Well, FIL & MIL made it here. Luckily they are not staying with us, but if I survive their "funny" comments then I am going to become a diplomat!!
Last night youngest DD was in tears because FIL thought it was funny to tease her and say that she didn't belong to the family and that her Dad was not her real Dad or was he? She (11yrs) was distraught, haven't confronted them about it, as they will twist it all and say that we are over sensitive and that she is a liar - the usual response. We haven't seen them for 3 years and I really thought that maybe they would have changed, but they seem to be worse that I remember. DH is an only son and he is furious, but luckily he can go to work and keep out of their way, or at least to the week-end.
I've tried to talk to them, but they twist everything, however minor, criticize what we eat, like, do.......the list is endless. Through this I keep being nice to them and haven't fallen out with them, taking them places etc. I'm not trying to be a walkover but, they don't like people being nice, so they don't enjoy this much, but what can they say, I'm being nice.
How do you tell people we don't like the way they treat the children or us, without them going right over the top or do we keep our mouths shut, after all they leave next week-end - can't come fast enough. If this was a first then I would fall out big time, but this has being going on since DH was a boy, if I didn't know any better then I would say that they were jealous of their own son.
I just want life back to normal and do some quilting, without them saying that I should be doing other jobs around the house and why aren't I at work. Well, if I am fortunate to have a job over the winter again, teaching English, I won't have a new contract until November.
Janner France