- No contact - Not to say MIL didn’t try. I have her blocked on my phone and all social media. In the past, she has sent me Facebook messages to wish me a “Happy” whatever, even after declining her friend requests several times. This year - nothing, and it was nice.
- DH didn’t bring up his mother once. That doesn’t mean he didn’t wish her a happy Mother’s Day via text, or talk to her when he took our children out for a walk. I didn’t ask. I did privately ask my oldest if she talked to MIL on the phone while out on a walk, though, because I wouldn’t put it past DH to pull this, sadly. When I told him I was going no contact, I told him that included our children (because the in-laws behavior around our children has been shady at best. My MIL often tells my DH’s oldest that she cannot tell her mother, DH’s Ex, things - and I’m NOT okay with that behavior at all). She said “No”. This is good. Hopefully DH is getting on-board.
DH also didn’t pull the “Hey, my dad wants to know if we want to meet for lunch. What should I tell them?” crap this year either. I am a little curious if FIL asked, but I’m not going to inquire.
While I do haves them blocked on Facebook, I did take a peak, through an anonymous account, at FIL’s Facebook, because he never fails to be MIL’s drama-filled flying monkey. I noticed last night he posted some photos and titled his post “Just some memories....”

I looked at MIL’s, in hopes for a public post goody, but no dice. She locked down her account a couple years ago after I called her out on some horrific behavior she involved me in on Facebook. In fact, her last public post is a picture of two of their MANY dogs. They both have muzzles on and the title of her post is “This is what happens when we both want to be in charge”. To any one, this would seem meaningless, but I know what she means.

And I know, I know. I shouldn’t care enough to lurk at their social media, but I do it for a couple reasons: 1) It's the easiest way to be aware of danger or drama on the horizon, and 2) If they're talking smack, I need to put it in the burn book that is my memory for the next time they come around faking nice.