@Taytocrisps
em they both behaved true to form, didn't they? They seem like thoroughly unpleasant people. I'm glad your DM was there to back you up. I've always been taken aback at the way posters on MN urge everyone to go NC over the slightest of disagreements, but I'd be keeping contact to a minimum going forward. And I certainly wouldn't bother cooking for them. They should have brought something along the line of flowers/wine/Easter eggs. It's good manners. But aside from it being good manners to bring a present for the host, at a minimum they should have thought of the kids - an Easter egg or an Easter themed present e.g. cuddly bunny for DD or a magazine with craft activities or an outdoor toy for them to play with in the garden. How did the GF respond when your DM told her they were both rude? Is your DH an only child or does he have any siblings? I can picture your FIL as a bitter, grumpy, old man in a nursing home, complaining that this DC and DGC never visit him. Do they play with the kids or engage with them at all?
The gf just laughed at Dm and said something along the lines of “well that’s how he is”
Dh has two brothers. He’s the oldest. But one lives in Aussie and the other in nz. Neither have much contact with Fil unless they call him.
No. They don’t play with the dc. Whereas dparents showered them with attention yesterday ddad (a year on from a knee op and still not quite right) played a game ds calls “get out my way” which is a sort of hybrid of rugby and football with ds. This involved him falling over on purpose a lot.
Lovely to see. But those two grumps just ignored the kids. It’s sad to see. But at the end of the day they’re going to miss out.