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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someday you will have grandchildren.  Would you like to be blown off like this?  [/quote]

When I have grandchildren, I can’t imagine making so many demands on my DIL while my son is traveling. I truly hope I don’t become so selfish and self centered as I get older.

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What are these 'so many demands' made by her MIL?[/quote]

Driving 2 hours to take the grandson to see her whenever she wants.

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Whenever she wants? The grandmother asked when it would be convenient for OP.

Some of you are really projecting here.  [/quote]

Right.  And Op is saying that it is not convenient for her to work full time, take care of her child while her husband is away on business, take care of the house and then try to fit in a "convenient" 4 hour round trip drive into her schedule so that MIL has the opportunity to visit with her grandchild.

Inviting MIL over to Op's house also requires Op to set an entire day aside where MIL inside Op's house visiting.  Op would probably feel the need to tidy up/clean and possibly serve MIL food during these visits - that is not a break for Op.  Not at all.

If Op's child is old enough for MIL to actually take them to a movie, bowling, to the mall, story time at the library, a program at the nature center and out to lunch while Op actually catches a break that would be helpful, otherwise MIL is only adding to Op's already long to do list which is NOT helpful.[/quote]

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