Dear Abby: Mother of the bride resists overtures from groom’s mom

Mother of the bride resists overtures from groom’s mom

Dear Abby: I am recently engaged, and both my fiance and his mother keep trying to set up “play dates” between his mom, my mom and me.

[...] my mom wants nothing to do with these dates.

Mom works long hours in the medical field.

Marriage is supposed to be a blending of two families, which may be why your fiance and his mother are so persistent.

Dear Abby: I’m a single father raising my four children alone.

[...] if they are older, then accept that teenagers may need to communicate with their dad about things that are important, and it is more important to be available to them than to watch television every night.

Perhaps you can record or stream your shows and watch them at a later time when your kids don’t need you.