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AIBU to think my DM is being selfish/unreasonable?

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Toofondofcake · 06/02/2017 09:52

DM has hung up on me in a mood because I'm not begging her with vigour to visit us and called her out on some untruths.
Here's the background DM is in support work and previously was in a super stressful all hours job but after hankering for a year for a 9-5 has got one and was over the moon, saying she'd be over every weekend, help with childcare etc.
Been in new job two months now and most weekends has made an excuse and not visited. I am back from MAT leave and Saturday is now a working day for us. She could happily have the DC on Saturdays if she wanted but never wants to. We've offered to visit her on Sundays after church or for her to come over here, she's taken us up on it once.
Yesterday morning I called and asked what she was up to ( in the impression she'd had a thing with friends on Saturday) turns out friends had cancelled and she planned on relaxing yesterday, I invited her over. She had a go that I didn't sound enthusiastic enough and I told her I was a bit annoyed that the last few weekends we'd been second choice to her social life. If she wants a social life no problem but this is three weeks since she's seen her grandkids and she lives half an hour away.
Now am I being unreasonable or is she? Am I being too sensitive or is she being as self involved as I think she is? Honesty appreciated but not unpleasantness please.

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SallyLeStrange · 06/02/2017 14:41

don't you take her to the park this Saturday it's "oh actually I might be having a drink with so and so"

Seriously, I would rather go drinking, than spend the day in freezing February, sitting on the park with a toddler.

Lostwithinthehills · 06/02/2017 21:57

I wonder if you need to separate what your mum says from what she is likely to actually do? Allow her to make plans, accept her Mary Poppins impersonation, make polite noises about it while assuming that it won't come to much, then enjoy the occasional surprise when she comes through.

melj1213 · 06/02/2017 22:18

TBH I'd just give her a while to settle into her new routine - I used to work 6 days a week so my day off was always filled with my jobs that had to get done like shopping/cleaning and whatever time was left over I tried to fit in some socialising. When my schedule became more flexible, so I can do 4 or 5 days instead, I suddenly had twice or three times as much free time ...

I had so many plans of what I would do with that free time, but it took me a while before I did more than enjoy the novelty of watching daytime TV in my PJs on a day when I wasn't home from work sick! Then I finally started using the time productively but it took me a while to balance spreading my chores out through the week and increasing my social life.

Comtesse · 07/02/2017 09:43

I think Lost has it about right - sounds like yr DM over promises then under delivers.

Toofondofcake · 08/02/2017 11:40

Very good advice lost thanks!
In a big surprise she called me and apologised (never happens) and admitted she'd been a bit flaky on us but she was also feeling like we didn't want her. All straightened out. Seriously I'm gobsmacked it never goes this way.

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Lostwithinthehills · 08/02/2017 21:55

Good news! Enjoy the surprise! I hope everything goes smoothly for you all from now on. :-)

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