It's actually getting easier now b/c my husband thinks they are just as crazy/sorry as I do.
My mother-in-law only opens her mouth to discuss one of 3 things: 1) how sick she is/has been/how bad she feels 2) to talk about someone else 3) Bingo/Karaoke/Casino...I just walk off right in the middle of her trying to tell me any of the such and come back later...it's rude, but gets the point accross. We have gotten to where we only visit with them on special occasions--a birthday, Christmas, Easter. Usually there are other "normal" people around that we can talk to. Last time, we never even went in the (nasty) house...we stayed outside talking to a cousin. If my child has to go to the bathroom while we are there, that is our que to leave b/c is is so disgusting! Then we stop for her at a gas station on the way out
