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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a nutshell, my husband is a lovely guy but he dislikes confronting his family and he tends to put up with their bad or unfair behaviour towards me or him. This could mean anything from not inviting us/me to family get togethers or trips, them trying to act superior to us (words or actions), sometimes ignoring us at family gatherings or trying to boss him around. Usually it's passive aggressive type behaviour.
Husband is the eldest of the children.

They don't behave like this all the time, but it's definitely part of their DNA.

I get it, he's a peace loving guy and he doesn't like to rock the boat. For him it's 'easier' to ignore things, or concentrate on something else. He sometimes tries to defend them, or he tries to find a plausible explanation for their behaviour, even if he agrees their behaviour wasn't great. Or he asks me 'so what are YOU going to do about it'?

If this sounds familiar to you, how do you deal?

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If you don't have children, please don't and move on. It will never change and will only get worse when your ILs continue with their crappy behavior but it's directed at your children and your DH does nothing. [/quote]

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