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[quote=Anonymous]I think its worth asking her if she'd like to do more - maybe she thinks you want your child in aftercare and she doesn't want to rock the boat... I would try asking if she wants to spend more time with child X and include that if she does want more time, maybe she could pick up at 3, and then you won;t need aftercare... If she seems at all interested, say something like "oh, it was just a thought = do you want to think about it for a few days and see how you feel? i don't want it to get in the way of your shopping/friends/bridge/tennis" My MIL can be pretty passive, too, but if I ask semi-directly, as above, it gives her an out and she usually comes up with a strong out - "No, I;m just not free. I don;t want to do it every week. I don;t want to be committed at 3 every wednesday" [/quote]
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