I wish there were a polite way to tell MIL I don't give a isht.

6fsn

Every day there is at least one lengthy e-mail about nothing.  I don't care about what games sFIL is announcing, or how many pounds she's lost, or whether she went to the gym, or that she's spending the night at BIL's.  I care even less at the second e-mail to let me know she won't actually be spending the night at BIL's.

She also wants to visit before baby.  She doesn't seem to understand that I'm tired and we have a shitton to do and we might want to spend some time as a family.

Butter Cookie

I wouldn't say anything about the emails - just ignore them, but I'd damn sure tell her, "We want to spend some time as a family before the new baby comes, just me, H and Matthew"

mrsconn23

Ooh...I'll tell your MIL you don't give a isht and she's not visiting before 6lette gets here and you can tell my MIL that we're NOT painting the kiddo's room until we're damn good and ready and she needs to back the fck off before I go apeshit on her and she doesn't get to see her new grandchild until I say so.  Which could be never at this point.

Sounds like a fair trade, right??

hmonkey

ask your husband to tell her to stay home until she gets the call.

dh always cringes whenever he hears me say, "look, lady ... " to my mom because he knows there's a "i don't care what YOU think; i'mma be me" tirade coming.

6fsn

You're on MrsConn!

Hmo- she wants to come visit 6let before baby girl gets here.  Her visits are disruptive and annoy the bejeesusu out of me.  Plus she'll be coming back AFTER baby girl gets here.  There's also not really a phone call to make.  3/15 at 8 am we'll have a kid.