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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]" I didn’t feel great about showing up solo with two kids while my husband was absent."

This is so odd to me. Clearly you live near these people and you've likely known them for at least 10 years since you have 2 kids in school.

Also odd is not realizing Friday Jan 2 is not a school day![/quote]
Honestly? They said, “Does Friday the 2nd at 5pm work?” and I just took it. Surely you aren’t thinking I deliberately did this anticipating ILs would invite us to dinner at 6pm on this exact day with only 24 hours notice, right?

I didn’t think it was fair to show up alone. To me, to the kids, to everyone at the (not exactly kid-friendly) restaurant. ILs aren’t helpful. I just didn’t want to in that moment, without DH there to help carry conversation with his parents, or help manage the kids. [/quote]

Manage the kids? You can take them to the dentist alone but can't have a dinner out with them? Stranger by the moment.[/quote]

Oh come on. I take my preschooler and first grader to the pediatric dentist alone all the time. Dentist appointments are relatively short and the kids watch tv most of the time.

That does not translate into wanting to take them to a fancy restaurant for a dinner that will last 2 hours. Add in that it’s dinner with in-laws and your husband isn’t even going, and it becomes an even bigger chore.

Stop being delusional. [/quote]

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