested in their "insurance, work & [their] last assessment" does not strike me as someone with significant depth of personality!

I still say the alcoholic blonde would provide tremendoes amusement value. At the very least, she and the sister could compare notes on whose life is more tragic. Comes to think of it, there should be a board game on THAT.

"Do not pass Go, Do not collect £200. Go directly to the bathroom cabinet and do what you need to do."

Sis has worked for Sun Alliance for ... oh a hundred years... I've never heard her laugh! The children dipped out on me and turned up off their heads about 10.30 just after we started playing ~ I swear they were standing outside to see when we were all set up!

It's always I pain when you want to drink and you have a guest who plans on being teetotal. Why not go and take in a show or movie or something, that way you don't have to converse because you're focusing on something, yet you will all still be entertained.

Her conversations of choice do sound like a bore, I refuse to believe anyone would spend their birthday discussing such things! Maybe she'll surprise you though... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Thank you An Off ~ to me it was a nightmare ~ to Man and Sis it was such a successful night we should do it more often

None of the above. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is much better than the first one.

Nope ~ disagree. 'Excellent Adventure' is more superior

It's either that or 'Britains Got Talent'. The quote 'rock and a hard place' springs to minds

That's cruel and unusual punishment. My 13-year-old daughter doesn't watch that crap, fer crying out loud.

I'd go with the booze. While the friend and/or son may be entertaining at least with the booze you can be certain of the outcome (in my case, violent heaving after 1/2 a bottle of cheap chardonnay, but I'm sure you're not as big a wimp as I am). And it would make playing Twister that much more interesting. Whatever your choice, good luck, and I hope the evening won't be as bad as you fear it will be.

Thank you mac. Did you see the gymnasts on BGT thou? ~ amazing!!! I didn't think anyone could bend like that LOL