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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is a total user and abuser, that much is clear. She has friends bringing dinner, so she is open to company as long as it suits her, what are two more people to this mix? It is all about her, god forbid her SIL spoke two words to her friends, who are coming over.  What possible reason is it to cancel friends coming over?  Even if they are bringing dinner(which I don't quite get) isn't it extra work hosting friends? Perfect opportunity for MIl to step in and help out, but no, OP must be prima donna through and though. She wants to be center of attention, and creates drama whenever it suits her.[/quote]

LOL! Whoa! Op here- I have a newborn! Friends have been bringing dinner to meet the baby for months now! We do the same when our friends have babies! And our friends' mils and Sils are never present to hang out, eat, and chat when we do so![/quote]

So, talk with your MIL and SIL.  Tell them that they are welcome to extend their stay, but that you have friends coming to see the baby and offered to make us dinner that night.  Since you don't want to impose, they'll need to provide their own dinner that night, but otherwise are welcome to stay.  They can opt to go out for dinner, eat before the friends arrive, or make/order dinner to eat with the guests.

[b]In my case, most of my good friends have already met my parents and would be happy to socialize with them again.  My mother would probably offer to cook for everyone that night and suggest that the friends provide a freezer meal for us or a later meal for us for after parents have gone home[/b]. [/quote]

It's not her parents--it's her DHs. Completely different dynamic at play here with MIL and SIL. [/quote]

Sorry I didn't't me then it, but I'm a dad.  If friends were coming to see my wife and baby after birth and my mother was visiting, she'd offer to cook dinner for everyone including guests and suggest the friends make a freezer meal that we could eat after she went home.[/quote]

Yeah, OP already mentioned that her in-laws expect to be waited on and get into rude arguments. Not the same thing. [/quote]

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