I know it is only Monday but I so want this week to be over!
I’m in the office for 5 days this week as my director and Dean both away, been doing shorter weeks most weeks so this is going to be hard! Also my MIL arrives on Thurs until Sunday.
DH is very low contact with her for good reason (long story), and we’ve not seen her for about 3 years. She lives in Germany so not local. She and I don’t have a good relationship either – but DH wants to maintain some level of contact and I want to support that.
She is very excited about the baby so I am hoping she’ll be on good behaviour as I know this week is going to be hard for me. Its hot weather which I normally tolerate ok but I will be tired and working long days and I have never felt less like playing host in my life.
She’s coming now though at our suggestion as she wanted to come as soon as the baby is born to "help" (over my dead body!!) so we have compromised with a visit now, so I can’t complain about the timing really.
I bet she will go snooping in the house though, we moved in a year ago so she’s not seen it before. She arrives on Thurs and is having to be left in town until DH finishes work and can pick her up to take her to the village. On Friday she’ll be at home on her own all day as we both have to work (she insisted on coming for 3 nights even though we won’t be there). No public transport where we are to speak of and the “village” is tiny with no amenities so she’s not going to have anything to do. She says she is just happy to sit in the garden but it really irritates me that she’ll be there for some reason.
Her flight home is Sunday afternoon, so that’ll be the whole weekend gone really. Urrgghh. And afterwards DH will be a mess – he always is after contact with his family.
I know this makes me sound like a massive bitch, but she has caused my DH so much hurt over the years that it is all I can do to not punch her in the face tbh. I need to practice my fake smiles!