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[quote=Anonymous]Hhhmmm.  Your MIL made a true statement of fact.  The summer is about half over.  And then she offered a wish for you all to enjoy the rest of the summer.

You can take those to heart and believe she gave you good wishes, or you can take it to the gut and believe that she just socked you a good one.  Your choice.  You cannot control other people, you can only control how you respond to other people.  Try to believe that she had good intentions.

Your whole post is worded pretty nicely but honestly it reads to me like you are more willing to look for the insults and to be passive aggressive in some sort of weird retaliation.  Your inlaws took a vacation.  Well, gosh, they should be flayed.  You scheduled camp for when the grandparents returned.  Well, golly, you should be …  See how that works?

In the meantime, if they live close by then invite them over for Sunday dinner every once in a while.  Or if they have a pool, ask if the kids can come over and swim.  Or ask if they will meet you at the rec pool.  Whatever.

The point is that the meet-ups needs to be more than just about your ego or your feelings about your inlaws.  You and your husband have a chance to set up some small playdates with your inlaws.  It is up to you and your husband to do it or not.

You can get into the argument that they (your inlaws) should make that effort … well, really, who cares who does it?  The end game is your children spending time with their grandparents.  Does it really matter who took the first step?[/quote]

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