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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thank you again to everyone for all the advice.  It is really helpful to see the range of responses, particularly regarding whether MIL's judgment really is that problematic!  Sometimes it's hard to tell when in the midst of it.

In any case, one of the questions above is how much I like/need the free babysitting.  The answer, honestly, is I don't.  Not that it isn't nice to get an evening out here and there, but we have other coverage for that locally.  We really do it for THEM; they push this all the time.  I appreciate what PPs have said that parent-free weekends are not necessary or normal and that we can push back on that without feeling bad.  I also agree that particularly once #2 arrives, there will be no unsupervised visits for a long while.  The responses here have been really helpful in helping me not feel guilty about all the years of excuses we're looking at.

(Also, FWIW, I understand the comments about how the peanut thing could be a deal breaker.  But I really do think the peanut thing is resolved.  It was a super big deal when it happened, obviously, and we were horrified and very angry.  But that was when the diagnosis was new; everything has sunk in now and they are very cautious with this.  I mentioned it only because it shows how oddly scatter-brained she is about a basic things.)[/quote]

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