My in-laws aren't bad people albeit a bit infuriating. I just have such a hard time coping with them for really petty reasons.
They kindly have my 3 y/o DS one day a week and as my work is on their way home, they also take me there and back on this day. I always thank them but they seem to use this as a bit of a stick to beat me with, like as well as thanking them i should be more grateful...
Just taking today as example, they come in, revel in the misery of others, telling me all about their friends being ill or some gossip about them (I've never met these people). They then talk about what an exhausting week they've had to both me and DS and how they wish they could go back to bed. As always they give him a huge plate of fish and chips for dinner every week and if I say its fine for him to have a sandwich, they will not have it. When they come and collect me from work to take me and DS home today, they've bought DS a couple of broken toys from the charity shop today (one of which is a massive dirty stuffed tiger) and say 'well he wanted it and it was only 50p'. Of course that's coming back with us to our small house. In the car they are just passing on judgements about everyone they see 'ohhh look at her, she's massive', 'theres always a new polish shop down here now'. Before they left, they told me they weren't able to have DS next week. I said that was ok and I'm sure I can sort something. MIL then shouted 'well we did tell you!' (they didn't).
Any tips for taking things a bit less seriously? I find it all such a drain.