Where did my backbone go?

6fsn

Oh wait, I never really had one...especially with MIL.  She called last week and asked if she could visit Thursday.  I say we have storytime at 10:30, but she's welcome to come.  She replies she was just going to come for the afternoon.  Okay.

She decides she wants to come for storytime, but since it's so early she might as well spend the night Wednesday.  She'll "come after dinner so don't worry."  10:30 is early?  Sure she has a 2 hr drive, but I guarandamntee 6let's 5 am (or 4:30 today) screams will wake her up earlier than if she stayed home.  Tell me to grow a set.

Then she sees a picture of the kid eating ice cream and wants to come early enough to take him out Wednesday.  Tell me to grow a set.  I wouldn't care if it had started as an overnight, but at this rate she's going to be here the whole week.

Tell me to grow a set.  Nothing I had planned for meals this week will fit her idea of food we'd have to go out Wed.  Tell me to grow a set.  I hate that she does this, but I hate even more that I let her. 

For laughs- my menu this week: Shrimp stirfry, chicken cacciatore, and homemade lasagna. 

Butter Cookie

Hey, hey 6! Grow a backbone!

*Barbie*

seriously, grow a set. 

we only live 2.5 miles from MIL (until we move to TX) and I think you spend more time with your MIL than we do

**O-Face**

GROW A SET.

Ps.  Your menu sounds awesome. Don't change a thing.

nicoleg1982

I'd say thanks, but no thanks.  And please grow a set, a spine, or at least some new appendage that thwarts MILs.

Heffalump

I don't get why, if you're hosting her, she gets to dictate everything.  When someone invites me to their home, I don't keep calling back to tell them when I've decided to arrive.  They invite me at a specific time, and I show up then.

I know that she's family, but it sounds like she's taking advantage of your hospitality. 

*Barbie*

Hi MIL, 

Please get here between X and X+1hour on (day of the week) (time of day).

I am planning on having (food) for (meal)  - if you'd like, you can bring (food, wine, etc.) with you. 

6-let has story time at 10:30 am Thursday, so if you will be here before then, you are welcome to join us. 

if you have an issue with any of this, you can stay home and EABOD, 

love and kisses, 

6

nicoleg1982

I think this would be less of a problem if you still worked.  She probably feels like you are footloose and fancy free all day now.

katorigasuki

where is H in all of this?

6fsn

She did the same thing when I worked thinking she was "doing a favor."  H knows it annoys me, but it's his mom.  I keep saying "this is the last time" but it never is.