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[quote=Anonymous]In a 4 day visit I will take a short amount of time for myself. I wish it could be more. The thing is--when in laws are visiting they want to spend the majority of their time with their grandchild but if I'm present then DS wants to be wherever I am and not with them as much. So I see it as doing them a favor--if I'm away then they get his full attention. But unfortunately they don't see it this way--they think I'm being rude. It is what it is--I'm far more pleasant when I have some time to myself.

I work full time and it's my time off as well. Being "on" all the time as a hostess always depletes me. But they never see it that way. They are more concerned for their son (DH) who works "so hard" and "never gets a break". Meanwhile poor DH was home by 3pm every day last week and took a day off ("worked from home")  to play golf as well. I'm a teacher and MIL subs so she thinks that somehow that's the same thing and my job is a cakewalk and low-stress.  But he plays into it and all that comes out of it is that I look like a poor hostess. So I relish those few precious hours to myself.  [/quote]

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