MIL is difficult company; you can't have a conversation, she talks over whatever you're saying. She repeats old stories and talks only about herself (in painstaking detail).
She's not interested in anything DH or I have to say, only what relates to her. She talks non stop, it's very draining. Every time we see her, she will give me things to 'help' with, like sorting out a new broadband deal, booking her car for MOT, selling something she wants rid of - I'm non confrontational and hate saying no and I dread more jobs to do.
Dh becomes very exhausted in her company too, he goes silent and gets a migraine (not that he can get a word in, and if he does, she will talk/shout over him).
For example if we went on holiday, she'd ask 'how was it?'
He would say 'it was great! We went to
..'
And she would immediately interrupt and talk about every single holiday she's ever been on.
She couldn't even be bothered to concentrate for 2 minutes to watch our wedding video (we were married abroad) and instead talked about work.
Every year we visit her at Christmas so she isn't alone but DH has said he can't face it, but yet we both feel obligated.
Should we go, or be selfish and do our own thing this year? She will likely see friends on Christmas day if we don't visit.