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[quote=Anonymous]OP, that sounds terrible. I'm sorry your ILs have such poor social skills. My MIL and I don't see eye to eye on everything, but when she started visiting us she made a point of going out by herself for a walk, or retiring to her room to read or "rest" every day for an hour or two. She also usually has a book handy and has no problem entertaining herself for a bit if the rest of us need to attend to something. When we visit her we do the same. I mentioned it once and told her I hope she didn't mind and she literally said "No, that is what good guests do to give the host a break. I do it at your house, too."

I don't know if it's better to confront in advance or just have your DH keep responding in the moment. I guess since it's starting to affect your children's relationship with their grandparents it might be worth trying to confront. If they choose to ignore and the relationship continues to sour, you all have done everything you can do. You could also consider limiting visits.[/quote]

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