She Said What He Said What They Said

Every Sunday evening my in-laws, including the SIL and her husband go out to eat. Every Sunday, they call my husband’s cell phone to see if we would like to go. My husband is now out of town every other Sunday, but they still call him. In fact, they will call him, ask if he’d like to go, to which he reminds them that he’s out of town, but have they called me? They have my cell number, also. No, they say. Why don’t you call her and find out if she wants to come and then call us back.

Of course I’m going to say no.

You are probably wondering how I resist such warm and sincere invitations.

Pity Party

I sent off a very cordial email to my MIL regarding a day that we  were coming near them to stay at my mothers and asked if they would  like to come – for various reasons we would not be able to make it  over to my in laws house during this short trip.  I also asked if  there was anyone that they would like to invite to the baby shower that my mother was planning on throwing and the response I got back
was:

Ok what do you want me to bring?
RE: shower I know you don’t want any of my family there so want any of  FIL’s?

I normally have a fairly okay relationship with my in laws.  However this pretty much made me see red.  MIL’s family has a criminal in it that we can not and will not associate with.  This was both my husband and my decision.  While I don’t like one of my MIL’s brothers I can tolerate them for a day.   We don’t go to family functions 
because a) we’re not invited and b) we live 4 hours away and work  weekends.  I never said anything about not wanting her family at the  shower.

I haven’t responded back to the email.  However – I believe I told husband that he could deal with his mother from now on.