The Patented MIL Self-Invite

Last Friday, my husband and I received this email from my mother-in-law...

I thought I'd stop by and get mom and come up and visit for a bit tomorrow. I don't know if [MIL's husband] would come or not; he drives all over all week and probably won't feel like it. Is that ok with you guys?

No.

But let me elaborate.

No, because, once again, the house is not in a condition for entertaining. We're about to have the carpets cleaned and we're kinda cluttered.

No, because you have very few conversation skills and I don't feel quite up to having you come in, sit on the couch, talk to the dogs, and exchange a few extremely shallow pleasantries until you feel as though you've filled your "making an effort" quota for the time being and high tail it out of here.

No, because that means we have to clean up because you haven't been at our house in probably about 3 years or more.

No, because you were an obnoxious brat at the shower last weekend and I'm sick of pretending that I'm ok with your lack of social skills, pouting fits, mean comments, and entitled behavior.

No, because I can't figure out what your role is going to be in this kid's life just yet given that you seem to take every brief opportunity in our presence to accidentally insult, anger, or disturb us.

No, because I just don't like the way you treat your family. And now that includes me.

So, my husband said no last weekend because we had too much to do. Apparently they spoke on the phone sometime this week and she asked to come up again this week. *sigh*

No. Just...no. Again.

Anyone else see the potential for disaster in the future?