To get a wee bit bored with my DDs conversation at times

Know exactly what you mean, Felice. I love talking about Politics and world events. My DD doesn't give a stuff about either.
Other than the children and her husband its usually some tripe about her boring friends. I know that's a bit harsh, but it's true.

When people used to come up to my desk at work and bore me silly about their lives but never ask about mine, I used to smile and nod and feel like saying 'you are mistaking me for someone who gives a damn'.

I like that Tegan. I want a plaque like that. More for DH' s sake than the kids tbh.

Start collecting Dr Who Alien Attax cards and take them up with you when you next visit. You can show them to her and rave on about having the 50th anniversary, limited edition Tardis. That'll show her

Or just lie back and think of England.

Oh dear we were a generation of child focussed parents weren't we, where we hung onto their every word.

Tegan

I have a placque hanging on my living room wall that says 'I know I look interested but I'm not'. No one seems to have noticed it, though. So I just carry on listening .

We go out a lot, walk for hours and have some lovely galleries and places around here where we walk regularily, she never seems to be bored, but I am. She just thinks Mum is always interested in the same things as she is, perhaps I took too much interest when she was a child lol.

That's ok, you can't be blamed for not being interested! Just pretend to be interested, that's what most of us do. if your SIL is away a lot, can't you go out shopping or visit somewhere with DD?Sounds as if she is bored.