My MIL is staying with us while her new flat is being decorated. It was initially for a day or 2 but keeps being extended and extended - looks like she will be with us for at least 2 weeks after which we go away for a fortnight. I have a toddler (2.6) and am 6 months pregnant.
She is recognised by all to be "difficult" - to put it politely. She also doesn't help at all - would never cook a meal or empty the dishwasher, do my dd's bath or read a bed time story. I'm even doing her laundry - have drawn the line at ironing. DH works very long hours - usually not back til 8.30pm and I spend the early eveningsa rushing around tidying up, cooking dinner, getting dd to bed etc while she sits with her feet up on the sofa working her way through yet another bottle of our wine.
We had plans for the bank holiday Monday to visit friends but these have fallen through and I have told dh that I really want a day off anyway just us as a family. I can tell by his tone of voice that he thinks this is going to be difficult and he has suggested that we need to "make up" an excuse.
I know other people have much crazier inlaws but is it really so bad to say we just need a day as a family?
I really just want my house back and wish I knew when this was going to happen!
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To want a day off from my MIL who seems to be staying with us for ages.....
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Kitsilano · 23/08/2007 11:22
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