Somewhat of a Nice Break

I can't believe how long it's been since I've felt the need to blog about my in-laws. It's not that they haven't been aggravating. The mother-in-law invited herself over to our home to stay overnight for several days even though she lives only two towns over. The sister-in-law still thinks she's too good for everybody. My husband still won't speak up to his family. And the whole bunch of them are still liars and master manipulators. But at least I've been able to keep some distance . . . with the exception of the overnight visit.

My husband and I are looking forward to the holiday with my family. And I can live with having a re-creation of Thanksgiving with my in-laws on the weekend. I guess they're coming to my home, because they usually want someone else to do all the work. (They cancelled their plans and disinvited the rest of their Thanksgiving guests since we are not going to be there to do most of the work!) Even though I'd still end up doing all the work at their house, there's no point to having the celebration over there because they won't have anyone to show off to. So, they'll want me to host dinner and they'll let their kids run around uncontrollably while leaving food all over the floor and walls.

The good thing is, I've gotten bolder about speaking my mind to these people. I no longer worry about hurting their feelings. I've tried the "nice" way. But they have never appreciated it. So now I speak sharply to them when they are being rude. If their kids get into things they are not supposed to, I make sure the parents make them mind. Too bad if it embarrasses them. They need that, because they don't respond to anything else and won't learn any other way.