Does this response sound ok?
I have toxic in laws. All of a sudden, they are being nice towards me.... turns out they are wanting alone time with my 18 month old. Due to all the inappropriate behaviour, I’ve never felt comfortable leaving her with them and they’ve only seen her 4 times this year - they don’t have a bond. She’s just too young to be left with them, especially with things being so rocky.
I am trying to word a polite NO to them, but struggling a bit. I’ve written the below so far, help me please make it sound a bit more sensitive.... but I also dont want to write any false promises in for the future - things have been really rocky with them. Obviously, if they actually start behaving normally, things will change. We’ve never confronted them over anything (dh choice), we’ve just avoided seeing them.
“Thank you, that’s a sweet gesture. Unfortunately we just don’t feel comfortable with that at this time, but I’d just like to say thank you for offering”.
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