We are going to my mums on friday until Tuesday. I suggested to DH that we drive the 48 miles up the road from my mums on the Saturday and go and visit his family - MIl and step PIL and PIL and step MIL. He agreed this would be a good idea, in his words "just becuase they never visit us, doesn't mean we shouldn't visit them". TBH if it was up to me we wouldn't go at all, but i thought it would save much huffing and puffing if i suggested it first.
Anyway, MIL and step PIL are both wroking till 1pm, but PIL is working till 6pm. Step MIL says on the phone last night "can't you come up on the Sunday instead because PIL is off every Sunday". I said no, my mum had made plans for the Sunday. Step MIL then said "but you are there for 4 days, it's not as if you won't see her".
I say, yes i know but she has made plans. Still SMIL goes on "but PIL is working and he never sees the children that much".
At this point i got annoyed, and said "well PIL is off every Sunday and you manage to go and visit your sister and your neice on Sundays but can't drive 2 hours up the road to see us, so I am not changing my mums plans to suit you".
Dh has now "suggested" we ask my mum if she will change her plans so we can go and visit the ILs on Sunday,"to keep the peace". That's all he's ever bloody worried about, keeping the peace, whereas I, who finds it annoying that MIl and step PIL go and visit BIl (20 mins down from us) every other week, but not us, and PIL who is off every Sunday and goes gallivanting all round the country to see Step MIls family can't visit his own son and grandchildren, just think "well sod them".