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Oh dear, me and my big mouth (mothers day/in law related)

10 replies

Wretched · 11/03/2012 12:13

So, I have two dc's one is brand new. Grin

My own mother is sadly no longer with us.

We are fairly close to bonkers in laws. Normally.

Only, just lately I feel let down by them. Things to do with birth of dc2, and in the main, FIL being a first class twonk of the highest order. He is a crap dad really, not interested in DH, drinks a lot and makes a prat of himself at most family gatherings. Last week I was laughing with mil about the fact that I was an ugly baby and he said "you still are" and kept on saying it Hmm too many times. He is just a prat generally and has no real mates. Dunno what mil sees in him but she is a bit strange sometimes also.

Anyway, last week FIL went too far and mil kicked him out. Cue him storming round to various members of the family trying to get the story straight that HE left HeR actually, and dragging everyone into it when we didn't care they are always at it sort of thing.

Of course, now they are back together, happily slagging everyone else off and nobody has received an apology for their behaviour. As usual. So, in the midst of all this is fil's mum, DH grandma. She told me last week that FIL turned up at her house really being nasty and upset her a lot. She is his mum and he blames her for everything. But she is an old lady and I felt sorry for her.

My big mouth ended up inviting the in laws and grandma in law over for mothers day lunch. Now, I am starting to regret it. It's not the cooking and clearing when I need a break too but the fact that FIL will sit on his ass with his coat on Hmm doing jack shit, mil will get pissed, grandma in law will probably sit brooding on his behaviour last week and poor DH will probably get stuck with the kids and fetching and carrying for the lot of them. Plus there will be the elephant in the room that is last weeks kick off hanging around and nobody will want to mention it for fear of upsetting poor old dickhead FIL.

My invite was well meant at the time and intended to clear the air, but fuck me I'm regretting it now. AIBU and should I just get on with it?

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thegreylady · 11/03/2012 12:15

Afraid you must indeed 'get on with it's. Make a big fuss of the old lady the resident matriarch in this case and resolve not to do it again :-)

thegreylady · 11/03/2012 12:16

it not it's

parakeet · 11/03/2012 12:23

YANBU to be regretting it but you can't get out of it now.

If you have a new baby surely you can let the cleaning slide? Everyone will understand.

And would it help if you limited the duration of the stay beforehand using the new baby excuse? Eg we'd love to have you from 12.00 til 3.00 or something but after that I need to sleep/breastfeed/whatever, hope you understand, it's so hard with a new baby etc.

Also, how about giving FIL specific tasks eg please can you make everyone a cup of tea, peel the spuds, wash up?

Wretched · 11/03/2012 12:29

Ha ha ha at giving FIL tasks! Mil would not allow it. They really are from the fifties that way. He just sits and gets waited on. I will jut get on with it, but god I wish I could learn to keep my mouth shit instead of playing the good daughter in law and then bitching about it to myself for days on end. Every bloody year!

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Wretched · 11/03/2012 12:30

Mouth shut Grin I'm typing one handed breastfeeding

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MrFunnytheEasterBunny · 11/03/2012 15:06

Go out for lunch?

Confuseddd · 11/03/2012 16:05

Why not cancel? Not really appropriate to be hosting on mothers day is it? You deserve breakfast in bed, day off from cooking. Surely?

Confuseddd · 11/03/2012 16:05

Develop a mystery virus

GinPalace · 11/03/2012 16:13

Make an announcement just before the day that the new baby has come down with something and you won't have time to cook after all so you are all going to go for a pub lunch - but the cost will be split between you. Apologise hope they understand etc but you can all still be a family together. Hopefully they will drop out and decide they don't want to after all? New baby miraculously seems fine but they recover quick at that age don't they. :)

ZhenThereWereTwo · 11/03/2012 16:21

Is FIL interested in DIY? You could make up some pointless DIY task that needs doing that he could break some more fix if he is that way inclined. That might keep him out of the way.

Give DH's grandma the baby to dote over so she doesn't brood and keep the sherry locked in a cupboard, sorted!

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