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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My wife and I bought our first home a few months ago. My parents (who live about 6 hours away), are coming down to see the house for the first time. My wife isn't a big fan of my mom, so [b]DW has made it clear that my parents won't be staying at our house, which I'm fine with. [/b]My mom asked about staying over at our house, and the conversation went something like this:

Mom: Can we stay over at your house?
Me: Well, we don't have a bed in the guest room yet, and you probably wouldn't be comfortable sleeping on the couch.
Mom: Oh, that's okay! We can bring a rollaway bed, or a sleeping bag.

Eventually, the conversation moved to the fact that my mom said that they'd buy us some furniture as a housewarming gift, and it went like this.

[b]Me: How about this, as your housewarming gift, we can pick out a trundle bed, and that way, in the future, you guys will have a place to stay here.[/b]
Mom: Well, if we buy a trundle bed while we're down there, it will take time to set up, and we'll have to get mattresses. We actually have a trundle bed here that we never took out of the box that we can bring down!
Me: How will you fit in it your car?

You already threw your wife under the bus. 
Mom: We'll bring the minivan!

Eventually, I told her that I had to go to end the conversation and that I'd call her back. Anyways, I'm not really sure how to handle this moving forward. I know my Mom, and she just isn't going to take no for an answer on this, but I know that what my wife wants is more important than what my mom wants, but how do I tell my mom "no," without saying, "Mom, DW hates you, and she doesn't want you guys staying here to limit our time together."[/quote]

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