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39 weeks pregnant, fed up, MIL asked my DH to drive her 5 hour round trip

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TwiggyHeart · 12/09/2014 18:58

I'm huge, fed up and struggling with difficult toddler. MIL has asked DH to drive 5 hour round trip to visit family of v v distant friend of the family who have just had a bereavement, I am pissed off, need the weekend with him around to recover and prepare for the next week. WIBU to tell him not to go?. Again very distant friend of family, who to my knowledge MIL hasn't seen in years and there is someone else who could easily take her if she feels like she needs to go.....

OP posts:
deakymom · 13/09/2014 06:59

friend of mine had all her children at home within 20 minutes she didn't have time to get to a hospital the midwife arrived in time to catch the placenta once

she can drive herself

Zara8 · 13/09/2014 07:07

YANBU!!!

Your needs trump those of your MIL right now! It's not like it's a bereavement in immediate family or she's infirm.

I say that as someone 35 weeks pregnant, also with a toddler to wrangle. DH came home last night from a week long overseas work trip and I nearly cried with relief. Thanks and Brew for you OP, I sympathise.

I hope you've been having LOTS of twinges Wink overnight

Zara8 · 13/09/2014 07:09

Grin sister77

I think Flossy is definitely the MIL GrinGrinGrin

FlossyMoo · 13/09/2014 08:11

Yes I admit it I am the evil MIL Grin

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