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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez, sometimes I'd rather be alone than have my MIL stay for a visit....but bursting out in tears over her coming?  That's pretty harsh...[/quote]

There was no mention of the baby's age but I got the feeling DIL was still in newborn, hormonal, sleep deprived land. She probably wanted to vegetate with her baby, and sleep in spit-up covered clothes for two days! I wanted that when DC was tiny.[/quote]

lol, me too!  Totally! (and also binge watch Law & Order)[/quote]

Yep.  Not having to cook for dh or keep the house picked up or even make the bed and having total control over the t.v. remote would have been something I could have seen myself looking forward to.  You miss your husband but it is a break to laze out on some of your typical duties...
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+1000 and this is why I totally get why the DIL burst into tears. I actually love my ILs and in particular enjoy hanging out with my MIL, but I would definitely have seen a weekend like this as an opportunity for total down time. I would be looking forward to all of the things the PPs described above (literally all of them--all my love to my fellow L&O fan!) It wouldn't be about avoiding MIL, it would be about avoiding everything. So to have this unexpected house guest show up? I'm glad Carolyn read this woman the riot act. [/quote]

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