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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure what my question is, so I guess I’m just looking for input from others who are in the same situation.

My husband’s mom had him when she was a teenager. He was raised alongside his mom by his grandparents until she moved out at 25, and then pretty much had to fend for himself as a tween/teen. They never had a close relationship, for as long as I’ve known him. There just isn’t a parent/child relationship. He’s absolutely not a “mama’s boy”, but his mom definitely thinks he owes her everything for simply having been born. However, he doesn’t see it that way at all, and if anything, it pushes him away.

Now that we have children who are old enough to be a little bit fun to be around, she expects unbridled access whenever she fancies. My husband isn’t motivated or interested in facilitating anything, and I get the blame. It’s always my fault. It happened again yesterday. My husband didn’t want to do anything for Easter, and so while his mom didn’t even invite us to do anything, [b]she’s blaming me for us not seeing her.[/b] My husband always takes my side and explains his feelings, and this causes her to pout and then not talk to us for weeks, then suddenly come back into the picture as if nothing ever happened.

I’m just curious what thoughts or advice you have if your husband and his mom have a similar relationship. [/quote]

How do you know this?  And to whom is she expressing these feelings?[/quote]

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