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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to take the bull by the horns here:

"Hey, DH, you know what I would really like for mother's day?  A day with just us and DS where we do ____.  Why don't you take DS over to visit your Mom after he wakes up from his nap later in the day or Saturday morning instead?"

Or something along these lines--but you've got to speak up and ask for what you want.  I'm suggesting DH take DS over to visit MIL solo so then you have some time to do something nice for yourself too.  [/quote]

OP again. I have done this... his family has some deeply ingrained traditions so it's hard to budge. He knows I feel resentful and he's caught in the middle. I have encouraged a thoughtful activity at some other point in the weekend (I think he'll grill steaks Sunday evening, and I know he ordered a gift of some sort).

It's tough. He's doing his best and the fact is I just don't like being close to in-laws. I'd rather be closer to my family who are unfortunately across the country, so that's a whole other issue.

Thanks for the suggestions and empathy :-) [/quote]

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