Family meal

[Cantstopthewaves]

I organised a meal to celebrate DS's Birthday. Meal is today at a local restaurant.
Invited both sets of grandparents and dp's sister and nephew.
Now the day is here I'm dreading it.Really wish I'd never booked it and I'm so pissed off with myself.
Both sets of grandparents are very competitive and always try to look like the 'favourite grandparents' when their paths have crossed ( not often and only briefly).
Dc are both already stating they don't want to go really and will act all standoffish through the meal as when in the company of both 'sides' they feel awkward.
How do we get through this meal?

Sil is just like her parents.

Bump

Just go, warn the kids to be polite and chatty, eat and then leave. Tell the kids to talk about school, any afterschool activities they do, bore the grandparents with details about console games they may play, It'll only be an hour and half at most. Then remind yourself regularly never to do it again.