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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP can’t get separate lodgings without causing rift with the in-laws.

PP that said I have the same problem. The last time the person was going to stay with us, I requested he stay elsewhere because it wasn’t a good time. He said ok and showed up at my house early every morning to “spend time with us.” He might as well have just stayed at our house. OP’s in-laws would probably do something similar.[/quote]

OMG, you are totally right about this. It's actually causing me to panic a bit because I can so readily picture my mother and stepfather showing up at my house at 7am ready to "spend time with us." Ugh. [/quote]

NP. We once or twice have asked my ILs to stay at a hotel, when we were already hosting DH’s sibling/spouse/kids, or several of DH’s cousins. We told them every night after dinner, *text us* in the morning and we’ll let you know when it’s a good time to come over. They CALLED at 6 a.m. one morning, showed up unannounced at 7 another morning, on and on. Finally we told them don’t show up before 9 a.m. They pouted, but too bad. We could have arranged for earlier if you would simply send a text instead of disturbing everyone. [/quote]

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