mrstjohnson
Posted : 2/20/2009 7:28:51 AM
luvmyswissy
JackieG
BEVOLASVEGAS
Lisa, just lie to her next time. If she comes to visit next week & Riley "refuses to talk to her" tell her that it's probably just because Riley doesn't really know her. You can always claim that you & your DH are working very hard teaching her not to talk to strangers. I'm betting that'll shut her up...

I think this is a great idea! It could backfire on you though and she'll be visiting all the time. Be careful what you wish for. LOL
Amanda, I'm sorry you are sick. Hope you are feeling better soon.
I'm very "snarky" when I want to be and Anamda's suggestion is exactly something I would do - however JackieG is right, be careful it could backfire.
I think the safest bet in the world is my MIL and FIL will NEVER become regular visitors. Like I mentioned, they have only seen Riley three times in the past 22 months - yes they live 4 hours away but come into this area at least once a month to go to Nordstroms! They really don't have an interest in Riley/DH/me/their other chilldren or grandchildren or anything that doesn't involve their social life up north. To put it frank, they are complete snobs that didn't have the time or desire to love their children and now their grandchildren. We are all objects to them which they take out at appropriate times to show off to their friends "look at our wonderful family". Then when their friends leave they walk away and don't look back at us. It is so hard to get my mind around parents that are like that since my parents would move into our house if we let them because they can't get enough of us.
I think this is a wonderful suggestion Amanda. I could not only get her off my back, but give it to her too if they ever decide to grace us with their presence.