Dear MIL:

LuckySunshineBaby · January 2011

I'm due 8/26.

Our annual family vacation is in July (first week). That was fine. I'm sorry you've since had a better offer to go on a 2 week wildly expensive fancy vacation with friends. I'm sorry you are canceling our annual vacation with you (it's their vacation home).

That's life. I'm fine with it.

What sucks is that you've called me every night in tears because I think that the week of Labor Day is not an acceptable solution to travel 12 hours by car each way with a two week old to go to a 2 bedroom unit with 4 adults, one newborn and one toddler. I'm sorry that you think I'm being a baby because I'm not sure two weeks after my c/s that I'll be having, that I may be able to travel that far. I'm sorry your idea that at 2 weeks pp I would want to slap a bathing suit on and frolic on the beach for "5-6 hours" while you watch my breastfed new born. I'm sure you thought that was a good idea, however, it's not. I'm sure your right, it would be fine to leave my breastfed baby in the car, unfed for at least 5 or 6 hours at a time if they are "just born full term and fat" unlike DD. I'm sure that's sound medical advice.

Sincerely,

Your only DIL.

P.S. I really think the fact that I was even listening to you cry and talk about your "game plan" shows what a NICE person I am. Because if you could have heard my name calling inner dialog, it would have ended the conversation much faster.