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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Were they told you would be staying a few extra days?  Did they book a few extra days as well? [/quote]

OP here. DH tells me MIL does know we are staying extra days but I don’t know if that’s what she’s doing too… This is a great question though and it just prompted me to bring up these details with him. He says he will ask and get clear. To add some color - this is all new territory for him too… handling the communication and also just communicating details period whether to me or with his parents.[/quote]

While I completely empathize, I think not driving her one way is going to be a really hard thing to say no to if you have room in your car. BUT - you can draw the boundary there. She gets dropped off and that's it.

I think your husband needs to handle this and be honest: "Mom, we can give you a ride to the event, but after it's over we are on a family vacation, so Dad will need to be able to drive you home. We will see you the next week for Thanksgiving." And then if she tries to manipulate the situation, just repeat the above. It may be unpleasant, but if you are just now setting boundaries then you'll have to go through that the first time or two.

This way, you are being totally reasonable and helpful but also protecting what you need to do for your family.[/quote]

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