same here, only with my own family, not my in-laws...
How I survive... I just put my mind on nothing and go on auto-pilot for the time being.
How my husband survives? (he likes my parents even less then I do, and they him...) He tries to stay away as much as possible.
He is there with meals, and if we would go out, but other then that he makes sure that he is away.
I strongly advice against telling them any of this. It can only lead to trouble.
Maybe ask your spouse to be there more for you, to soften the blow so to speak.
If they expect you to be with them all day, just tell them that you are very sorry, but you have some appointments that cannot be resceduled. Very important ones to do with work/the children/volunteer stuff etc.
Let your spouse take the blame for it. I´m guessing they won´t complain to you anyway, but to him or her...
But my main tip is just to sit trough it, don´t let anything hit you, and go on auto-pilot. Pretent to be somebody else...
And take the week after off as well to regain some strenght...
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