I (33F) have been married to my husband (35M) for five years, and every single holiday season, his parents stay with us for at least a week — sometimes more. They live a few hours away and insist on staying at our house instead of a hotel because “it’s more family-oriented.”

The problem is, they completely take over the space. His mom critiques how I cook, rearranges things in my kitchen, and his dad dominates the TV and blasts it late at night. I can’t relax in my own home, and it always leaves me drained.

This year, I told my husband I wanted a quiet holiday — just the two of us. I even suggested helping pay for a nearby Airbnb for his parents if they still wanted to come to town. He didn’t take it well and said I was “excluding his family” and “being cold.”

He told his parents, and now they’re upset too. His mom sent me a long message saying she “never thought I’d be the type to drive a wedge in the family.”

I love them, truly, but I also want to enjoy my holiday in peace for once.

So… AITA for not wanting my in-laws to stay with us this year?