[melissa_bear003]

I could write about my inlaw issues...well, I have in another thread about some issues with bfamily inlaws...but unfortunately, my dh didn't luck out when it came to his amom either. She's....difficult to say the least. She lives in another province, and visits here for a month - 6 wks (staying with other relatives, thank heavens!). Year before last, I banned her from our home for the majority of her visit. She had told a lie to me about my husband that was so highly insulting to him, and me, for no other reason than to attempt to screw with our marriage. She was actually upset that I'd had the NERVE to tell my dh what she'd said!

Things are...more settled now. Sorta. I still wince when I see her # on the Caller ID, and rarely answer it. I honestly don't have the energy to deal with her hysterical attention seeking behaviour, and insist on maintaining boundries with her...and she hates that. She thinks she's entitled to know EVERY detail about our lives...which she then gossips about to extended family, her church, strangers in the store, etc.

Gah. Sorry to have gone into a vent. Believe me, I know your pain, and hope you're able to work something out. Your dh ABSOLUTELY needs to step up and speak, or you'll just be the evil DIL. Trust me, btdt.