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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH's oldest brother and sister in law are always late. Like really late. They never call to say they are running late nor do they ever apologize. DH and his parents just roll with it but I find it incredibly rude. We have a newborn and they were supposed to come visit us at 4pm. It is now 5:50pm and no sign of them nor any call to tell us their ETA. Fine I don't have any where to be or anything planned but I could have napped or done a number of other things I the time I've wasted waiting for them. Not to mention now, they will be here at dinner time. I'm at a loss as to what I can do or say in this situation but I am floored that anyone thinks this is ok. Thoughts?[/quote]

They need an end time, and your DH needs to be on board with holding them to it. Next time they want to visit at 4 p.m., say, "great, we'll block out 4-6 p.m. After that we won't be available." If they show up at 5:30, hang out until 6, then say, "great to see you! As we said, we've got things we need to do now. Bye!" If they come at 6:30, say, "Oh, too bad you couldn't make it earlier. We're busy now, but we'll see you next time!"[/quote]

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