MIL is a massive PITA in general. Total narcissist PITA. I could fill a whole board with tales of her shennanigans. However.........
DS is going to be 2 in a few weeks time. A big deal for me, he is my only PFB and this is the first birthday he will be really interactive IYSWIM. We are having a party for him at my DPs. Buffet, bouncy castle, music etc.
MIL lives 300 miles away and has only been to see DS once.
I asked her if she would like to come up for his birthday (more fool me but a) she is is GM and b) thought it might get me out of any Xmas obligations to go down to her.
She would love to.
She then decided she would come up on the train. The mainline station is a good 45 minutes drive away from my DP's so 1.5 hours round trip to get and get her.
Then she decided she would stay in a B&B in a near by town, rather than "put anybody out". Fair enough, but the 1.5 hour round trip now incorporates going to this town, getting her checked etc. So lets call it minimum 2 hours.
Then she decides, instead of coming up on the Friday, she will come up on the Saturday. On DS's actual birthday. I was not happy as obviously we will be doing things with him, getting ready for the party and enjoying the day so a 2 hour hole in that was annoying.
I told her the party was starting at half past two so she needed to be at the station for around 11am ideally.
She has texted me today to say she has got her tickets. ARRIVING AT 13:50.
So, DH will have to go and pick her up and miss DS's entire party? I don't fecking think so.
I am just so angry. I am certain it is deliberate.
I don't know whether to
a)change his party to the Sunday to accomodate her or
b) tell her to change her effing tickets or
c) tell her "That's fine but we won't be able to pick you up from XX at that time and you will have to get 2 connecting trains to where my parents live. Oh. And you will probably miss his party."
I am sorry that's long. I just want to scream