My inlaws, sweet but...

[roliepolieoliefan]

I can sympathize. I can very well see my mom doing the same thing. My inlaws never. They barely see my kids. Just chalk it up to experience and have a good time.

 

[mbw12]

Its at the Three Little Bakers dinner theater. It's actually in Delaware. Oz is there March to April.


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Awesome...that is not too far from us! My Dh and I went years ago to see "Singing in the Rain" and "joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"......I think my DD would love to see the Wizard of Oz! I want to take her to see Wicked in NYC in the spring, so maybe I will take her to see this first. She has been to a few Broadway plays, so she will do fine at the dinner theater, I am sure.

 

[kilee]

I think it is wonderful you are going to let this slide. In the end it really just shows what kind of person you truly are. I hope you all enjoy the show.

 

[TammyJ]

I empathize too. I have wonderful, well-meaning in-laws and sometimes too feel like my toes are being stepped on. Most of the time, grinning through it is the best. Sometimes though I think it is OK for you (or preferably your husband) to tell them this is a special event for you to share with your daughter. I know my daughter loves her grandparents and has a wonderful time doing special things with them. But I also know that somethings are "more perfect" when shared with just mom and dad. I always try to see it through my daughters eyes and try to honestly figure which would be the most special for her. Usually, having grandma and grandpa along wins but sometimes not.

 

[Nancy]

My MIL likes to invite herself to places we are going to also. Whenever we would talk about taking a vacation she would say "would you guys mind if I came along?" what are we going to tell her..."yes, we mind, this is a family vacation"??? I could never hurt her feelings that way. Now we just don't discuss our plans too much in front of her. Then when she questions why we haven't told her we were going somewhere we play dumb and say "oh didn't we tell you?"

 

[FayeW]

Actually, I had another idea. When your daughter tells her grandparents about the great gift Santa brought, they could say "Oh doesn't that sound like fun, maybe we can buy tickets and go with you!" She doesn't need to know that they already did!

 

[chrissyk]

If your in-laws just do this occasionally, I wouldn't think that it's a huge deal. I can understand your frustration, though, and I think that it's great that you're handling it so well!