Sometimes all you need is a 3rd party to snap your JNMIL back to reality. Please do not share my posts anywhere, I do not give permission.

We were at a party with my in-laws. A family friend we haven’t seen since before the pandemic came to sit with us for a bit. JNMIL started whining to him (she has a very whiny tone most of the time) “when can we start seeing you guys more oftennnnn???? I’m so lonely and borrrrred…. all I do is work in my garden all day. I try not to bother my kids, they all have lives of their own… blah blah blah”.

DH and I were sitting right there, and I know she was trying to guilt us into letting her babysit our toddler a few days a week (I don’t need a babysitter, especially not if it’s going to create more work for me to bring her there).

Anyway, she goes on and onnnn, asking the friend how often he sees his grandbaby. He said every 3 months, as his daughter and granddaughter live in another state. Then MIL fired back, “yeahhhh but didn’t you get to babysit the baaaaaaby when they went to Hawaii???” He said, “no, they stayed with the other grandparents. Daughter’s husband’s mom is a pediatric nurse and his dad is a surgeon. Who would trust your baby with more?” He chuckled.

That shut MIL right up! 😂 A small win. It made me happy anyway. I was smiling in my mind as I sat there bored out of my wits 😊