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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I think it's incredibly sad that you refer to spending time with your 70+ year-old MIL as "babysitting."  I hate the way people just throw away the elderly. Like they are no good for anything. [/b] Have a heart, OP.  Spend a day with her once or twice a month.  Or encourage your dh to do it solo.  Cook a meal together, take a drive through a pretty park, listen to an audio book together.  There are tons of things you can do if you use your imagination. Who cares if it's not something that is of interest to you, she's an old woman and she's your husbands mother. [/quote]

THIS. We will all be elderly some day. We should all remember that. You don't have to make them you're whole responsibility but damn. . . . have some compassion, empathy, and love for your parents. [/quote]

Pretty sure OP is the same as the MIL has a gambling problem poster and she clearly doesn’t like her MiL.  That’s fine — I really don’t like my MIL.  By her spouse should step up and spend time with us is mom and she should have her over to the house once a month or so so grandkids can spend time with MIL.  OP can put in earbuds and listen to music while she “makes dinner” and “cleans up” and otherwise does what she’d do with her Sunday.  [/quote]
This is my approach. Our kid has dinner with his grandparents twice a month and my husband visits afterwards. [/quote]

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