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[quote=Anonymous]My husband works a lot and about once a month my MIL comes and gives me a “break”. This is going to sound horribly ungrateful, and I don’t mean it to. Please bear with me! Honestly, these “breaks” cause me more stress than if I just had my kids here and occupied them with a movie and junk food.

This is how it goes. She will ask me if she can get them around noon. I say fine. The day comes and she will text and ask if 1230 is ok. Fine. Then five minutes before 1230, some emergency will happen and she will push it back to 2…no clue how she has so many predictable and convenient “emergencies” but anyway…2 comes and she will say she’s now in her car and headed over. So what was 12 is now 230. Every single time. Sometimes it is even later, or earlier, but never on time and I never know when she will roll in. And before you suggest I drive them to her, not only does it defeat the purpose of these “breaks”, but the same thing happens, she will keep calling to tell me she’s not ready.

And she will complain to my husband if too long goes between these visits! I oblige her because DH works so much and I SAH right now. But my stress levels are through the roof leading up to and especially on the day of. I want the breaks, I do, but not at the cost of my sanity. I’d just as easily put on a movie and give them chocolates for two hours to get things done.

Please help me. How can I overcome this mentally or is it ok to say no more?[/quote]

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