This had been in the back ground ever since feel was born 5 years ago and my parents decided to move closer... Still just over an hour away so we don't see them lots but when dtds were born dm was brilliant helping with feel while we were in scbu etc - mil is 4 hours away and never offers any help. Any way that's the brief run down. Mil often makes comments re my parents seeing dc more etc and dh usually responds by saying that they have free train travel and mil doesn't work school holidays so just come down... She won't go on a train without fil so that's out and won't drive on motorways or in the dark (- she's 53 and capable just nervous).
Usually it's manageable but this week out has gone to another level and I have no idea how to deal with it other than laugh (which didn't help). My dad mum dh and I ended up having a jokey fb thread saying if there was a zombie apocalypse we'd go to my parents' as they grow their veg, have chickens (eggs), live in the middle of no where and dad has garden equipment we could use as weapons. Clearly not a serious conversation, in fact dad added my mum could scare the zombies with her face (obviously mum saw this but not an issue). Mil is really upset that we've once again chosen my parents over dh's. we've pointed out it's not real but she's still not speaking to us. She is nuts isn't she? Or aibu?