Ugh....

My wife comes home last night and tells me that her mom wants to take us out to breakfast this weekend.

I do not want to do this.

I can't stand my mother in law. I can't make eye contact with her. She annoys me. Drives me up a wall.

Imagine a 14 year old girl, but she is really 48 years old.

That is my mother in law.

She is, in my opinion, a part time mom and a part time grandmother.

Before my son was born she went all over her town and told people how she would be watching my kid when my wife went back to work.

My wife was crazy about this. I was not. My wife has a 12 year old brother. Up until recently this kid has been a terror.

Since this is a direct result of parenthood, then well you can see my hesitation. Also the woman can't follow through.

This was proved about 3 months after she started watching my kid. She said to my wife "I don't know how much longer I can do this."

The thing is I wasn't even surprised. My mother in law loves being perceived as someone who can do it all. She can run her own business, be a single mom, and watch her grandchild.

For about three months.

As soon as the accolades died down, so did her enthusiasm for watching my son.

I was so glad. I didn't like picking my kid up at her place. She would have men around my son that were her flavor of the month.

I don't like strange dudes around my kid.

Anyway.

We end up finding and paying a babysitter and it's great. I see my mother in law less which is great.

The downside is I have to have breakfast with her on my day off.

I just wanted to sleep in.