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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? - Updated
Well not, for just for dinner, even worse, to stay the night!
DH's parents (and we all know they make me go Grrrrrr ) are coming to stay on Saturday night. They have a function in our town and don't want to drive home afterwards. This was fine, I changed the sheets on the spare bed, I was good.
However, due to unexpected happenings, DH has had to make an urgent trip to New Zealand for 5 days, leaving me all alone. And ALL ALONE WITH HIS PARENTS!!
They will be out most of the time, so I won't have to entertain them. Maybe I'll just go out too? And get home really late? What should I do for breakfast? Pancakes? Cereal? Ignore them?
This is going to be awkward...
Hello - just wanted to let everyone know that it's 11.30am and the in-laws have just left. I was super dooper nice, and nothing was said about the whole birthday card incident. I am very proud of myself for being a gracious host, providing fruit muffins for breakfast, and making polite, friendly conversation.
Re: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? - Updated
This is a good idea. Let them use the house, but don't be in it, lol.
omg Kath that just BLOWS. Oh poor you!
Ok, game plan. You're idea of staying away=brilliant.
So, I would just play the nice hostess, (not extraordinarily nice, but nice) and do the normal thing with a guest: "Here are clean towels, here's your bed, etc." then tell them you're going to be in and out this weekend yourself, and would they like to have breakfast before they leave town, or should you show them where the bagels/cereal are? That way, you've left it in their court, and when they say, "Oh no thanks Kath, show us those bagels!", you can come off as the good guy the entire time they've been with you AND be off the hook.
Yes they have been a-holes to you, and yes they don't deserve your gracious hosting efforts, but if you keep it civil and brief, then you won't be extending yourself too far, but will still be cordial, and maybe juuuust maybe, (like on their deathbeds) they will see that you are awesome and they wasted time not appreciating you.
And if they are d!cks in any way that you deem "the last straw", it's your home; tell them to spring for a hotel for the night. You can be nice, but you don't have to be stepped on.
GOOD LUCK!