EMIL is visiting sun afternoon, AIBU to want to take the dcs out for the day?

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I can't stand the woman. looks down her nose at me (figuratively, she's about 4'6" in heels) and make thinly veiled insults that even I get instantly. And she terrified ds last time she saw him, all over like a rash, in his face and he was like 'wtf, who is this crazy woman'

However, dh hasn't seen the PIL's for 3 yrs. PIL's haven't seen ds since he was 11mths, and have never seen the dd's.

They have come over on their bi-annual visit from Turkey since emigrating 4 yrs ago on a whim, and rather than demand we make trip to see them and back in a day (they stay with the SIL) have actually hired a car and are driving up from Swansea.

BUT, it will cost me a fortune in therepy for the dc's, and my arse will double in size from all the chocolate that will be required. Plus I know she will manage to stick the verbal knife into dh, she always does.

AIBU to want to disappear for the day with my dcs?

I'm afraid YABU, if she is making the effort to see her grandchildren, you have to at least admire her for that. Prep the kids and bribe them if you have to and you and DH take some valium, it will be over in a jiffy, then you can get on with your lives.
I have the same problem with my MIL, DS is scared witless of her because he hardly know who she is and I can't stand the woman, but we only have to see her occasionally and can then forget about her.

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YABU, my EMIL lives in the same town. Give thanks she lives in another country!

Same boat here (except its my parents who emigrated)

YANBU to want to disapear whether you should...

We tend to meet them on their annual visit on neutral ground (ie a restaurant) As last home visit resulted in a door step slanging match

Good luck !

Oh dear, are they that bad?

Would you feel better for giving them laxative laced sandwiches right before they leave? [evil]

Wear earplugs. Get heavily drunk at breakfast time. Bribe the children.

Good luck.

Yes, sorry but YABU.

Sod the calories, take comfort in that chocolate for a couple of hours.

I do this every time FIL visits. LAst time I was away for the whole weekend, but unfortunately he arrived just as I was pulling out of the driveway and I had to at least say hello.

I'm hoping that dh will eventually take the hint and just stop inviting him. ALthough most times FIL invites himself. Horrible man.

You go out and let your DH see his parents as he hasn't seen them for 3 years.

It is def his turn.

I go out for the day and leave dh and the kids to it.