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My Mother-in-Law Is WAY Worse Than Yours
Guest blogger Mom de Plume: Does my mother-in-law win the "suckiest" award?
Last week my mother-in-law came to stay with us for eight days. Eight. Long. Days.
The first night, I made dinner -- which mind you is a feat, considering by the end of the work day I'm usually so exhausted I just microwave something for my daughter while simultaneously eating a bowl of cereal over the sink. But I so wanted to make a good impression. I ended up making chicken and broccoli mixed with rice.
At dinner I could tell my MIL wasn't happy. She picked at her food as if I had served her a plate of live snails. It was tense. Suddenly, my daughter happily asked:
"Grammy, do you like dinner?
Oh no! Now 'grammy' is going to have to lie to my face. I cringed, waiting for the fake praise. It didn't come.
"No," my MIL said directly to my wide-eyed two-year-old. "I don't like rice."
Are you kidding me?! Did she think I couldn't hear her? I was sitting right there! Can you say "triangulation?" I knew she had passive-aggressive tendencies but this was really too much. (And for the record: Who doesn't like rice?!?)
Still not convinced she's the worst? Here's a bonus example:
At one point during the week she came up to me, held both my hands and tenderly said:
"I am SO glad you and my son got together because he's a terrible housekeeper too."
Two questions:
1) How am I supposed to react to this woman?
2) Am I living in a bad sitcom or are all MILs like this?
OMG she sounds like my Grandmother. She pulled all of that on my mom the first time she stayed over. Her bonus round was the family reunion: She came up to my sister and I with some obscure relative and introduced me as her "only real granddaughter" because my sister is my halfsister. MY MIL is is different breed of MIL from hell. She makes plans and ditches you at the last minute without calling (like oh, say my birthday dinner) but expects you to show up for everything. She is a pot head. I kid you not. And she wonders why I never let her babysit, she'd forget the kids somewhere!
I, too, had the MIL from hell. She expected my husband would never marry and take care of her to her dying day. We "produced" (her words)the first grandchild but she was not pleased as she wanted grands from her other son. She lived with us the last 9 years of her life and still acted as if I had stolen her son. As a result, I determined to be a "stay-away" MIL when the time came. My son-in-law treats me like a queen and I visit them for 5 weeks every summer. BUT I cook and do chores for them and have a ball doing this. We have great times together and if I say I cannot come one year they go into a tizzy. On the other hand my son's wife thinks I am pushy even though I do not go to their home without "permission" or when only her Mom is there(she watche our grandson). I have worked hard to Not be the MIL from hell, but my daughter-in-law (who was extremely sweet to me for the first three years) sees something that is not there. You see…there are two sides to every story.
My husband's parents divorced when he was quite young. His mother never bothered with him much and in recent years moved very far away. However, his father never remarried hence I don't have a MIL from hell but rather a FIL from hell. He is a horrible, nasty, little troll of a man. I have always tried to treat him kindly and give him every chance possible just to save the peace but it is getting so bad that I don't think I can take it anymore. I invite him over for every holiday dinner…we usually have both of our families there. I have a small home but still manage to fit everyone in and cook for at least 15. My dinner is never good enough for him. He actually tells me what I am allowed to put in the food. The one year he blew into our house on Christmas day like a tornado and there in front of everyone said "You better not have put anything weird in the f**cking mashed potatoes!". He comes to our home at least 3 times every single day uninvited just to complain and b*tch. And one of those visits is always at our dinner time. He recently wrote a check out to myself and my husband and did not want to put my name on it because I am "not family". Hello? I have been married to his son for alomst 18 years!!! He tells me how to raise my children even now that they are teenagers. He has only ever bothered with my son and never my daughter because "she is a girl". All of my kids friends refer to him as "Grandpa A**hole". Every time I see him he yells and swears. He wants to know where my husband is at every second of the day and gets mad when I wont tell him and say only "he had things to do". My husband and I have already caught him peeping in the windows at us…even while we were being intimate! He stalks our house when my husband isn't home and spies on me. Then he runs to my husband to tell him if I had anyone there, if they were male or female and he also lets him know if I went out at all during the day. The one time he told my husband I was cheating on him because I had strange men coming in and out of the house while my husband wan't home. Those strange men were my older brother, one of my brother's friends and a good friend of my husband that we are both close too. The list goes on and on. This man has overstepped the boundries so many times in such unbelievable ways. It is getting to the point where I just can't take it anymore. I have even entertained the thought of leaving my husband over this because I can't fathom having to live like this for the rest of his father's life. The point of my story….in-laws from hell aren't just limited to mothers…they can be fathers too. :(
You are not alone! I think the majority of women have tension with their mother-in-law. My MIL rarely has anything positive to say about me and has always tried to make me feel inadequate. I have learned not to let this get the best of me, because I realize her attitude has little to do with me as a person, and is rather a result of her own insecurities. I think the wrath of the MIL (as I like to call it) stems from the MIL feeling replaced. They have a hard time seeing another woman in their son's life. That is what MIL-DIL tension really boils down to. Just remember, she may never treat you as a "real" daughter, but you will probably never treat her as a "real" mother, either. It goes both ways. As Magaly said, there really are 2 sides to every story.
Well, which scenario would you have preferred? You were "cringing" thinking of listening to her lying to your face, but then when she was honest - and she didn't specifically blame you either, just said she didn't like rice - you don't like that either.
She's not being passive aggressive. Her granddaughter asked a question, and she answered her honestly. The way to then deal with it is apologize for accidentally serving her something she didn't like, and ask her to give you tips on other things she doesn't like. The other thing is just.. buh. Ask her what that means, and then tell her honestly that she hurt your feelings.
I hate to break it to all of you, but I have you all beat, hands down. Ten years ago, my MIL was constantly broke, couldn't keep a job and could no longer make her house payments. My husband bought the house from her (after she begged him to and under EXTREME duress), took on her and all her crippling debt when he could ill afford it. Last year, she decided, out of the blue, that he had in fact "stolen" her house and her equity and sued us for the house. We have blown through thousands of dollars fighting her legal aid appointed, high-price attorney. We are now bankrupt, my husband no longer has a family. My FIL (they divorced years ago) is basically drinking himself to death due to the actions of his ex. My husband has lost all contact with his gutless brother. We own our own business, have two small children (who thankfully will never know my husband's family). Be happy if the worst thing your MIL does is complain about not liking rice, you could have it so much worse.
Oh! that sounds like my grandmother again. My uncle was going to sell her house out from under her and leave her homeless so my father bought her house and let her stay there for the next 20 something years. At some point she decided that he had paid less then the going rate for the house and had cheated my uncle(FYI my uncle the child molester, but that's a different "my dillusional grandmother" story). So she always gave dad hell about it. Gotta love gratitude.
Well, I have to say I have to live with my MIL and I deal with her every single day trying to raise my children and of course telling me what to do every single day and since I am a stay at home mom she expects everything perfect when she gets home… My husband is her youngest son and I know she has not been with any man and probably never will be.
She calls my house or my husbands phone every single day @ 6 p.m. to find out If I am making something for dinner so she wont have to stop and buy herself any food.
Recently my son who is 8 years old had mock voting at school to teach them what it means to vote and he told his nana that he was voting for Obama at school. She told my son that Obama murders babies and he is not a good person in my sons words. I got upset and told her that the school is teaching my son about voting and that she should not tell him that Obama murders babies just because he believes a woman should have a right to get an abortion if she so chooses. That was a heated discussion. My son told me he is still voting for Obama at school.. I want my children to make their own choices and she always interferes. I am happy that they always come to me and talk to me about what nana told them and any other issues they might have. They are great boys and I know she raised two good sons but they are not perfect and will make mistakes just like mine will too. I know there are two sides to each story but when it comes to raising your family she had her turn made her mistakes now let me raise my family. I have let her know that but of course MIL dont listen.. I have to deal with it because we all share the same roof and I am not employed so it is difficult budget wise. I am looking forward to having a wonderful life with my family eventhough she interferes….
mine is alittle of a pain in the butt, but not too bad. she just makes little comments everyonce in a while about not seeing the kids as much as she'd like, i just tell her all she has to do its call and i'll be more than happy to get them to her…..and of course she NEVER calls and asks, and then the next time we see her she'll make the comment again. other than that she is great. i think it has something to do with the mom's of boys (i am of 2 boys). every MIL to men that i know is just wonderful….but the MIL to women, everyone one of them has problems with them. i just try to keep in mind that my MIL raised my husband to be the wonderful man that he is, and for that, i will forever be grateful. i think they feel that no women can take care of them the way they did. you may not realize it, but this may be you one day!!! i hope i will never be that way!!!
Would you all hate me if I told you that my mother-in-law is really nice? I don't see my own mom that much, but my MIL lives close by and spends time with our kids when she is not at work. After reading all of these stories, I think I should go buy her some flowers.
Eh, my MIL is just a big pain in the ass. She complains to my husband that she never gets to see the kids, and yet she doesn't want to see me. Umm…hello! I'm their MOTHER stupid. And for the first few years we were married, she repeatedly tried to break us up (almost succeeding a handful of times). I swear, MIL's are just nutso!
I think there are MILs that are much worse.
She did stay too long. She did say she didn't like rice, which was an honest answer. She did tenderly hold your hand and say something she thought was good, though of course, it was the wrong thing to say. But MIL from Hell? It doesn't sound like it.
It sounds more like a relationship that needs better communication. Can your husband step in here? He can ask what she likes to eat. He can suggest a time period that is better for all of you. But also maybe you could extend a little grace as you work toward a stronger friendship/relationship.
One more comment. I'm a mom to three and I love them like my own. I know what we have is rare and I work hard to be not just a MIL, mom, but family. I'm not discounting the terrible relationships that you can have with an in-law. I realize now, more than ever, that I have the ability to affect my children and their family in a negative or positive way. I don't take that lightly.
But I'm also grateful for how they love us back, and call to ask to spend time, or want us to come hang out. They work on it, too.
I wonder if this relationship needs work on both sides so that it can be healthy and good.
I have seen worse. Yours is nothing to fret about. You haven't seen anything yet.
I am so glad that I am not the only one with in laws that are A-holes! I hate how they pretend to like me, but they really don't. Especially my husband's sisters! We need to blog on in law siblings-they (sisters) are such WITCHES!!!! They are so fake and many times I have caught them talking bad about me but I choose not to say anything because when I confront them, they denie it and say that they would NEVER say anything bad about me because they like me. Whatever! When we go over to the oldest sisters home for family parties, the 3 sisters treat me like such an outsider! They just say hi to me and then that is all. I have been married for 7 years and have 3 kids and yet, they still treat me like an outsider. One of the sisters really makes it a point to mention how she doesn't like talking to my husband about "family things" because he then shares it with me.
I have tried for 6 yrs to get them to like me, but I have caught them talking about me for far too long that now, I just gave up on being nice to them. I dont call them anymore and when we go over for family events, I just stick to my kids and let my husband have time with his family. I stay away from them as much as possible.
I am so glad I have had the chance to vent my stress with my in law sisters.
My MIL thinks that my husband had an affair with me while he was married to his previous wife. Completely untrue.
August 2006, my dad was in ICU from major back surgery due to the stage four renal cell caricnoma. (If you look that up, it's kidney cancer and it's one if the deadliest cancers known.) While he was there, my MIL called and left me a message stating "If your daddy dies, it will be your fault because you are taking J****e's daddy away from her." This was in reference to my husband's young daughter. I have never been so hurt in my life.
My dad passed away in November 07.
Needless to say, I do not go around that hateful woman and do not have plans to in the future. The funny thing is, my husband does not go around much either.
I would say to her, 'Of course he didnt marry me for my cleaning skills. We have hot and crazy sex and thats why he fell in love with me.'
I am glad i dont have a MIL like that, but mine has done some pretty bad things, too, that just keep making things even worse. She has asked why i was so upset about the passing of my mom (this was within 6 months of losing my mom) because I hated her. WHAT? Thrown out food i have prepaired for family functions just because they were too fattening and no one would eat them. Blatenly igores me at family functions and talks about me right infront of me. Favors one of my children over the other and makes it clear. Screamed at me at my sons 2nd birthday party because i asked her to wear socks. (4 inch heels are not really appropriate for a gymboree party)…the list goes on.
But really, i feel for anyone that has a MIL that they dont get along.
Trying to escape a difficult childhood, I had a teen-aged starter marriage than ended badly. My MIL and FIL were awful! They were racist, religious bigots that blamed me for how badly they screwed up their son. I worked, he didn't. He got arrested repeatedly, he beat me…and It was always my fault. When my FIL found out I had enrolled in school, he got in my face and screamed I was to stupid to go. When I finally moved away to go to college, they to told everyone in our small town I left to get an abortion.
Does it make me a bad person because it gives me great pleasure to know that they are all still poor, broke, and stupid and I am educated, affluent and married to a great guy with a very nice mother?


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Gin Blossoms rocker Bill Leen stunned fans at a concert in New York over the weekend when he collapsed mid-song.
The hitmakers were playing at The Paramount in Long Island on Friday night when the bassist fell ill and dropped to the floor in the middle of their performance of "Hey Jealousy."
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The incident was captured on tape and obtained by TMZ, and in the video Leen can be seen receiving assistance from a stagehand.
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What is acid rain?
Acid rain is a result of air pollution. When any type of fuel is burnt, lots of different chemicals are produced. The smoke that comes from a fire or the fumes that come out of a car exhaust don't just contain the sooty grey particles that you can see - they also contains lots of invisible gases that can be even more harmful to our environment.
Acid rain was considered a major problem in the 1980s and while steps to reduce sulphur emissions have been succesful we are still feeling the effects today, and there is still work to be done.
Air pollution was once seen as a local issue but it was in southern Scandinavia in the late 1950's that the problems of acid rain were first observed, and it was then that people began to realise that the origins of this pollution were far away in Britain and Northern Europe. One early answer to industrial air pollution was to build very tall chimneys. Unfortunately all this does is push the polluting gases up into the clouds allowing emissions to float away on the wind. The wind carries the pollution many hundreds of miles away where it eventually falls as acid rain. In this way Britain has contributed at least 16% of the acid rain that has fallen in Norway. In fact over ninety percent of Norway's acid pollution comes from countries other than itself. In 1994 Germany, UK, Poland and Spain produced over a million tons of sulphur emissions each. Governments have since admitted that acid rain is a serious environmental problem and many countries have taken steps to reduce the amount of sulphur and nitrogen emissions, but they are still a problem.
Ships are major contributors to sulphur emissions as the sulphur content of their heavy fuel oil is very high (5% compared to the EU maximum allowed in car fuels of 0.001%). The shipping industry is taking steps to reduce emissions as estimates predict that if nothing is done soon then the sulphur emissions of the industry would exceed all those from land-based sources by 2020.
Acidity is measured using a scale called the pH scale. This scale goes from 0 to 14. 0 is the most acidic and 14 is the most alkaline (opposite of acidic). Something with a pH value of 7, we call neutral, this means that it is neither acidic nor alkaline.
Forests all over the world were dying and in Scandinavia the fish were dying; lakes looked crystal clear but contained no living creatures or plant life. Many of Britain's freshwater fish were threatened; their eggs were damaged and deformed fish were hatched. This in turn affected fish-eating birds and animals. Animals belong to a food chain and often if one link in a food chain is taken away it can have devastating effects.
It is thought that acid rain causes trees to grow slower or even to die but scientists have found that the same amount of acid rain seems to have more effect in some areas than it does in others.
As the acidity of a lake increases, the water becomes clearer and the numbers of fish and other water animals decline. Some species of plant and animal are better able to survive in acidic water than others. Freshwater shrimps, snails, mussels are the most quickly affected by acidification followed by fish such as minnows, salmon and roach. The roe and fry (eggs and young) of the fish are the worst affected as the acidity of the water can prevent eggs from hatching properly, can cause deformity in young fish which also struggle to take in oxygen.
The acidity of the water does not just affect species directly, it also causes toxic substances such as aluminium to be released into the water from the soil, harming fish and other aquatic animals.
Every type of material will become eroded sooner or later by the effects of the climate. Water, wind, ice and snow all help in the erosion process but unfortunately, acid rain can help to make this natural process even quicker. Statues, buildings, vehicles, pipes and cables can all suffer. The worst affected are things made from limestone or sandstone as these types of rock are particularly susceptible and can be affected by air pollution in gaseous form as well as by acid rain.
What has been done?
Introduced across Europe on 1 January 2008, the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) aims at reducing sulphur emissions by giving coal fired plants two options. They can either agree to a very limited running programme and close down by 2015, or install the equipment needed to remove sulphur from plant emissions.
The 1999 Gothenburg Protocol set limits on emissions and came into force in 2010. Unfortunately international agreements failed to include shipping which uses sulphur rich fuels that are now banned on land, so emissions from the North sea could still reach countries such as Norway. However, in July 2011 the European Commission proposed to reduce sulphur emissions from the fast-growing maritime and shipping industry by 90% by limiting the legal sulphur content allowed in fuels in certain areas such as the Channel and Baltic Sea.
Whilst many countries have reduced their emissions, an upsurge in industrialisation and reliance on fossil fuels in countries such as China could lead to a further increase in sulphur dioxide emissions.
What about nitrogen?
Restoring the damage
Reduce emissions:
• Burning fossil fuels is still one of the cheapest ways to produce electricity so people are now researching new ways to burn fuel which don't produce so much pollution.
• Governments need to spend more money on pollution control even if it does mean an increase in the price of electricity.
• Sulphur can also be 'washed' out of smoke by spraying a mixture of water and powdered limestone into the smokestack.
• Cars are now fitted with catalytic converters which remove three dangerous chemicals from exhaust gases.
Find alternative sources of energy• Governments need to invest in researching different ways to produce energy.
• Two other sources that are currently used are hydroelectric and nuclear power. These are 'clean' as far as acid rain goes but what other impact do they have on our environment?
• Other sources could be solar energy or windmills but how reliable would these be in places where it is not very windy or sunny?
• All energy sources have different benefits and costs and all theses have to be weighed up before any government decides which of them it is going to use.
Conserving resources
• Greater subsidies of public transport by the government to encourage people to use public transport rather than always travelling by car.
• Every individual can make an effort to save energy by switching off lights when they are not being used and using energy-saving appliances - when less electricity is being used, pollution from power plants decreases.
• Walking, cycling and sharing cars all reduce the pollution from vehicles.
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At Daland's house, his daughter, Senta, dreamily watches village women as they spin and make sails. They tease the girl about her suitor, the huntsman Erik, but she remains in a trance. Staring at a portrait of the Flying Dutchman, she sings a ballad about the phantom captain. With burning intensity she prays that she may be the one to save him. Erik enters and, after the others have left, asks Senta to plead his cause with Daland. Noticing her preoccupation with the Dutchman's picture, he relates a frightening dream in which he saw her embrace the Dutchman and sail away in his ship. Senta exclaims that this is her own dream as well, and the despairing Erik rushes away. A moment later, the Dutchman himself stands before the girl. He tells her of his sad lot, and she vows to be faithful to him unto death. Daland blesses the union.
At the harbor, the villagers celebrate the sailors' return. They invite the Dutchman's crew to join them but are frightened away by the ghostly crew's weird chanting. Senta soon rushes in, pursued by Erik, who insists she has pledged her love to him. Overhearing this, the Dutchman believes himself betrayed and jumps aboard his ship. As horrified villagers crowd the shore, he reveals his name and nature and sets sail. Senta runs to the top of a cliff, triumphantly proclaiming herself faithful unto death, and leaps into the sea.
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In case you hadn't heard, 2013 marks the bicentenary of the births of the two giants of opera, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. It is inevitable that we should compare the two and continue to discuss their relative merits, but much of what is repeated about Wagner and Verdi has grown stale and dogmatic. What was understood about them a hundred years ago was either never true to begin with, or is no longer true in the same way.
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Ex-Mr. Taylor Swift gets arrested for being an insane environmentalist, inspires new song probably
I am not Taylor Swift's biggest fan by any stretch. I mean, look, I had a sh*tty high school experience, too, and dated a bunch of idiots, but there's only so much time you can spend dwelling on your problems. After a while, you just look like you're doing it for the attention. And when you go through like, 13 guys in three years, the problem might very well be you. Or, at least, your inability to pick good dudes.
On at least one account, I can now see her side of the story. It seems former Mr. Taylor Swift, Conor Kennedy (not to be confused with hipster icon Cory Kennedy, who is a girl, though the jury is still out on that with Conor as you'll see), who she bought a house near because OMG THEY WERE IN LURVE, has some odd ideas about love, and, for the record, an apparently complete inability to grow facial hair, and some curious ideas about domestic energy production.
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Conor Kennedy was one of 47 environmental activists arrested outside the White House on Wednesday.
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In the U.S., Episcopal women may become bishops – Utah's Carolyn Tanner Irish was one — but the Church of England voted Tuesday against giving British women the same right.
The move to allow women to serve as Anglican bishops was defeated by six votes, just under the necessary two-thirds majority among lay members of the General Synod, according to The Associated Press.
The group that had pushed for the legislation, Women and the Church, was "absolutely devastated," the group's leader, the Rev. Rachel Weir, told AP. "Not just devastated on behalf of clergy women — obviously this will be an enormous blow to clergy women, it's awful for their morale — but it's a disaster for the Church of England."
The change had to be approved by all three synods, bishops, priests and lay members. It easily passed the first two, but got snagged among the laity.
"The truth is that without women in leadership we are no longer able to serve the people in the parishes of England," Bishop James Jones of Liverpool told AP. "Women serve as leaders in scripture, on the mission field and as supreme governor and in this General Synod."
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With big road upsets by both the Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns, Week 3 of the 2013 NFL season turned some teams on their heads.
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The Dolphins are 3-0 and one of the NFL's biggest surprises, and their second-year QB is a big reason why. Ryan Tannehill led the Dolphins to a comeback win over the visiting Atlanta Falcons, leading the game-winning drive in the final minutes. For his efforts, Tannehill receives a two-point boost to 84 OVR, as well as upgrades to AWR (+2 to 70) and THA (+1 to 83).
After battling injuries for much of 2012, Nelson has returned to his 2011 form to help the Packers replace the departed veteran Greg Jennings. Nelson hauled in eight catches for 93 yards against Cincinnati, and leads the Packers with three touchdown receptions on the season. Nelson's OVR goes up two points to 93 OVR, and he receives four-point upgrades to booth SPC (97) and JKM (87).
Lost in the hoopla of a quarterback change and blockbuster trade has been the emergence of Browns tight end Jordan Cameron, who caught three touchdowns in the Browns' big win at Minnesota in Week 3. Cameron's OVR rating increases four points in Week 4, all the way to 84. He also saw big boosts to his CTH rating (+5 to 86) and AWR (+3 to 75).
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Mortgage rates dropped back after spiking higher last week. Renewed concerns about the effect of higher gasoline prices on the U.S. economy as well as slower growth in China contributed to this week's rate retreat. Mortgage rates are closely related to yields on long-term government bonds, so any condition that increases demand for bonds - such as worries about the economy - also help bring about lower mortgage rates.
Now, to the numbers. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped from 4.29 percent to 4.23 percent. The average 15-year fixed mortgage rate was down modestly, to 3.44 percent, and the larger jumbo 30-year rate slid to 4.77 percent.
Adjustable rate mortgages moved lower also. The average 5-year ARM, which offers a fixed rate for 5 years before becoming adjustable each year thereafter, reversed last week's move and fell to 3.14 percent.
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It was an odd season in 2002 for Brookwood football. The Broncos opened at the Corky Kell Classic and gave up 301 rushing yards to Tyren Jones in a 35-24 loss to Walton. They barely made the playoffs, entering as the No. 4 seed in Region 8-AAAAAA.
Then for the second time in four seasons, they stunned a 10-0 team in the first round. This time it was Lassiter 24-21 in overtime. (In 2009, it was McEachern.) But Brookwood's defensive problems were revisited in the second round as Mill Creek – a team that Brookwood had beaten in September – scored eight touchdowns and won 56-21.
''It was just so hot and cold,'' Brookwood coach Mark Crews said of the 7-5 season. "We really struggled with injuries on defense. We went to Lassiter and played really well and thought we were in good shape to make a run, and then we turned around the next week and turned the ball over five times against Mill Creek and got beat pretty bad.''
Crews said that just a few days of spring practice, which began Wednesday, have made him more optimistic about the 2013 season despite returning only four starters on offense and five on defense.
''If you'd asked me in January or February, I would've said I don't know if we've got much coming back,'' Crews said. "Over the last couple of months, I've seen kids get bigger and faster. Our first three days of spring have been pretty good. I think we're going to find some players. I feel much better now.''
Crews' defense will need the most improvement for Brookwood to go deep into the playoffs. The Broncos allowed 28.8 points per game in 2012 and gave up 42 points or more in three of the last four games. Gone from that unit is defense end Shaun McGee, who signed with Georgia.
Brookwood returns safeties Nick Aube and Matt Price, linebacker Hobson McCain, Chris Dancy and defensive lineman Zach Williams and a couple of others who played significant minutes. Defending the long ball will be a priority.
One offense, the biggest loss will be Kyrin Priester, the Clemson -bound wide receiver who caught 54 passes for 1,116 yards and 12 touchdowns. Rising seniors Matt Price and Daquan Joy will be counted on to help fill that void.
Joey McLane is expected to be the new starting quarterback, taking over for Zach Moon. McLane's brother, Ben, led Brookwood to the 2010 state title and now starts at Georgia State. Their father is Benjie Jones, who has coached at Brookwood for over 25 years. Joey McLane is a pro-style quarterback and game-manager that fits Brookwood's offense.
But Priester's numbers aside, the Broncos are a running team, and they will have one of the top tailbacks around in Josh Brown, who started in the secondary as a sophomore and at fullback as a junior, when he rushed for more than 800 yards. Brown has an offer from Arizona.
On the offensive line, only Joe Kelly is a returning starter. He's a D-1 prospect. Crews said he had seven or eight players in the 6-foot-3, 270-pound neighborhood trying to win positions.
''We look good getting off the bus,'' Crews said of his linemen."Whether they can play, I don't know yet, we've got 7 more days in spring, We've certainly got some guys who have some of the god-given size and that kind of stuff to be a good group.''
Brookwood will have one of the state's best placekickers. Brandon Morrow made 12 of 14 field-goal attempts. One was the overtime game-winner against Lassiter.
Brookwood also made a coaching change on what remains a stable staff. Michael Owens, with Brookwood since 2005, is the new head coach at Chattahoochee. Philip Jones, captain of Brookwood's 1996 state championship team, takes his place. Jones had been head coach at Banks County.
On paper, Brookwood doesn't look like anything special. But it's Brookwood. Crews (104-34 in 11 seasons) has led his team to the playoffs each year since his first in 2002 and advanced at least a round each of the past four and won a state championship in 2010..
''The more we've come through workouts, the more I'm becoming encouraged by the kids' work ethic, kids emerging at this place or that place,'' Crews said. "I'm developing a positive attitude about this bunch and think they've got a chance to be pretty good.''
Brookwood Broncos at a glance:
2012 record: 7-5, 4-3 in Region 8-AAAAAA, lost in second round to Mill Creek 56-21.
Starters returning: 4 offense, 5 defense.
Key players lost: WR Kyrin Priester (Clemson), RB Jamaal Cole, QB Zach Moon, DE Shaun McGee (Georgia)
Key players returning: RB/DB Josh Brown, G Joe Kelly, S Nick Aube, PK Brandon Morrow; TE Keenan Sweeney
Spring practice dates: April 30-May 16
8/24 vs. McEachern (Georgia Dome)
9/6 at Mill Creek
9/13 at Archer
9/27 vs. Parkview
10/4 at Dacula
10/11 vs. Shiloh
10/18 at Central Gwinnett
10/25 vs. Berkmar
11/1 at South Gwinnett
11/8 vs. Grayson
Outlook: Don't look for Brookwood to start as a Top 10 team. Gone is the team's top player, wide receiver Kyrin Priester (to Clemson), and only nine of 22 starters are back. Only two of those are top recruits to this point in TB Josh Brown and OL Joe Kelly. But Brookwood is a program built on depth and history. ''It's really not that unusual for us to have only three or four starters back on both sides because our seniors are guys who've grown up in the weight room and earned their chance,'' coach Mark Crews said. "We have a lot of guys who don't play a lot until their senior year.'' Expect Brookwood to be in the hunt for the Region 8-AAAAAA championship, as always.
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FootballTopFan(c) would like to congratulate the Brookwood Broncos and Head Coach Mark Crews for making the playoffs last season !!!
The Broncos have a very good consistent football program.
They will be a force in Class AAAAAA.
We wish the Brookwood Broncos much luck and success this season.
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May 7th, 2013
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Looking good getting off the bus will not cut it.
May 8th, 2013
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Brook wood will be a force to reckon with this year.


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SPOKANE -- Chiefs Annual Fall Camp begins today as more than 65 participants immediately become part of a yearly tradition. All players have been evenly distributed into three teams, each carrying the last name of a notable former Chief leader. This year's teams honor Kevin Sawyer (1992-95), Jared Cowen (2006-10) and Tyler Johnson (2007-10).
Participants include 38 forwards, 21 defensemen, and seven goaltenders. Competition is intense as players compete for their position on the final roster. With the departure of last year's leading scorer Brenden Kichton, it is to be determined which players will step up to score this season. Returning forwards Mitch Holmberg and Mike Aviani bring a significant veteran scoring presence, as 2nd and 4th-leading scorers respectfully, but many others are looking to contribute.
Among the forwards looking to put the goal in the net are newcomers Adam Hascic and Dominic Zwerger, the Chiefs' 2013 CHL Import Draft selections. Both imports are participating in their first WHL camp this week.
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Betty H. McMahonApril 29,2014
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POULTNEY Betty H. McMahon, 75, died on April 26, 2014, at the home she shared with her daughter Bonnie and her grandson, Justin, after a brief illness.
Betty was born in Poultney on Feb. 9, 1939, the daughter to Lillian Colvin Hughes and Stanley Hughes. Betty was one of four children. Betty is pre-deceased by her husband, William J. McMahon, her parents, her brother David, and her younger sister Charlene.
Surviving Betty are her sister Jane Briggs of Fair Haven, Vt.; Bettys children, all of Poultney: daughter Bonnie Lenihan; grandson Justin Lenihan; and son-in law Peter Lenihan; son William J. McMahon Jr. and his wife, Laura; grandson Jacob David McMahon and granddaughter Alexis McMahon; son Michael P. McMahon and his wife, Cindy, and two granddaughters Megan and Alyssa. Betty also had a quasi-grandson, Ryan Mullen. Ryan was very important to Betty. Betty is also survived by her step-daughter Debra Clark and her husband, Tom, of Derry, NH and their four children Erin, Kaitlin, Lori and Tommy Clark as well as six great-grandchildren Colin, Emily, Caleb, Kasey, Khloe and Kamron. She is also survived by many aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Betty was a graduate of Poultney High School Class of 1957. After leaving high school, she and her best friend, Mary Daley, embarked on a journey to the Boston area to work at the Fessenden Boys School with Bettys Aunt Peg. It was there that Betty met and married her husband, Bill McMahon. After the birth of their first child, the couple returned to Poultney and became lifelong residents here.
Betty was a long time dedicated employee working at Fair Haven Outlet, the Poultney Dress Shop, Linda Lee Dress Shop, Wilson Photo and the Poultney Cash Market, where Betty retired after 18 years. While working at Poultney Cash, Betty made many wonderful friendships and was always looking forward to running into these folks.
Upon retirement, Betty connected with cousin Erin Traverse and his wife Patty on a common passion. Betty enjoyed spending many hours with Erin and Patty as they were devoted to tracing and documenting the family lineage. With each new revelation and validated identification of a family member, Betty was just overjoyed. This brought her so much happiness, and then she loved to share with many their new discoveries.
The family would like to offer special thanks to those who assisted in Bettys care in her remaining days: Susan Sessock, her beloved hospice nurse; her two health aides, Sandy and Gail; as well as Bonnie Sheldon and, most importantly, her grandson Justin Lenihan, as his loving dedication and countless hours of care allowed Betty to remain at home. Betty and the family were also so appreciative of her frequent visitors Sylvia Pollack, Sandy Davis, Beth Carpenter, Doug Hatch, Patty and Erin Traverse, Shirley Beayon, Paul Bogucki, Shirley and Brownie Brown, Lori Nelson, Deb Clark and all of Bettys grandchildren and great grandchildren.
There will be calling hours from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Durfee Funeral Home, 119 North Main Street, Fair Haven. A reception will immediately follow at the Fair Haven American Legion.
A memorial service and burial will take place at a later date (to be determined) at the family cemetery on Birdseye Mountain in Poultney, VT 05735.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Durfee Funeral Home.
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By Barbara Kollmeyer
U.S. stock-market futures drifted lower on Tuesday, ahead of earnings from bellwethers Ford Motor Co. and Corning Inc., while data due later are expected to show strength in the housing market but a sharp drop in consumer confidence.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7 points to 13825, while those for the Standard & Poor's 500 index eased 2 points to 1495.10.
Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index fell 4.5 points to 2733.
"With U.S. consumer-confidence data for January expected shortly after the opening bell, along with earnings news from names including Ford and Amazon, traders' resolve to keep building out this rally certainly has the potential to be tested yet again," said Fawad Razaqzada, market strategist at GFT Markets, in a note on Tuesday.
It's a big week for economic data, featuring both fourth-quarter gross domestic product and key January nonfarm-payroll numbers.
Ahead of that, Tuesday's data are expected to show the S&P/Case-Shiller index of U.S. home prices edging down in November but rising annually on a nonseasonally adjusted basis, say economists polled by MarketWatch. That report is due for release at 9 a.m. EST.
At 10 a.m. EST, the Conference Board is scheduled to release its barometer of consumer confidence, which is expected at 64.3 for January against 65.1 in December, hitting a five-month low, according to economists. Higher payroll taxes and fiscal uncertainties are expected to contribute to the drop.
Also Tuesday, the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting is due to get under way, with the central bank expected to keep policy extremely loose in hopes businesses and investors will take more risks and the economy will pick up speed. A statement is expected at 2:15 p.m. EST Wednesday.
On the corporate front, several companies will report ahead of the opening bell. Among these, Ford (F) is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 25 cents a share, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Corning Inc. (GLW) is likely to report earnings of 33 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
Investors will be watching Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) shares after Wall Street's closing bell on Tuesday. The online-retailing major is expected to report fourth-quarter profit of 28 cents a share on revenue of $22.26 billion, according to a survey of analysts by FactSet.
VMware Inc. (VMW) shares could move. The producer of virtualization software late on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings above analysts' expectations and a weaker-than-expected first-quarter outlook. The company also said that it would cut 900 jobs and take a charge of $90 million to $110 million as it exits certain lines of business
Seagate Technology Inc. (STX) could be active after those shares dropped nearly 5% after hours on Monday. The producer of disk drives reported a 13% drop in fiscal-second-quarter profit. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.38 a share compared with the FactSet-derived estimate of $1.27.
U.S. stocks finished mostly lower on Monday. After closing above 1500 for the first time since December 2007, the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.78 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 1,500.18 on Monday. That snapped its longest winning streak in more than eight years.
In overseas markets, Asia stocks finished mostly higher, with banks leading a solid rally in Japan, though Hong Kong markets lagged.
Europe stocks nudged higher in choppy markets, led by resource stocks after upbeat German consumer-confidence data.
Oil prices edged higher, while gold gained.
The dollar traded range-bound against most major currencies.
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VMware said it would cut about 900 jobs from certain departments as its revenue growth slows this year, resetting expectations for investors accustomed to years of surging top-line expansion. The outlook came after the Palo Alto, Calif., software provider reported a 2.7% increase in fourth-quarter earnings. Orders from federal-government customers declined, however, as overall U.S. bookings fell short of executives' expectations. VMware shares tumbled 15% to $83.95 after hours. Shares of EMC Corp. (EMC), which owns a majority of VMware, slid 3.6% to $24.30. Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS), which competes with VMware in the virtualization space, saw its shares fall 3.1% to $69.20 after hours.
BMC Software Inc. lowered its expectations for the current fiscal year after the information-technology company missed out on two large renewal contracts. Earnings from the Houston-based software provider slipped 11% in its fiscal third quarter as higher operating expenses and stock-based compensation hurt the bottom line. Shares fell 7.2% to $41.30 after hours.
Seagate Technology's second-quarter earnings fell 13% amid slower sales of disk drives, which its executives predicted will continue in the current quarter. Shares were down 4.8% to $35.60 after hours. Shares of competitor Western Digital Corp. (WDC) slid 2.6% to $47.40 after hours.
Sanmina-SCI Corp.'s (SANM) fiscal first-quarter profit declined 93% as the electronics-manufacturing company posted costs related to an interest-rate swap and narrower margins. Results missed Sanmina's expectations and the company also issued downbeat guidance for the current quarter, sending shares down 8.1% to $10.80 after hours.
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