‘My in-laws stay up to 1am then miss breakfast’: Mumsnet user shares her annoyance… but other women have no sympathy for her
The mum, who has a young baby, is tired of putting up with their 'odd' hours
A WOMAN has taken to Mumsnet to complain about her in-laws not fitting into their family routine, even though they are staying for over a month.
She claims her husband’s parents, who are in their mid-60s, stay up until 1am watching TV and then don’t surface for breakfast until 11am.
Apparently, the couple like to eat their lunch and dinner at 4pm and 9pm respectively, whereas Sea Flute’s family have meal times at 7am, 12pm and 6pm.
The exhausted mum also tends to get up to feed her baby at 1am, 3am and 5am – and is fed up of fitting around her in-laws.
She added: “Trying to keep baby quiet and away from their room while they’re napping is a pain in the a***.”
But not everyone is on her side.
But Shatners Bassoon said: “They shouldn’t have to get up to eat breakfast at 7am. That’s done through necessity, not choice.
“Are they happy to sort out their own food? If they are, leave them to their own timetable. Don't worry about the crying baby, just carry on as normal.”
Mushu Dragon thought the mum should learn to stick up for herself, adding: “Carry on your own routine.
“Make enough for them at lunch and tea time and tell them they can warm it up when they are ready for it.
“If the baby wakes them up, they'll have to deal with it. You're acting like a guest in their home, not the other way around.”
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Summer is doing my head in joked of the couple’s three-hour afternoon naps: “I would be glad they sleep so much because it keeps them out of my way and means I don’t have to entertain them so much.”
Pictish said: “As long as the don't expect quiet during their long lie and nap, or for you to make their meals, I don't see the problem.”
Margaret Cavendish asked: “If you were staying with them would you change to their mealtimes?”
While Hermione Jean Granger said: “I think expecting guests to be up and ready for breakfast at 7am is a bit rude actually.
“Surely they can just fix themselves coffee and toast when they wake up?
“As for the other mealtimes, well I would be saying ‘lunch is at x and dinner is at y, do you want to join us or shall I leave yours in the microwave?’ and leave it at that.”
I Just Lost The Game said: “My dad made a fuss about early dinner so I told him he could stay up with the baby all night. He ate it.”
But Convincing Liar sympathised. She said: “That’s rude. If you have children I’d stick to your normal meal times and make their supper self-service after you’ve gone to bed.”
Koala Down Under agreed, adding: “They want to eat breakfast at 11 am and lunch at 4 pm?!
“They sound inconsiderate and kind of lazy, to be honest. They're only in their 60s?? I was expecting you to say they're 80+.”
And Sparkling Brook said: “That's really odd.
“Presumably they have come to spend time with you and your family and yet they are asleep most of the day. What was the point in visiting?”