SIL wants us to write her girls letters at camp

[Anonymous]

DH’s sister emailed the extended family. I know he won’t do it. I can just drop the rope and not do it right? His family and all?

[Anonymous]

By the ordered vested in me by DCUM Nation, I hereby absolve you of any letter writing to a camp requested by your SIL. It is so ordered.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to do it, but it would take 5 minutes to scrawl a couple sentences, and it would likely make your niece happy. Why wouldn't you do it?

[Anonymous]

Sure. My SIL dropped the rope and now my kids never get presents or cards for birthdays and Christmas from my brother and his family. You too can drop the rope, just so long as you're fine not having relationships with your nieces and nephews.

[Anonymous]

Why not see if your kids want to write to their cousin? It would be a good chance for them to practice correspondence. If they do, great. If not, fine.

[Anonymous]

Cute postcards with a sentence or two and done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure. My SIL dropped the rope and now my kids never get presents or cards for birthdays and Christmas from my brother and his family. You too can drop the rope, just so long as you're fine not having relationships with your nieces and nephews.

Your brother is pretty awful. Nature, nurture or both? Good for his wife for not trying to “fix” his relationships with his family: that’s his choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cute postcards with a sentence or two and done.

Yep. I would do this.

[Anonymous]

Yea, OP, you're a mean person.

[Anonymous]

I’m the childless aunt so I dig writing nieces and nephews letters at camp. But you dont have to. And maybe sil was just doing it in case anyone wanted to. I would want to.

[Anonymous]

Do you have to? No. But why wouldn’t you? It will take a few minutes and put a huge smile on your niece’s face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure. My SIL dropped the rope and now my kids never get presents or cards for birthdays and Christmas from my brother and his family. You too can drop the rope, just so long as you're fine not having relationships with your nieces and nephews.

Your brother is pretty awful. Nature, nurture or both? Good for his wife for not trying to “fix” his relationships with his family: that’s his choice.

FWIW, it means she is also choosing not to have a good relationship with the kids who call her "aunt." They're not as hung up on the fact that she is their aunt "by marriage." In their minds, she's just their aunt, and in that family, neither the uncle nor the aunt seem to care to get to know the kids.

[Anonymous]

I love being a good aunt to my nieces and nephews! I would do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not see if your kids want to write to their cousin? It would be a good chance for them to practice correspondence. If they do, great. If not, fine.

+1 SIL isn't asking for a kidney. A very lines in a letter or a postcard won't kill you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have to? No. But why wouldn’t you? It will take a few minutes and put a huge smile on your niece’s face.

Why won’t my husband?