My mother-in-law wants to take my family on holiday without me
DEAR DEIDRE: MY wife’s mum wants to go on holiday in the spring with her two daughters and three grandchildren – leaving me behind.
Our coming baby will be three months old then and I think it’s unfair to exclude me at this special time.
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I am 30, my wife is 28 and her divorced mother is 53.
My wife’s big sister has two pre-school kids and their mum wants “special family time” without partners.
My brother-in-law says he is happy to have a week’s peace and quiet but our baby will be so new.
We’re also being asked to pay £500 towards it – money better spent on baby things.
My wife agrees with me but her mother is so angry that it’s spoiling us looking forward to our baby’s arrival.
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DEIDRE SAYS: I get your mother-in-law’s longing for family time.
But she sounds to have gone about it all the wrong way – giving orders instead of negotiating what would suit everyone.
Talk to her together.
Say you are sorry she is sad but it feels too soon to be parted from your baby.
Take or send her some flowers.
Say you are open to a similar plan later.
You might fancy a quiet week sooner than you expect.
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