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[quote=Anonymous]I'm guessing she won't go home at 8?  She drives over with FIL, so is hanging out with you until they get home?

What if they stay out late, or you want to put on PJs and go to bed?

I would try to get your husband to talk through that scenario with your mom - Larla loves having you there when the kids are awake, but what she really likes to do is curl up with a book or watch TV in bed - would you want to bring over your own book? How should we work this so Larla gets a free night, too?

If he won't do it, or doesn't have that kind of relationship with his mom, I think you have to suck it up about half the time and have him say no the other half - that you have plans.  Are you a SAHM, or do you have outside work?  If you have outside work, it's always a good excuse to say you have to catch up on work after the kids go to bed.

OR, wait, outside the box thinking - could you use those nights to go out yourself?  Put kids to bed, then go see a movie or something?  [/quote]

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