My DD has some pretty tricky in laws, we don’t see them very often but when we do we just make polite conversation though they can be a bit OTT, they basically dislike each other and keep threatening to get divorced and will try to get us on one or the others side giving us too much information about each other. Our SiL says they have been like this for as long as he can remember. Is very sad. However, because they are always so unhappy my DD and SiL are constantly trying to please them, taking them out for slap up meals and to see a play in London etc., and because our GS cheers them up they get to see him much more than we do.
Now that my DH can’t drive because of a massive stroke and I don’t drive I am beginning to feel a bit nonplussed about how much effort they are making for the in laws whilst we don’t get to see them as much and are usually just asked to look after the GS for a few hours whilst they get on with something else, and we are rarely taken anywhere.
Now they are all going away for half term to Barcelona for the week. Ok I know my DH is disabled and needs me to care for him but with help I feel we could have gone with them. Or if not abroad we could have managed a couple of days away somewhere.
Am just getting so fed up with them running after the in laws that I feel I will say something but don’t want to cause any trouble. Or should I be doing just that??
The Government advice re emergency packs
I’m horrified at Steve Witkoff’s remark
