Holidays with in laws

[dishyrishi]

Not really as it sounds.

We have come away for a week, in a house in a coastal town where the MIL lives.

We do this every year.

So far:

Saturday, arrived, walk with MIL, dinner out with MIL and extended clan

Sunday, beach with MIL, from first thing til last thing, then dinner with her

Today, walk and trip out with MIL, met extended clan again

Have 4 days left and I can't face it, need some time without her on our tailcoats. Husband living his best life, kids want family time and by that they mean with their mum and dad!

How on earth do we shake her off for just one day, maybe two?!

Find a nudist beach... Bet she won't wanna go...

Just tell her.

"We won't see you weds and Thurs MIL, as we having a couple of days out with the kids. Would you like to go to xxx with us on Friday?"

Stand firm and when she asks what you're doing, say you haven't decided yet.

This all sounds very intense!

My in-laws live in a completely different part of the UK (6 hours drive away). We meet up for holidays however it's all very casual. "We're doing X today do you fancy it?"

Some days we'll spend all day together, some days just a morning, other days we won't see them at all until we all return back in the late evening.

I think as much as they love us and love seeing us they need a bit of "we" time as much as we do!

This is it, it does feel intense, not very relaxing either.

It's nice to see family, but I'm
Not one of those people who can do it all day every day.

You don’t need her permission to break away from the clan. Do something else.

Why not leave DH and the kids to it? Tell your SH you won’t be joining them and then go out for a wonder - eat chips in the sea wall and read a book - sounds painful!

Pick somewhere else next year!