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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, this isn’t about MIL/FIL not “letting” grown-ass adults do anything. This is about you, DH, SIL and BIL lacking spines and mouths, apparently.

Your SIL/BIL:
“Our priority is cousin time and giving Bill and Jane and their family the best accommodations in our house. If you want to visit at the same time, there’s a Hampton Inn about five minutes away.”

You:
“Actually, Katie and I are looking forward to some time just the two of us. We’ll see you at dinner.” [DH then steps in and says “Mom, the kids want to play Uno—come join us.”]

Grow a freaking spine and a freaking mouth. I am so sure. It took me literally five seconds of thinking of your “problem” to find solutions that anyone who isn’t a completely spineless twit can manage to say.[/quote]

And before you start with the “there’s no hotel nearby” excuses, just stop. If it’s a 20-minute drive to the nearest hotel or more, oh well. NOT YOUR PROBLEM, NOT SIL/BIL’S PROBLEM. “We’re staying on the main floor guest room this time. We’re tired of the basement and this visit is meant to be cousin time. So if you and David want to visit at the same time, you can either take the basement or stay at the Holiday Inn in Wheeling. We’re not doing the basement anymore, just so you know.”[/quote]

Good speech, but I don’t think you just dictate that the visit is cousin time (or brother time, or sisters-in-law time, or whatever) unless it’s your brother-in-law explaining to his parents why they’re not invited.[/quote]

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