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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MIL would totally do something like this and frequently promises big things to my kids without discussing it with DH or me. I usually take a really vague "ok, we'll see" approach with my kids. With my MIL, I wait until SHE brings it up because until that happens, I really don't know if my kids misunderstood or if it's a serious plan. Once she mentions it, I respond with the most neutral, matter-of-fact reason why it won't work ("kids are too young", "doesn't work with our schedule" "we have other plans"). Less drama that way.[/quote] Pretty much how we responded to MIL’s idea that we put our 7 year old on a cross country flight so she could attend camp near their house. There was so much no involved in that we didn’t even attempt to address her point by point of why it was a great idea. [/quote]
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