Okay, like a lot of women, I don't get along with my MIL. I know that it really hurts my DH and I want to make a gesture of peace, but can't figure out what would be good enough. To be honest, I know that I will never like her or respect her, but there HAS to be something I can do to alleviate some of the tension. I'm sure that there are people that will scold me for that statement, and I understand that line of thought, but I'll stay away from reasons for now - nobody wants to read that book!
I've been planning on going to visit my grandparents this weekend since April and because my BFF just had a kidney transplant and lives two miles away, my going out of town this weekend is the perfect opportunity to "kill two birds with one stone". Well, MIL called in June and announced to DH that she was coming to visit, but DH had forgotten that I would be out of town. So, DH has to call her a week or so later (she called the day before we left on vacation) to inform her that I would be gone and she flipped out, saying that I was doing this on purpose to avoid her. I've played around with not going home to visit because of this, but DH forbids me from doing so.
Any suggestions on anything I can do to smooth things over? A gift to give her? I've thought of sending her a letter, but I don't know what to write. I refuse to lie to her. The next time we expect to see her is Christmas, so there's got to be something I can do in the meantime to keep this from being an issue when we get there. (Yes, this is a grudge that would normally be held and argued about 6 months later.)
Any ideas? I'm desperate to bring the peace for DH's sake.
~Kim