How often do you see your MIL

Is anyone else’s MIL really pushy if they haven’t see their grandson in a few weeks? We live about a 30 minute drive away and it’s been 3 weeks since we’ve seen them. We’ve had lots of plans and also had a stomach bug and they’ve also had one since. My MIL just phoned my husband and was really pushy that we haven’t seen them in ‘ages’. To me 3 weeks isn’t that long. Anyone else relate?!

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Prior to having our LG, we saw my MIL every 2-3 months as we were both working and she refused to drive to ours so we would have to drive there and stay the night. Since we had our LG in October 2024, we saw her 3 or 4 times from then till September 2025, we then lived with her for a few weeks which ended badly and we're no contact.

My family saw our LG more even though they live further away, but they made the effort to come and see us as they know how hard it is with a baby/toddler.

I'd say 3 weeks when you've had a stomach bug and a busy life isn't that bad!
Maybe set a date with MIL to catch up and spend some time together

Once a week 😅, we hardly saw her before.

I dont mind though as this is their first grandchild and I want my daughter to make the most of their grandparents while they are still around, as they are approaching 70.

Every week unless she's traveling. There's a weird obligation to go to her house for lunch every single Sunday that interferes with us making plans.

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