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AIBU?

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To not want to go out for Mothers Day?!

55 replies

VanillaBaby · 19/03/2017 23:13

I just want to stay in.
Ideal Mothers Day? Me, DH, and the kids maybe go out for a nice breakfast, just us.
Then in the afternoon, we'd go visit both of our mums. Going to visit, with a lovely bunch of flowers and some chocolates.
My mum won't mind, but MIL will want to go out for dinner somewhere.
Somewhere formal that's all sit down and never any fun with two little darlings Hmm who won't sit still or make the whole experience enjoyable.
Every year we've gone out for dinner with both sets. Last year was a fucking disaster as the kids were moaning and playing up, and nobody can ever decide where we want to go anyway.
"I don't mind, where do YOU want to go?" "How about so and so?" "Oh no, not there. Don't like there."
"Let's go to This Place then." OK. Me, easily pleased, eat anything, go anywhere for a quiet life.
Get there. Service isn't quick enough. There's no gammon on the menu even though there's every other fkn meat under the sun on there for the carvery so it's no good.
Time for puddings. DC's want ice creams. Fair enough. Waitress - how many scoops? Me - one, please (they're only small dcs.)
MIL, laughing - "no, they're having two, don't be mean."
Me - "no, one's enough." (I end up getting shouted down and they end up with two.) Although this hasn't happened for a while as I've grown a backbone and refuse to let myself get shouted down over parenting. Which causes some upset, but hey ho.
AIBU to say I just want a nice, us, breakfast out somewhere nice in the morning and then go visiting our mums with dcs in the afternoon with flowers and chocolates?
As I can see the drama and sulks happening already and I haven't even mentioned anything yet.

OP posts:
Butterymuffin · 21/03/2017 20:28

She really is hard work. How is your DH at dealing with her in these situations?

Reow · 21/03/2017 20:33

What a rude woman!

I would simply say "As it is Mother's Day my own daughters are obviously staying with me. You are welcome to come round from 12pm"

From there I would ignore all other messages.

Turquoisetamborine · 21/03/2017 20:42

Do we share the same mother in law? Luckily mine behaves so outrageously a week ago that no one is speaking to her so we can avoid the whole Mother's Day charade and my Mam has cleverly buggered off on holiday so it's all about me!!

ErrolTheDragon · 21/03/2017 20:56

Tell her she can arrange to take the kids out on the first Sunday in October as that is (wiki tells me) the official UK Grandparents day https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NationalGrandparentss_Day

That might kick it into the long grass. Well, no, of course it won't but you could innocently present it as the perfect solution.

fourandnomore · 22/03/2017 09:15

Pebbles and Errol have it! Perfect responses, I totally get the being sick of the sulks but you have tried so hard to be really kind and pleasant about it. Maybe just totally ignore her as you've said all you need to say and definitely don't answer the phone to her again. I hope you have a really lovely morning with your children.

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