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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH travels a lot for work and occasionally MIL will come and take our young teens out for dinner and a movie on weekends when he’s away. It’s very nice of her and I appreciate it more than I can say. But with that said, I’m not a night owl and like to get in pajamas and settle in in the evening, especially on weekends. Sometimes she will have them out until 11pm which is fine, but she always walks them in and then I feel obligated to stay awake and then be “on” to socialize with her before she leaves.

MIL is the type with social anxieties and I know she will worry she did something wrong. She hasn’t! But I hate that I can’t relax and settle down because I’m on edge waiting for them to return. How can I tell her kindly, and without appearing as though I’m dismissing her, that I’ll be asleep and the kids can let themselves in going forward?[/quote]

“ I will most likely be asleep when you get back from the movies. Thank you so much for taking them out! I’m glad you are a night owl because I am not and I’ve been turning in early!”

Or something.[/quote]

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