I’m a couple of days in to a four week stay with my MIL (I’m currently on Mat Leave). It has become apparent to me that due to the fact she spends rather a lot of time on her own she tends to talk to herself and I generally only catch the last few words “mumble, mumble get the pans”.
I’ve kind of got to the point where I’ve stopped asking her to repeat herself because I quickly realised she is not actually talking to me but it also means i’m frequently ignoring her when she is speaking to me because it’s not always clear. She also frequently talks to the baby very quietly and i’m not sure if I supposed to respond by answering her question or just stay quiet. The baby can’t talk so I’m guessing she’s not expecting an answer.
Any ideas how to deal with this? I’m tired of constantly saying “sorry?” but ignoring her seems quite rude. It’s extremely draining.
I know this is stupid but i’m going to be sharing her space for the next month.