<p>EC’s: Decorating the tree and the cookies
Looking through photo albums of children when they were young</p>
<p>She is coming to stay for a week and a half. </p>
<p>I’ve got a 2.1 in keeping my mouth shut
I have one F in keeping the dogs off the couch which really brought me down.</p>
<p>I have an A in being the mother of her grandchildren, but I’m not sure it will be factored into the average since it’s not in the core.</p>
<p>What do you think? Do I have a shot?</p>
<p>poetgrl, you’re still ahead of me. I only have a pass/fail in “mother of her grandchildren” (barely passed) so got no credit for that.</p>
<p>I have no chance.</p>
<p>You know what they say - love your safety!</p>
<p>My ex - yes there is a God - MIL could faint on demand. The first time she did it, I thought my H was very inconsiderate just standing there looking at her. I wanted to call 911. The second time, I realized that she sort of crumpled rather than the drop like a block faint. The third time, I just left the room.</p>
<p>@Poetgrl – You have the prerequisite Sense of Humor. </p>
<p>How is your Letter of Recommendation from husband? It should be glowingly supportive.</p>
<p>“She is coming to stay for a week and a half.”</p>
<p>You should schedule a few tours of some of your safeties (trips to shopping malls, overnight spa hotel stays, etc.) during that time, and you’ll be OK. How about you and your H taking off for a couple of nights someplace so Grandma could have some bonding time with the grandkids :D</p>
<p>Your chances are better than your DH.
What do you think his chances will be that he’s gonna to catch it from both sides?</p>
<p>MIL-Reach
DH-In…but you may want a transfer after having MIL 1 1/2 weeks.</p>
<p>Work on your mouthiness (is that a word?) and drink heavily, and you should be fine. Don’t forget your thank-you note to the person who recommended her…oh, that would be DH. </p>
<p>I hear being the President of the extreme ass-kissing club can be a hook!</p>
<p>I think you need to study a little harder and raise the 2.1 in that particular subject :)</p>
<p>Based on the mother-in-law naviance amongst people I know, this is a high reach. It’s great that you get an A for being the mother of her grand children; this doesn’t even come into play in my school! Good luck…there’s always an outside chance.</p>
<p>We live close to NYC, so my ploy is to tell my husband to take his mother to any show she wants to see, and I will stay home, let them have the day and evening together. Repeat.</p>
<p>I never felt responsible for entertaining my mother in law. I did the things she enjoyed doing with me (and they were mighty few), but the rest of the entertaining was left up to my HUSBAND (who would have been in divorce court with me if he had invited his parents to stay HERE for over a week!!..seriously…that’s a LONG time for any company).</p>
<p>My record was 3 weeks, because she was coming all the way from Ireland. I used to do the entertaining - took her shopping, took her to ladies luncheon, chatted with her after dinner while H retired to do whatever. I used to take time off around the holidays. But during that visit, I told H that she’s his mother, it’s his responsibility to entertain his mother. Since then, she has only stayed no more than a week. This year she is not visiting.</p>
<p>Luckily, I was a MIL legacy–we were friends before I met her son.</p>
<p>Yeah, it was a hook, what can I say?</p>
<p>It’s that 2.1 in keeping your mouth shut that worries me. The good news is that you can bring that grade up. I know b/c I have struggled with the same subject when it comes to my ultra conservative (but lovable) Dad.</p>
<p>Your EC’s look very strong.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Those A’s in motherhood will get you into ‘Grad School’ (i.e., MIL moving in with you permanently), but you’ll never get that advanced degree unless you get that 2.1 up.</p>
<p>PS, When my MIL visits she insists on following her usual routine … for example she eats in the corner kitchen table at home. We have no kitchen table … so she sits on the floor in the corner and grouses … even though the dining room table sits just five feet behind her. </p>
<p>I suggest rounding up lots of shoes for her to polish.</p>
<p>Did you rank yourself on tongue biting?</p>
<p>Just finished having the inlaws for a 5 day visit. H has three siblings. The inlaws are not on speaking terms with the son and DIL who are their next door neighbors. During the course of the recent visit, both of the other siblings called H to see how it was going, and were surprised that there had been no “blowups.” I guess we’re the only ones who can pull off an inlaw visit without a screaming match at some point. My FIL has always been an SOB and now he’s an 80 year old SOB. H is the only one who won’t take the bait…and I think that for some reason, they’re scared to cross me.</p>
<p>So, you may make it if you can bite your tongue. But I know that if I had to last over 5 days, I’d need a prescription for something and I say that in all seriousness.</p>
<p>Well, there HAS been an upward trend in the grades for keeping my mouth shut, so while it is true that I have a mere 2.1 in this area, it has greatly improved recently, which has more to do with age and exhaustion than actual improvement in study habits.</p>
<p>Having now added EC’s of a play and museum visit. Oldest D has generously offered to TA the museum visit, which is a definite hook!</p>
<p>I seem to have an undiagnosed LD when it comes to the dogs on the couch, but there is no hope of getting a prescription at this late date. ;)</p>
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<p>What color are the dogs? Will there be white hairs all over the black clothes she brings to wear?</p>
<p>Absolutely! 
Golden retrievers. Support crew.</p>
<p>Can you give her an early gift of a spa day? Or a ticket to something long?</p>