I like my in laws but I want to go home

[Anonymous]

More than a week left to go and I'm so tired of them already. They are nice enough and mean well but uuuuggg the food (meat & potatoes no veggies), the tv is always on and they keep showing truck videos to my two year old who stands about an inch away from the screen. Just the general chaos they always have around them is exhausting. Who cares howany cars we take to church??? Thanks for the vent

[Anonymous]

Go out and buy some vegetables.

Tell your 2 year old not to stand too close to the tv (but live with the presence of it on all the time).

Then find excuses to get out and have time to yourself or with dh! Use them when you can

And keep venting here so you don't lose it there

[Anonymous]

Go for a walk outside with your two year old.
You will make it! What doesn't kill you will make you stronger, right?

[Anonymous]

If you vent here there are usually 50 people who will jump all over you if you complain about anything. Find a friend to vent to.

[Anonymous]

Hang in there. Just know that will be you in 25 years.

[Anonymous]

Let's see. Go out to lunch, take a walk, buy some veggies, find a park or have a stiff drink.

A week is too long to spend with anyone. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

A week is way too long! Good luck. Just do your best.

[Anonymous]

Not tonight Christmas Eve, or tomorrow, but beyond that --Head out, let DH watch the kids. You have Grandparents who want to watch your kid. It's also very nice if your DH could have some alone time with his parents. Go explore the town. Have an agenda of your own. If you can't take the car, rent one. Have your own wheels. If it can't be done this year, know what will make it better for future years. Hotel? Do you know anyone in the area you - just you - can visit. Can you combine this trip with somewhere else you want to go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go out and buy some vegetables.

Tell your 2 year old not to stand too close to the tv (but live with the presence of it on all the time).

Then find excuses to get out and have time to yourself or with dh! Use them when you can

And keep venting here so you don't lose it there

Right. Teaching your children to use other people is such a nice thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go out and buy some vegetables.

Tell your 2 year old not to stand too close to the tv (but live with the presence of it on all the time).

Then find excuses to get out and have time to yourself or with dh! Use them when you can

And keep venting here so you don't lose it there

Right. Teaching your children to use other people is such a nice thing to do.

?? The OP describes a situation in which the grandparents are proactively doing things with the kid that mom would never do - I'm sure they've love some space to put on cartoons without watching the clock.

But then again, I'm assuming they're normal grandparents who want some un-chaperoned time.

[Anonymous]

Take them and the kids to the park or museum, so they can stay busy and involved. Better still have dh take them there, so you can get a break

[Anonymous]

Take them and the kids to the park or museum, so they can stay busy and involved. Better still have dh take them there, so you can get a break

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More than a week left to go and I'm so tired of them already. They are nice enough and mean well but uuuuggg the food (meat & potatoes no veggies), the tv is always on and they keep showing truck videos to my two year old who stands about an inch away from the screen. Just the general chaos they always have around them is exhausting. Who cares howany cars we take to church??? Thanks for the vent

Two things I've noticed about the older generation: the TV thing, what is with it ALWAYS on from first light to bedtime!! And the general chaos as you say, around the most simple decision or irrelevant choice. I love and get along with both my in-laws and my own folks but both sets do these things, so I guess it's just an older people thing. =)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take them and the kids to the park or museum, so they can stay busy and involved. Better still have dh take them there, so you can get a break

Np here but what park/museum? We're in Podunk. Nothing to do.

[Anonymous]

Good luck!

Hang in there.