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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are some suggestions on how to address this directly with MIL when she insists on an overnight:

"Betty, I'm not sure why you wouldn't want to enjoy DS while he's awake. I'd love for you to come over and spend some time with him between naps today while I run to the store and answer some emails. Thanks so much!"

When MIL insists you need a break, agree with her and ask if she'd be willing to take your husband one night a week so you can enjoy some peace with your baby for once.

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That's pretty funny. So I asked him - did your parents *ask* for him overnight? And he's like - try didn't really ask but I know they want him. And I'm like - so this is your idea? And he's like well... and I'm like ok because I'm not ok with it. I think if we're going somewhere and we need them to take him that's one thing but otherwise I'm not ok with overnight. He needs to be with his mother. And he goes I disagree these are his grandparents. And I said I understand that but not overnight. I don't even feel comfortable with them taking him tonight. And he goes well I have it all set up. And I'm like well we can do it tonight but I don't want to do this again. He's going to pick him up tomorrow night. I just don't even know why he wants to do this. I would be ok I guess with them seeing him today but I'd really like him home at night. And frankly I'd really like him home during the day since I work. But there are various extenuating circumstances which prevent MIL from coming to our house during the week and DH wouldn't want to drive out there to drop him off before work so when they see him it's usually he says I want to take him to my parents on Sunday. But this overnight stuff is new. So we kind of tabled it but I did tell him I didn't like it and didn't want it. [/quote]

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