Speaking of parents and boundaries, it turns out Dr. Husband’s mom contacted a local real estate agent after her Thanksgiving visit because she wants to buy a little house up here so she’ll have a place to stay when she comes to town.
Let me repeat that: MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WANTS TO BUY A HOUSE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
Dr. Husband thinks it’s a grand idea. “All that free childcare we'll get! And your parents can stay there when they visit, too!”
Note the use of the future and present rather than subjunctive tense.
It’s already a done deal.
Well.
What can I say?
I’ll have a lot of opportunities to practice setting boundaries, won’t I?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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Oh Wilson, you have my sympathy. We've had some nightmare issues with the over-zealous in-laws.
But now she's getting bigger, and less permanently attached to the boob, they're a godsend. Always happy to babysit (everyone wins - they want to see bubba not you!) and if you're clever you can ask them to take her on a Saturday afternoon, for example, while you "go shopping" or something ;)
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