My in-laws will visit my place every Saturday. They will watch TV and play with my boy. My mil also bring dinner. The problem is, I'm always so bored when they are around since I don't need to entertain my boy, but I also can't go around the house doing my stuff because it seems like there's always someone watching my every move. I also don't really feel like eating her food which has been cooked since 12pm and then microwaved at dinnertime. And she cooked a lot. I really don't want to offend her but she will make comments that leaves me unable to think of a suitable reply.
Our parenting styles are also different and she will try to insist on her way. However, I can't help commenting sometimes and my husband will be unhappy and say I'm directing at her.
Hence, my solution is, I will excuse myself on that day and go visit my Mum, go shopping and have dinner before going back home so as to reduce conflicts.
Also, I wished we can go out more often but if my in-laws and bro-in law comes along, we can't fit everyone in the car as my boy needs to be in a car seat. I was pretty unhappy when my husband insisted we took out the car seat and let my boy sit on an adult's lap. I suggested to my husband to get my in-laws to get a cab with his brother, and he got angry.
I find my mil insensitive at times and I really have nothing to say to her. I have to clean up the house before she comes, or she will comment that the house is in a mess. Once, I had some unwashed dishes left in the sink, and the first thing she said to me when she came was: why never wash?
My husband says I'm just being paranoid whenever I mention certain things about his family to him.
Our parenting styles are also different and she will try to insist on her way. However, I can't help commenting sometimes and my husband will be unhappy and say I'm directing at her.
Hence, my solution is, I will excuse myself on that day and go visit my Mum, go shopping and have dinner before going back home so as to reduce conflicts.
Also, I wished we can go out more often but if my in-laws and bro-in law comes along, we can't fit everyone in the car as my boy needs to be in a car seat. I was pretty unhappy when my husband insisted we took out the car seat and let my boy sit on an adult's lap. I suggested to my husband to get my in-laws to get a cab with his brother, and he got angry.
I find my mil insensitive at times and I really have nothing to say to her. I have to clean up the house before she comes, or she will comment that the house is in a mess. Once, I had some unwashed dishes left in the sink, and the first thing she said to me when she came was: why never wash?
My husband says I'm just being paranoid whenever I mention certain things about his family to him.