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[quote=Anonymous]MIL has been itching to babysit our son since he was born (he's 5months now). She has offered to babysit many times, but we always politely thank her and decline a) because we don't need her to and b) neither of us really trust her with our son (senility, unwillingness to follow our parenting style ["I'm the Grandma, I don't have to follow any rules!!"], dismissal of the importance of things like back to sleep and car seats, not admitting to her own physical limitations, increasingly poor driver, etc.).

Now, she's bought us tickets to the ballet (which she knows I love) so that "we have to let her babysit." If I say the date doesn't work for us, she will only reschedule. She is adamant.

I know I need to stand my ground on this one, but how to do so politely? DH stands behind me on this but generally doesn't involve himself in family politics because he's genuinely very busy (company startup) and he sees arguing with his mother as a never-ending waste of time. So, it's up to me to deal with her, for the most part.

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